Nothing Is Going To Happen W/Sessions. With GOP In Charge Will Be Protected. They Are All In.

[TheMastersNemesis]

Hell the whole GOP is in on this mess. You have to think that the entire party commiserated with Trump on Russia. Otherwise why would they stonewall on the Russian issue? The whole election is rotten from top to bottom. Ryan and McConnell knew and even participated most likely.

We have and entire GOP criminal enterprise that we cannot do much about.

[C_U_L8R]

1. Public opinion matters

Keep the pressure on

[Eyeball_Kid]

7. It's becoming more difficult for GOPers in Congress to hide, bob, and weave.

The Sessions news, I think, is the clincher. GOPers will be leaving the club and demanding an independent investigation, a resignation, and/or a recusal. Or all of the above.

[FreepFryer]

2. Yet another discouraging thread w/o any next steps or positive advice? (n/t)

[TheMastersNemesis]

8. The GOP Has Gotten Away With Just About Everything Since Reagan.

Add up to everything the GOP has done over time. They obstructed for 8 years. Trashed Obama every single day. They now control the government and most states after really supporting an idiot for President. And they have been grandly rewarded in the end by a bunch of stupid voters.

Yes one hopes the press and public opinion will work. This country would be so much better had Democratic policies prevailed.

[FreepFryer]

9. Many have. You may want to try to focus on the positive, lest your negativity spread. (n/t)

[triron]

3. apparently lindsay graham has said sessions must recuse himself

[ProudLib72]

4. Bullshit nothing will happen

He will resign tomorrow, and it will just prove to the world that we must have a deep investigation into Russia/tRump. This completely delegitimizes anything that Chapped Ass says about not needing to investigate. It delegitimizes McConnell and Ryan.

[nikibatts]

5. Yep!

[brush]

6. The repugs may have the House, Senate and White House but they don't control all of the press

Don't underestimate the press (newspapers especially who) to keep goading those in the Congress with a conscience to keep the fire lite for an investigation into trump and the Russians.

I'm not counting on Comey as he's probably in on it.

But it's not going away even though some seem to want it to.

[marybourg]

10. Senators and Congresspeople have been

feeling the heat at home on this and other issues.

[TheMastersNemesis]

13. I Really Hope It Works. I Just Do Not See Much Movement At This Point.

If they really decide to ignore everyone there is not much voters can do. The GOP should have been deep fixed long ago. There are thousands of reasons they should have been trashed. Yet they still get power.

[Lint Head]

11. Sessions lied under oath. If he does not resign or is arrested

there is totally lawlessness.

[yuiyoshida]

18. he won't or have to resign.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028732778#post26

[dchill]

12. At the end of the day, millions of us...

will have actually seen him commit perjury in the Senate confirmation hearing. You can't change or modify your answer a month later. You must completely and truthfully answer the question in the hearing, when it is asked.

[TheMastersNemesis]

14. True. The Trouble Is We Are In A New Abnormal. I Will Wait And See.

Curious how the GOP, Trump and GOP leadership will spin it.

[dchill]

15. I just have to believe that there is SOMETHING...

that can be done to get rid of Trumpocracy and save our democracy. Such as it is. The whole GOP leadership seems to be in thrall to Putin's oligarchic kleptocracy. They love the whole idea.

[world wide wally]

16. Which brings up the musical question: Have you seen the Little Piggies?

[yuiyoshida]

17. major reason:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028732778#post26

[phleshdef]

19. While that might be true at the moment, there WILL be a breaking point if this continues to grow.

[grantcart]

20. Couldn't disagree more

Republican Senators don't like Trump and Sessions doesn't have many real friends.

More important they have been waiting patiently for an opportunity to "appear statesmanlike" and show independence while still "maintaining a basic air of fairness".

Senators don't want to answer questions about the Russian debacle every day and by agreeing to a special prosecutor or some other device they can say that "an official investigation is under way so I cannot comment".

It is also entirely possible that more than a couple may covet the office that would be open when Sessions is going to need to spend time with his family.

But it will come down to this: They will have to, on a daily basis, over and over again defend the indefensible: Trying to explain that Sessions didn't lie when he clearly did. Trump's greatest weakness is that he is completely devoid of patience and he will tire of the Sessions debacle when he can get rid of him with his two favourite words: "Your fired".

[JustAnotherGen]

21. Disagree