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[–]earthboundsounds 2207 ポイント2208 ポイント  (232子コメント)

"The Russian interference is very serious and it definitely happened. But as head of the DOJ I was never briefed on it and all I know about it is what I've heard in the media."

-Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

edit: Would just like to add - Senator Al Franken shares my personal concerns and has asked Jeff Sessions to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee to clarify the statements made today.

e2: And a link to the full interview.

[–]barawo33 802 ポイント803 ポイント  (111子コメント)

After this this testimony I am not watching these anymore. Essentially they invited a guy to say "I have no fucking clue what you're talking about" for 2 hours and 23 minutes to satisfy the American public.

One might wonder why Jeff Sessions would even testify when he said nothing? Heres why via Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut. Trump always has a plan so you don't see the bigger picture.

[–]Invisabowl[S] 295 ポイント296 ポイント  (46子コメント)

The worst part is I actually watched the whole 2 hours and 23 minutes.

[–]earthboundsounds 162 ポイント163 ポイント  (35子コメント)

I caught it from when Rubio was finishing. I've only posted what I can recall from watching it live.

That was fucking historic.

[–]atlasarmas 40 ポイント41 ポイント  (3子コメント)

I watched the Super Deluxe remix of it, which made it only slightly more bearable.

https://youtu.be/ZPeJc2cHD0Q

[–]Invisabowl[S] 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I didn't know that existed....... but I'm glad I do now.

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    [–]earthboundsounds 106 ポイント107 ポイント  (44子コメント)

    You should watch. This is an unfolding Constitutional crisis.

    [–]barawo33 134 ポイント135 ポイント  (40子コメント)

    I did watch this and it's supports the Obstruction of Justice charge Trump will be impeached on. Sessions did not "recall" ONE meeting he had in the last year...

    [–]earthboundsounds 123 ポイント124 ポイント  (38子コメント)

    That's not exactly true though. He testified that he remembered some things but not others. His memory was incredibly selective. It was lawyerese bullshit all day.

    Shit is about to get real.

    [–]spamsammiches 86 ポイント87 ポイント  (35子コメント)

    No he testified that he didn't recall the meeting, but that he recalled events before and after the meeting.

    WHUT?

    [–]Unsalted_Hash 110 ポイント111 ポイント  (15子コメント)

    No he testified that he didn't recall the meeting, but that he recalled events before and after the meeting

    Even worse, he said he didn't remember the meeting but was 100% sure that nothing illegal was said.

    [–]spamsammiches 32 ポイント33 ポイント  (13子コメント)

    Exactly, and all those motherfuckers sat there and let him get away with that bullshit.

    [–]earthboundsounds 85 ポイント86 ポイント  (12子コメント)

    Exactly, and all those motherfuckers sat there and let him get away with that bullshit. perjure himself.

    This part is important.

    [–]singleladad 23 ポイント24 ポイント  (4子コメント)

    Definitely. These guys can "alternative-facts" all they want to the media, but do it under oath and you are going to get fucked.

    [–]SwoleFlex_MuscleNeck 30 ポイント31 ポイント  (3子コメント)

    Bingo. This is not a trial or a debate. He's testifying. The panel is only there to ask questions.

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        [–]earthboundsounds 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (10子コメント)

        He said he talked to the Russians about what he talked to the guys from Ukraine about.

        I can't help but wonder if he was passing state secrets using unauthorized backchannels and that's why he's been lying to congress about it.

        I can't help but wonder if Comey was actually fired because he wouldn't back off asking questions about this kind of stuff.

        [–]Magnesus 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (5子コメント)

        Maybe Russians have a memory eraser.

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          [–]barawo33 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (1子コメント)

          I mean he pretty much said "yes I remember that meeting was on my calendar. I just don't remember what anyone said."

          [–]earthboundsounds 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (0子コメント)

          "Could you provide you calendar to the committee?"

          Uh...um...maybe...

          -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

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              [–]NEHOG 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (0子コメント)

              2 hours and 23 minutes to satisfy the American public.

              No, to satisfy themselves, to satisfy Trump, to satisfy the Republican Party. Not to satisfy the American public.

              [–]DoctorSteve 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (0子コメント)

              I'd love for someone to have asked why he was there. He didn't come to say anything so why did he show up?

              [–]Peter_of_RS 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

              Ok good thing I'm not the only one who after that ended said to myself "what the fuck did he even say".

              [–]TheDude-Esquire 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (3子コメント)

              So the thing is that Sessions is the GOP AG. His job literally is defending the party, and with it, Trump. The FBI has a ten year term to remove politics from the office. The AG serves at the will of the president, the position is entirely political. Anyone that expected anything other than Sessions dodging questions has no concept of how politics work.

              [–]earthboundsounds 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (2子コメント)

              In terms of how politics work: Being at odds with your FBI director, Attorney General, or Department of Justice in general is historically not a good thing for a sitting President.

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                [–]Invisabowl[S] 86 ポイント87 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                This could be a series on C-SPAN called

                Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath

                [–]The_Doctor_Bear 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                HBO special in 2018 calling it

                [–]grepnork 39 ポイント40 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                You have to wonder why, if there is nothing to the Russian allegations, Trump keeps trying to impede them.

                [–]whatwildoes 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                Essentially anything he didn't want to say was "this obscure rule that definitely isn't executive privilege." When asked about it, basically said "I can't say it because the president could decide later on he wants to use executive privilege."

                [–]Burindunsmor 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                I honestly believe he was saying the 5th amendment was the constitutional right he was invoking. As part of the executive branch he wanted to help Trump avoid criminally perjuring his whole administration

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                  [–]Proteus_Marius 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  There were many stunning things said today, and that one was worst 5 of the day material, imo.

                  [–]echisholm 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  If he forgets everything, does nothing, and nobody under his authority tells him anything or does anything for him, why didn't anybody question his competence?

                  [–]a7xxx 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                  How the fuck does the highest law enforcement officer in the county not be briefed on this? Does he think we are that dense?

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                    [–]dattud 849 ポイント850 ポイント  (76子コメント)

                    Jokes aside, I was disgusted by Sessions. He could recall well when the republicans were asking, but when Dems speak he was stonewalling. And some of those republicans, especially cotton, made me throw up.

                    [–]JaredScissorsNicole 301 ポイント302 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                    Cotton still has cheeto dust all over his face from last weeks dinner with him and lil Marco

                    [–]AlneCraft 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                    dam, cheeto dinner

                    still more luxurious than what I eat on a daily basis

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                      [–]barawo33 185 ポイント186 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      Also when the Dems spoke they got shutdown to "let him talk" and then he said nothing.

                      [–]Invisabowl[S] 170 ポイント171 ポイント  (48子コメント)

                      I actually wanted to punch cotton in face through the tv.

                      [–]FloodMoose 72 ポイント73 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                      I've sent emails to some of the republifucks on the committee calling them out on their bullshit GOP partisan crap. Not sure if it helps or not.

                      [–]Invisabowl[S] 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                      I wish there were more people willing to do what you did tbh.

                      [–]Emperor_Neuro 29 ポイント30 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                      It doesn't. These people receive hundreds, if not thousands, of emails just like yours every day. Some poor staffer probably sifts through them all and forwards a couple congratulatory emails to the representative to stoke his ego.

                      Email your local news station. These politicians only care when their vote count is threatened and bad publicity is a good route to that.

                      [–]digging_for_1_Gon4_2 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                      THEY SAY, SEND THEM LETTERS. Because they have to count letters and it makes it more real to them.

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                        [–]Greatmambojambo 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (29子コメント)

                        Didn't have the time to watch... care to fill me in?

                        [–]jonzezzz 79 ポイント80 ポイント  (24子コメント)

                        He started with talking about James Bond and Jason Bourne

                        [–]Greatmambojambo 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (22子コメント)

                        ... what?

                        [–]-PythoN- 74 ポイント75 ポイント  (16子コメント)

                        Basically Cotton started by saying "Do you like James Bond and Jason Bourne" and then asked "In any of those novels or movies has anything so ridiculous as this liberal conspiracy happened? No? Yeah that's what I thought this is ridiculous".

                        There were so many logical mistakes typing that out it made me want to throw up.

                        [–]mixmastermind 47 ポイント48 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                        "In any of those novels or movies has anything so ridiculous as this liberal conspiracy happened? No? Yeah that's what I thought this is ridiculous".

                        A mad billionaire using his moonbase to kill most humans with nerve gas to make a perfect master race from the people he has saved on his moonbase? Ending in a laser battle?

                        [–]jonzezzz 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                        Well at least we have Sessions confirming that he likes James Bond under oath. Lel

                        [–]Bugdodger 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        He lied about that too though. He said no immediately and then changed his mind and said yes.

                        [–]rochford77 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                        They should ask him under oath (next time) "Do you enjoy octopussy?" When he inevitably says "no!" They will have caught him lying under oath...

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                          [–]ConspiracyModsSuck 37 ポイント38 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                          He was trying to say that this whole "Russian collusion thing" is so absurd that spy novels/movies would get laughed at because the plot would be so unbelievable. Which is pretty funny, because if it's so ridiculous there is no way it could possibly be true it should be super easy to prove. Clearly it's not super easy to prove because we are having all these hearings.

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                            [–]ShanityFlanity 32 ポイント33 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            He began his time by basically saying the committee hearing was a waste of time. Nothing more than a Fox News sound bite.

                            [–]Invisabowl[S] 36 ポイント37 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            he basically said "I do not recall" to questions for over 2 hours. That's pretty much it.

                            [–]fatpat 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                            Many Arkansans have been wanting to do this for a while now.

                            [–]Invisabowl[S] 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                            I now have slightly more respect for Arkansans.

                            [–]mixmastermind 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                            Don't, our dumb assess voted him in in the first place because he was a ranger.

                            [–]purple_lassy 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Arkansan here, can confirm... I would have paid money for Jason Bourne to waltz up in there and stab that dip shit with a pencil.

                            [–]Craysom 39 ポイント40 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                            As someone from Arkansas I would like to apologize and I would also like to say we are working on it but honestly... I don't see him leaving any time soon. However, all of you should worry about him wanting the White House.

                            [–]earthboundsounds 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            Thankfully after today it will forever be on record that he aided testimony from the Attorney General of the United States which amounted to perjury.

                            [–]ixiduffixi 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                            Another Arkansan here; we are deeply sorry for that spineless fucknut.

                            [–]FloodMoose 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                            He also -first didn't recall the mayflower meeting. This meant that, by his logic, he had been in the same room as the Russian ambassador twice. So -second, sessions later contradicts himself and says three interactions/meetings with the ambassador. sessions was twitching and drinking water the whole time. Very nervous but still collected. He knows exactly how to use his southern rambling drawl to circle questions and waste time. Comey behaved like he had nothing to hide. sessions behave like he had a shitton to hide, but he's a seasoned shitspewer.

                            [–]brace4impact93 15 ポイント16 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                            "Im going to go on long, rambling, VERY SLOW tangents when Democrats ask a question because they only get 5 minutes to question me it makes me nervous to answer questions too fast."

                            • Jeff Sessions, probably.

                            [–]TheBlueberryPirate 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                            He sure ran out the clock on Harris

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                              [–]earthboundsounds 677 ポイント678 ポイント  (11子コメント)

                              Did you discuss the matters relating to Ukraine with the Russians?

                              "Yes in fact I did! I talked to the guys from Ukraine the day before then I talked to the Russians about it."

                              What else did you talk to the Russians about?

                              "I don't recall anything I discussed with them."

                              -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

                              [–]AnalgesicSex 218 ポイント219 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                              If your memory is so bad you can't recall anything you talked about, then it's time your old lying ass is sent home to whatever cesspit spawned you.

                              [–]mopers 58 ポイント59 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                              Well, I had a similar concern but I was going to be a little more polite about it...If his memory is so bad, why is he the AG?

                              [–]Dudeinacoat 46 ポイント47 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              "-AG Sessions, you stated multiple times your inability to recall meetings, or people present or not present to said meetings, or subjects discussed or not discussed at those meetings. You also don't know whether or not you take notes or anything resembling a personal calendar, or if you are willing to share those with this commity. Given the precarious state of your memory, do you consider your lapse of memory to be compatible with carrying the duties of AG of the United States ?"

                              "..."

                              "-I can't comment to the characterization of this remark."

                              Most probable answer if any senator pressed this line of questioning. For anyone in need of closure on this.

                              [–]roterghost 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                              Because Republicans are apparently still determined to keep marijuana as illegal as possible.

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                                  [–]turbowaffle 418 ポイント419 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                  I like how he was invoking "executive privilege"

                                  WARNER: Just so I can understand, is the basis of that unwilling to answer based on executive privilege?

                                  SESSIONS: It's a long standing policy. The department of justice not to comment on conversations that the attorney general had with the president of the united States for confidential reasons that rounded in the coequal branch.

                                  WARNER: Just so I understand, is that mean you claim executive privilege?

                                  SESSIONS: I'm not claiming executive privilege because that's the president's power and I have no power there.

                                  So, I can't talk because of executive privilege, which I can't, and am not, invoking.

                                  It's impossible to get a straight answer. You ask if the sky is blue and he'll talk about how he's heard on the news that it could be blue, but he didn't get any briefs, and he doesn't recall where to look for the sky.

                                  [–]Invisabowl[S] 88 ポイント89 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                  That phrasing made me lol real good. :D

                                  [–]armrha 66 ポイント67 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                  Yeah, I wanted very badly for someone to just be like, "The President had the opportunity to invoke executive privilege and did not. You can't have it both ways: You can't use un-invoked executive privilege as an excuse not to speak about things you remember and save the president of the grief of having to invoke it." It's clear two timing - all the benefit of executive privilege with none of the disdain of using it to hide internal communications.

                                  [–]earthboundsounds 107 ポイント108 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                  He's arguing that anything the President says is protected by Executive privilege until the President says it is not. That the President's word is universally protected unless he deems it to be relevant public knowledge. That the only person who can judge whether the President's use of Executive privilege is appropriate only he himself. That is dictator shit.

                                  Jeff Sessions is intentionally misinterpreting the principal of the law. There is precedent for this. That is not how it works.

                                  [–]McWaddle 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                  "When the president does it, that means that it is not illegal."

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                                    [–]cucked_snowflake 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                    It was intentional that he made this a public hearing, of course he can't talk about anything... this makes the next time he is interviewed look like he is being attacked

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                                      [–]joevector 192 ポイント193 ポイント  (14子コメント)

                                      Got him good on the inconsistencies in his recommendation to fire Comey given his praise months prior. Hilarious deer-in-headlights look he had too.

                                      [–]barawo33 80 ポイント81 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                      He wouldn't even say who he got the recommendations from on firing Comey. Which just speaks to the obstruction of justice charge and its validity.

                                      [–]Invisabowl[S] 43 ポイント44 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                      To be fair though that deer in headlights look could just be because he is senile. - The GOP probably

                                      [–]earthboundsounds 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                      Paul Ryan: "Hey give Jeff Sessions a break, he's new at this!"

                                      [–]rinyre 30 ポイント31 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                      Paul Ryan: crying under a pillow LEAVE SESSIONS ALONE!

                                      [–]earthboundsounds 18 ポイント19 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                      Paul Ryan: "I get to be President after all this is over, right guys? Right? I mean, who didn't love Gerald Ford? Guys?"

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                                        [–]joywithoutpleasure 254 ポイント255 ポイント  (57子コメント)

                                        mental health has shit to do with this. he's lying his fucking ass off and he's terrible at it.

                                        [–]earthboundsounds 187 ポイント188 ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                        Watch his face. He smiled or giggled every time he said something he knew was total bullshit.

                                        This guy is shameless.

                                        [–]Enzonoty 65 ポイント66 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                        Yes! I always noticed that spotty smirk on his face whenever he talks about how dangerous marijuana is. Like as if the whole thing is just one big joke and everyone is going along with it.

                                        [–]FloodMoose 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                        He's seasoned. He figured out how to 'hide' his klan shit. He's also figured out how to hide the Russian shit.

                                        [–]earthboundsounds 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                        He's also figured out how to hide the Russian shit.

                                        He's not doing a very good job of that.

                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 31 ポイント32 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Yeah it's "alzhiemers". In reality he is just hiding the truth.

                                        [–]Choopytrags 21 ポイント22 ポイント  (43子コメント)

                                        Doesn't matter, no one will remove him or prosecute him or FUCKING DO ANYTHING! Guys, this is a REPUBLICAN POWER GRAB. They are going to fuck us unless we DO SOMETHING!!!

                                        [–]AnalgesicSex 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Of course he is. No one for a second believes his mental faculties are that poor, even if he is a republican.

                                        [–]earthboundsounds 59 ポイント60 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                        Mr. Sessions, are you familiar with what spies call trade craft? That involves things like covert communications and dead drops and brush passes, right? Do you like spy fiction? Do you like Jason Bourne or James Bond movies? Have you ever, ever in any of these fantastical situations heard of a plot line so ridiculous that a sitting United States senator and an ambassador of a foreign government colluded at an open setting with hundreds of other people to pull off the greatest caper in the history of espionage?

                                        "I explained how in good faith I said I had not met with Russians because they were suggesting I as a surrogate had been meeting continuously with Russians. I didn’t meet with them."

                                        -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

                                        [–]Spiralyst 34 ポイント35 ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                        Yeah, that Cotton fellow really looks interested in getting to the bottom of things. Was it not painfully obvious to anyone else that he and Sessions had worked out that back and forth prior to the hearing. Watching Sessions start grinning from ear to ear when Cotton held the floor was nauseating.

                                        Goddamn it, Arkansas. Really?

                                        [–]earthboundsounds 21 ポイント22 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                        And they both ended up trolling themselves because Sessions fucking lied in his answer.

                                        It's some of the most amazing self-destruction I've ever witnessed.

                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                        It was physically painful to watch.

                                        [–]mric124 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                        It was particularly enjoyable watching Sen. Kamala Harris follow Cotton. She gave zero fucks. I guarantee the racist in Sessions hated being grilled by her in particular.

                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        Especially when she was trying to politely tell him to shut the fuck up so she could speak.

                                        [–]fatpat 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                        "She was git'n uppity."

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                                          [–]spamsammiches 130 ポイント131 ポイント  (36子コメント)

                                          Lying about forgetting should be perjury

                                          [–]Invisabowl[S] 63 ポイント64 ポイント  (32子コメント)

                                          "I do not recall" Is basically akin to pleading the 5th.

                                          [–]spamsammiches 90 ポイント91 ポイント  (28子コメント)

                                          No it is not, it is a lie.

                                          Pleading the 5th has no akin, you tell the truth, you lie, or you plead.

                                          Those are the only options, no akins.

                                          But I get what you are saying.

                                          [–]Invisabowl[S] 25 ポイント26 ポイント  (13子コメント)

                                          Oh I totally agree with your first statement. Saying you forgot something that you didn't is a lie. Lying under oath is perjury. I was just saying it's kind of how when you plead the 5th everyone knows your guilty but they can't do anything about it.

                                          [–]doom_pork 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                          That's bullshit though. Some attorneys recommend not even pleading the 5th; instead say absolutely nothing, invoking it implicitly. Protecting oneself shouldn't be interpreted as a consignment to guilt.

                                          Huge difference in context here, obviously, but using the 5th is in no way indicative of a person's guilt.

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                                              [–]Laughs_at_fat_people 9 ポイント10 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                              Lying about forgetting should be perjury

                                              Except you can't prove that he doesn't remember. Although it may be obvious to others that he remembers, it's impossible to prove a negative

                                              [–]spamsammiches 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                              You can, and they almost did. He was giving details of the meeting he didn't remember and no one pushed back ... pathetic

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                                                [–]earthboundsounds 126 ポイント127 ポイント  (10子コメント)

                                                Sessions will not say if he talked to Trump about Russia with claims of Executive privilege.

                                                Jeff Sessions will say that he and Donald Trump discussed the firing of James Comey.

                                                This was after Jeff Sessions recused himself from any Russia investigations.

                                                Trump admitted in public that he fired Comey because of the Russia investigation.

                                                Sessions refuses to explain this discrepancy while under oath and without any legal basis to refuse.

                                                -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, is totally fucked.

                                                [–]Invisabowl[S] 51 ポイント52 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                You know if I wasn't currently broke I would gild you. And I've never gilded anyone.

                                                [–]barawo33[M] 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                Well damn. Now I have to gild /u/earthboundsounds since I am assuming he gilded OP! Its only right!

                                                [–]Invisabowl[S] 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                That guy is a baller and deserves it :D

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                                                  [–]LawBot2016 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                  The parent mentioned Executive Privilege. For anyone unfamiliar with this term, here is the definition:(In beta, be kind)

                                                  In the United States government, executive privilege is the power claimed by the President of the United States and other members of the executive branch to resist certain subpoenas and other interventions by the legislative and judicial branches of government to access information and personnel relating to the executive branch. The concept of executive privilege is not mentioned explicitly in the United States Constitution, but the Supreme Court of the United States ruled it to be an element of the separation of powers doctrine and derived ... [View More]

                                                  See also: United States V. Nixon Virgil O. | Supreme Court Of The United States | Separation Of Powers

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                                                    [–]KasumiTengu 42 ポイント43 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                    If you can't recall what the fuck you're on trial for, why are we trusting you with a political position in LAW of all things? You're obviously going senile.

                                                    [–]Invisabowl[S] 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                    My thoughts exactly. Either that or he is lying. (probably the latter and not the former)

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                                                      [–]Spiralyst 123 ポイント124 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                      Did you meet Kislyac?

                                                      I don't remember. He may have been there.

                                                      Did you meet other ambassadors?

                                                      Oh, absolutely. Yes. Definitely.

                                                      It's a real shame only a portion of our intelligence committee is asking any investigatory questions. And only half of those aren't being interrupted.

                                                      And after hearing Cotton and Blunt so voraciously defend the AG instead of, well, performing their fucking duties in the Senate, perhaps the investigation should open up to include them, as well. This looks very fucking bad.

                                                      Make sure you get out and vote in 2018 and hopefully we can get some of these empty suits out of office.

                                                      [–]Invisabowl[S] 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                      And after hearing Cotton and Blunt so voraciously defend the AG instead of, well, performing their fucking duties in the Senate

                                                      This made me want to kick them in the shin. Fuck you Arkansas!

                                                      [–]mixmastermind 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      But he was a RANGER! Don't you get it! He killed foreigners!

                                                      [–]an_internet_denizen 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                      The first thing Burr (R) said was not to make this a political sideshow. Que Republican sideshow music.

                                                      [–]Crash927 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                      Friendly correction: this one is spelled "cue."

                                                      Then again, maybe you primarily type in Spanish, and this is a case of autocorrect.

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                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 82 ポイント83 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                        The President can preemptively invoke Executive privilege to not make me not testify under oath but is not invoking Executive privilege but I am protecting his right to do so due to a long standing policy of something that might be written down somewhere regarding DOJ interpretation of the principal of the law.

                                                        -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

                                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 35 ポイント36 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                        Not to mention he stated multiple times that he had no clue what the rules on that actually were.

                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 41 ポイント42 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                        "As a former US Attorney, Attorney General of Alabama, member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and current Attorney General of the United States, I have no clue what the rules actually are."

                                                        -Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, lying under oath.

                                                        [–]goldenshowers420 82 ポイント83 ポイント  (20子コメント)

                                                        We need to have some health evaluations for these senile people.

                                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 60 ポイント61 ポイント  (15子コメント)

                                                        "He apparently has Alzheimers and as such should be in a position of power!" -The GOP probably

                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (8子コメント)

                                                        Remember the good old days when we just had kings and queens who were mentally disabled from generations of inbreeding? Sigh...

                                                        [–]MarlinMr 16 ポイント17 ポイント  (7子コメント)

                                                        Yeah, unlike today when Kings and Queens are quite smart and likable people, and the President and his men are total ass hats.

                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 22 ポイント23 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                        Unlike today when Germany is leader of the Western world and the United States just elected a reality TV show star as President who's candidacy was propped up by Russian foreign agents.

                                                        This is some Twilight Zone shit.

                                                        [–]MarlinMr 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                        Yeah, but Europe have been light years ahead of the US for many decades now. It's just recently it has become so incredibly obvious.

                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                        Yes, very recently. The Berlin Wall came down in my lifetime. I watched it happen live on television. I'm not that many decades old.

                                                        [–]MarlinMr 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                        For Germany yes. But Germany lost the world war. Twice.

                                                        You forget that there are lots of other countries in Europe. And in things like healthcare, human rights, justice system, gender equality, income equality, education, standards of living and so many other things, the US has really been dragging behind since the 50's or something.

                                                        And 1989 is not recent anymore. It is almost 30 years ago.

                                                        [–]earthboundsounds 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                        And 1989 is not recent anymore. It is almost 30 years ago.

                                                        Making me feel ancient here.

                                                        [–]JaredScissorsNicole 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                        "What you DON'T think people with Alzheimer's should be in charge? Fucking lib tards oppressing the old" - trump fan club

                                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                        Is it scary that I can actually imagine them saying that?

                                                        [–]Hyro0o0 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                        At this point there is literally nothing I can't imagine Trumpers saying to defend their god emperor. They have no convictions or principles at all beyond loyalty to the Cheeto and hatred of liberals.

                                                        [–]Invisabowl[S] 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                        Which is really sad for them. Liberals are the majority in the world and they now feel slighted that they are the minority. They want to oppress in the name of "feeling oppressed".

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                                                            [–]SwampMan_ 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            Well i think mental evaluations would exclude Trump from being President in the first place

                                                            [–]barawo33 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                            I think you meant The United States Government.

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                                                              [–]MercyOfTheWeak 46 ポイント47 ポイント  (9子コメント)

                                                              I swear I'm surprised he even managed to find his way to the venue. You'd think he'd forget where it is.

                                                              [–]Invisabowl[S] 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                              What venue? - Jeff Sessions

                                                              [–]earthboundsounds 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                              He managed to find his way to the Mayflower Hotel just fine.

                                                              [–]barawo33 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                              He managed to find his way to the Mayflower Hotel just fine.

                                                              Mayflower Ship in 1620. FTFY.

                                                              [–]earthboundsounds 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              Jeff Sessions, the Attorney General of the United States, founding lizard person.

                                                              [–][deleted] 62 ポイント63 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                              This is how Reagan avoided jail.

                                                              [–]Invisabowl[S] 33 ポイント34 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                              It's like they don't even realize that just because they say they don't remember that we don't know that they are full of shit.

                                                              [–]Merari01 28 ポイント29 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                              Of course they know we know.

                                                              They also know we can't do anything about it.

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                                                                [–]Maktaka 18 ポイント19 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                The cow goes "moo". The duck goes "quack". The politician goes "I don't recall".

                                                                Originally a reference to Reagan in Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, but it's nice to see the continuing tradition of faked incompetence in the face of taking responsibility for your actions.

                                                                [–]Invisabowl[S] 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                This is scary accurate.

                                                                [–]proudsikh 34 ポイント35 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                Funny how people (the shitholers) were judging comey for saying he can't say that in public but sessions STARIGHT UP CANT REMEMBER SHIT?

                                                                Wow, they are a delusional bunch

                                                                [–]Invisabowl[S] 12 ポイント13 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                I suggest reading Lies and the lying liars who tell them by Al Franken. It's astounding how accurate it is in today's world considering the book is almost 15 years old.

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                                                                  [–]BolognaTugboat 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  One thing is very clear -- Comey is a LOT better at testifying than Sessions.

                                                                  [–]01010011-01001010-W 13 ポイント14 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  Flashbacks to Oliver North in the Iran Contra hearings

                                                                  [–]barawo33 27 ポイント28 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                  The Keebler elf needs to be out in jail. What's the point of a testimony when he doesn't answer anything?

                                                                  [–]cucked_snowflake 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                  Unfortunately, he is a southern lawyer at heart

                                                                  [–]Mr_TheKid 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (11子コメント)

                                                                  Remember when Fox News slammed Hillary and the people around her for saying "I don't recall" in the e-mail thing?
                                                                  Good times.

                                                                  [–]bitterjealousangry 11 ポイント12 ポイント  (12子コメント)

                                                                  Here is a man in one of the most important governmental positions in America. He cannot recall meeting with ambassadors and/or diplomats. He cannot recall what they discussed and he did not take notes on these meeting.

                                                                  In fact he said the line of questioning was moving too fast for him to keep up.

                                                                  I contest he is unfit for office and should resign.

                                                                  A person in this position does not have the luxury of forgetting the high level meetings he takes and the issues discussed in those meetings. This man has code word clearance on top level intelligence data. If he gets confused or forgetful he should not be in these positions.

                                                                  [–]Thats_right_asshole 24 ポイント25 ポイント  (6子コメント)

                                                                  What's that disease where elderly people forget everything?

                                                                  [–]Invisabowl[S] 28 ポイント29 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                  I can't remember.

                                                                  [–]earthboundsounds 17 ポイント18 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  McCain: "Jeff, where are we?"

                                                                  Sessions: "I don't recall. But the media says we're at the baseball game, Senator McCain."

                                                                  McCain: "Oh good. Wake me up for the 7th inning stretch. Zzzz...zzz...zzzz....butterymales...zzz..zzz..zzzzzzz"

                                                                  [–]armoured_wankball 14 ポイント15 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                  GoP membership.

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                                                                    [–]GatemouthBrown 10 ポイント11 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    I was born in 1974 and I distinctly remember another crooked Republican in the 80s who "could not recall".

                                                                    [–]petepete16 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                    Why can't there be a set limit to how many times someone can avoid a question? Like "sorry, you used up all your lifelines, time to answer, bitch!"

                                                                    Edit: words

                                                                    [–]bennytehcat 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (4子コメント)

                                                                    I wonder if he wrote it down in 24 font he would recall it.

                                                                    [–]WongFu4Lyfe 6 ポイント7 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                    I'm annoyed no one called out to his constant shit defense under oath "I do not recall".

                                                                    [–]barawo33[M] 20 ポイント21 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    Hope you see this Jeff. You need to be focused on how you rigged the election not people smoking a plant.

                                                                    [–]maxlevelfiend 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    beady eyed rat

                                                                    [–]ItalianGroundHog 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    Garden gnome. Just needs a red pointy hat.

                                                                    [–]fooliam 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                    Oh, he might have fucked up.

                                                                    Watching the testimony, and he gets confused between saying he didn't remember a meeting and that it never happened. He got his denials confused. Get 'im, Mueller!

                                                                    [–]i_am_kidA 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    My favorite was King's line of questioning, and Session's subsequent stuttering.

                                                                    "I am protecting the right of the president to assert it if he chooses"

                                                                    That's like saying, 'i understand the president didn't call shotgun, but I am not calling shotgun, so he knows that he can take the front seat by officially calling it. I cannot in good faith call shotgun, knowing he would have called it if he chose to. I don't know what that he fully understands the concept of shotgun.'

                                                                    'Has the president called shotgun.'

                                                                    'I can't answer that.'

                                                                    'So who is sitting in shotgun? Did the president decide to just sit in the back seat?'

                                                                    'I can neither confirm not deny where the president is sitting. Nor can i affirm that a vehicle was even present in the first place, and assume your line of questioning is a supposition of the concept tied to the calling of a shotgun.'

                                                                    'General Sessions, has the president asked you to call shotgun. It's a clear question.'

                                                                    'I'm sorry. I cannot answer that. Nor can I affirm that a child's seat may or not be involved. As toddlers are not allowed in passenger front seats of vehicles.'

                                                                    'Wait, what?'

                                                                    'Huh?'

                                                                    [–]tabslahunta 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (1子コメント)

                                                                    The Sessions's Prayer:

                                                                    It didn't happen.

                                                                    And if it did, I don't recall.

                                                                    [–]zhaoz 4 ポイント5 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    What was the total count of can't recalls? Alberto Gonzales had like 72 during one piece of testimony.

                                                                    [–]babiesmakinbabies 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (3子コメント)

                                                                    It's a very interesting time when the highest law enforcement official in the land is a criminal.

                                                                    [–]great_gape 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    "There is no conclusive or public evidence into the russian hacking"

                                                                    https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-13/russian-breach-of-39-states-threatens-future-u-s-elections

                                                                    Special Counsel Robert Mueller

                                                                    FBI

                                                                    The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

                                                                    The Senate Judiciary Committee

                                                                    The Senate Armed Services Committee

                                                                    The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

                                                                    The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                                                                    The House Judiciary Committee

                                                                    The Department of Defense

                                                                    The Department of Justice

                                                                    Are currently or have looked into Trump and or Russia.

                                                                    Hum. Must be nothing.

                                                                    [–]DrSkullKid 7 ポイント8 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                    This man has Alzheimer's.

                                                                    [–]hawkeyedoc 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (5子コメント)

                                                                    We got him just where we want him!

                                                                    Has anyone ever thought about the next person in charge after President Trump? How is that better please explain how that changes your situation?

                                                                    [–]UniquelyUnunique 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    A time honored Republican tradition.

                                                                    [–]Weaksidewing 5 ポイント6 ポイント  (2子コメント)

                                                                    OP, I figure you might appreciate this word cloud of Session's Testimony

                                                                    [–]govt_policy 3 ポイント4 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    If he has such a bad memory, maybe he should take notes. Comey responded to all questions while cool as a cucumber. Someone took notes and is speaking the truth.

                                                                    [–]tabslahunta 2 ポイント3 ポイント  (0子コメント)

                                                                    mental health has shit to do with this. he's lying his fucking ass off and he's terrible at it.

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