Top Republicans call on Sessions to recuse himself from Russia investigation

[DonViejo]

Source: The Washington Post



By Karoun Demirjian March 2 at 9:21 AM

Top Republicans said Thursday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from federal investigations of whether Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said during an appearance on MSNBC that Sessions should bow out to maintain “the trust of the American people.”

Minutes later, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) joined McCarthy’s call, tweeting that “AG Sessions should clarify his testimony and recuse himself.”

The calls from two of the House’s most prominent Republicans follow revelations that Sessions met with the Russian ambassador during election season. Under oath in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing in January, Sessions had said that he had not met with any Russian officials.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/top-gop-lawmaker-calls-on-sessions-to-recuse-himself-from-russia-investigation/2017/03/02/148c07ac-ff46-11e6-8ebe-6e0dbe4f2bca_story.html?utm_term=.b469e1808df3&tid=notifi_push_breaking-news&pushid=breaking-news_1488461677

[Scarsdale]

1. Recuse?

RESIGN. He has ruined his reputation, which was not so great to begin with. Little toady needs to get while the getting is good.

[ginnyinWI]

9. perhaps it would damage #45 more if he stayed on...

like a dead chicken hanging around his neck. A weak and damaged AG who wouldn't be good for much...get 45 out of the white house sooner.

[riversedge]

13. I think you are right on that. At least, let Sessions drag it out a week or so--the dead chicken

will start to rot--then Sessions will be let go. te he.

[Norbert9]

2. When the most useless scum in congress (Chaffer)

Calls for you to recuse yourself, you know it's bad

[mobeau69]

3. He's already "clarified". 2 or 3 times at last count.

Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) joined McCarthy’s call, tweeting that “AG Sessions should clarify his testimony and recuse himself.”

[NewRedDawn]

6. Nothing to clarify little Jason

He lied under oath. end of story. Now what the fuck are you going to do about it?.....crickets.

[NewRedDawn]

4. I been seeing

a bunch of the PUTINPUBLICANS defending the shit out of the little rebel mother fucker.
Tom crooked mouth snaggle tooth Cole was in full defense mode on CNN!
I despise these Mother Fuckers with a white hot passion.

[lagomorph777]

5. Sessions will be the 2nd domino to fall.

Bye-bye KKK guy!

[-Steph-]

7. He doesn't need to recuse himself, he needs to resign. Drain the swamp!

[C_U_L8R]

8. Sessions lied under oath to Congress

A serious offense that would end ordinary people in jail.
And the Attorney General must set the standard for the country.
Sessions is finished. He lied. Resign and bring in a truly
independent prosecutor to get to the bottom of Trump's
Russia conspiracy. Enough with the fucking around.

[Nitram]

10. That is the very least they can do.

They are hoping that will take the heat off, but it will not.

[still_one]

11. Here is the NY Times link

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/02/us/politics/jeff-sessions-russia-trump-investigation-democrats.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news

and the weekend isn't even here

[turbinetree]

12. And lets not forget that during his confirmation hearing he quite didn't tell the truth

about what he did in good old Alabama, during civil rights cases, remember this is about Character

So let go back and read and look at the vote to confirm and to all those that voted Yea, what say you now, rubber stamp of power come's back to haunt a LIAR:


https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/02/08/us/politics/jeff-sessions-confirmation-vote.html

[NewRedDawn]

14. Joe Manchin

Your good friend Jefferson Beauregard C-sessionist. You sir are another collaborator. Vote for putins puppet Cabinet members.