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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen asked point-blank, Sessions REFUSES TO DENY that Trump ordered him to obstruct justice.
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/362599-top-intel-dem-says-sessions-refused-to-say-whether-trump-asked-him-to-hinderThe top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee expressed concern Thursday after Attorney General Jeff Sessions declined to answer whether President Trump ever asked him to obstruct the ongoing investigation into Russian inference in the 2016 presidential election.
"I asked the attorney general whether he was ever instructed by the president to take any action that he believed would hinder the Russia investigation and he declined to answer the question," Rep. Adam Schiff told reporters after the closed-door meeting concluded.
"If the president did not instruct him to take any action that he believed would hinder the Russia investigation, he should say so. If the president did instruct him to hinder the investigation in any way, in my view, that would be a potentially criminal act and certainly not covered by any privilege," the California lawmaker continued.
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"Did the President ask you to do something illegal?" - "Ehhhh... I'd prefer not to answer that question."
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When asked point-blank, Sessions REFUSES TO DENY that Trump ordered him to obstruct justice. (Original Post)
DetlefK
Dec 2017
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He's not been forced to answer truthfully so we can expect them to lie like rugs
uponit7771
Dec 2017
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uponit7771
(90,367 posts)1. He's not been forced to answer truthfully so we can expect them to lie like rugs
BigmanPigman
(51,642 posts)2. I DO NOT RECALL him lying.
I want to slap the fake innocent look off of his face so badly. AAAHHHH!!!!
Dorian Gray
(13,503 posts)3. Id prefer not to answer that question?
WTF.
The answer is obviously yes.
How is this not all over the news?
wishstar
(5,272 posts)4. Trump said he wouldn't have nominated Sessions if he knew Sessions would recuse from Russia probe
Only surprise is that Sessions refused to answer instead of hedging with claims about not remembering any conversations- since not recalling has been his standard answer to protect himself from any accountability.
disalitervisum
(470 posts)5. Total bullshit that trump ever wanted to fire Sessions
President pus-bag only wanted everyone to think that, so the prick AG could continue unimpeded with his destruction of civil liberties. Two pathological liars joined at the hip.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)6. He doesn't (can't) think that far ahead. n/t