Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal)
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wrote on 23 May 2020, 21:49 last edited by
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:44 last edited by
I don't think Sessions did his duty.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:45 last edited by
@Jolly, Sessions has always been remarkably restrained, especially considering the attacks from Trump. I have to admire his self-control (not saying that either he or Trump were right).
To see him lash out like this just seems so out of character.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:46 last edited by
Sessions wants to be a senator again.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:48 last edited by
@Jolly said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
Sessions wants to be a senator again.
Of course he does.
Trump claims that Sessions begged him to be appointed as AG. Not sure if I believe that.
Trump claims many things.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 00:50 last edited by
I don't think Sessions begged. May have told Trump he would like to have the job, but beg? No.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 01:03 last edited by
Sessions has mostly taken the abuse quietly. But last week Trump said on Fox News that he didn't want to choose Sessions but felt obligated because Sessions was the first senator to endorse his presidential candidacy. "He came to see me four times, just begging me to be attorney general," Trump said. "He wasn't, to me, equipped to be attorney general, but he just wanted it, wanted it, wanted it." That, apparently, was enough for Sessions. He had to respond. "I never begged for the job of attorney general, not 4 times, not 1 time, not ever," he said in a statement shortly after Trump's remarks. "The president offered me the job. I took it. I stood up for the truth and performed at the highest levels. Doing the right thing is not weakness, it is strength. My foundation is built on rock, not sand."
I'll believe Sessions before I believe Trump.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 01:10 last edited by
I would be more inclined to believe Sessions than Trump.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 01:13 last edited by
@Mik said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
I would be more inclined to believe Sessions than Trump.
Bears repeating.
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@Mik said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
I would be more inclined to believe Sessions than Trump.
Bears repeating.
wrote on 24 May 2020, 01:33 last edited by@George-K said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
@Mik said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
I would be more inclined to believe Sessions than Trump.
Bears repeating.
And, again.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:11 last edited by
@Mik said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
I would be more inclined to believe Sessions than Trump.
That's not exactly an exclusive club to belong to
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:32 last edited by
Sessions is a nice guy. He was one of the first to support Trump in his bid for office. He was probably a good senator. But he wasn't worth a shit as AG because he doesn't have the balls it takes to do the job in the current climate. He let the corrupt people in the justice department run all over him, and in hindsight should never have been offered the job.
That said, Trump is stepping on his own dick with this.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 02:35 last edited by jon-nyc
Its an odd gamble. If Sessions wins, Trump looks weak in one of the Trumpiest of red states.
But what’s Trumps upside if Sessions loses? Realistically either candidate is going to fully support his agenda in the senate.
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Its an odd gamble. If Sessions wins, Trump looks weak in one of the Trumpiest of red states.
But what’s Trumps upside if Sessions loses? Realistically either candidate is going to fully support his agenda in the senate.
wrote on 24 May 2020, 15:26 last edited by@jon-nyc I think just the fact that President Trump can just say - "see, I was right!!" I think President Trump is somewhat of a meglomaniac.
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Sessions has mostly taken the abuse quietly. But last week Trump said on Fox News that he didn't want to choose Sessions but felt obligated because Sessions was the first senator to endorse his presidential candidacy. "He came to see me four times, just begging me to be attorney general," Trump said. "He wasn't, to me, equipped to be attorney general, but he just wanted it, wanted it, wanted it." That, apparently, was enough for Sessions. He had to respond. "I never begged for the job of attorney general, not 4 times, not 1 time, not ever," he said in a statement shortly after Trump's remarks. "The president offered me the job. I took it. I stood up for the truth and performed at the highest levels. Doing the right thing is not weakness, it is strength. My foundation is built on rock, not sand."
I'll believe Sessions before I believe Trump.
wrote on 24 May 2020, 15:34 last edited by Loki@George-K said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
Sessions has mostly taken the abuse quietly. But last week Trump said on Fox News that he didn't want to choose Sessions but felt obligated because Sessions was the first senator to endorse his presidential candidacy. "He came to see me four times, just begging me to be attorney general," Trump said. "He wasn't, to me, equipped to be attorney general, but he just wanted it, wanted it, wanted it." That, apparently, was enough for Sessions. He had to respond. "I never begged for the job of attorney general, not 4 times, not 1 time, not ever," he said in a statement shortly after Trump's remarks. "The president offered me the job. I took it. I stood up for the truth and performed at the highest levels. Doing the right thing is not weakness, it is strength. My foundation is built on rock, not sand."
I'll believe Sessions before I believe Trump.
Sessions was the only Important guy to stand up for Trump when it seemed hopeless. I believe that was worth a lot. Now with respect to Sessions recusing himself I can see how Trump would have thought that was more than an offsetting betrayal to the loyalty he earned.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 15:35 last edited by
He was on Final Measure last night with Sharyl Attkisson last night. I watched some of it. He was quite rational for the most part, still very much Trump, but she let him express himself rather than playing gotcha. I think he is very much hoping for legal action on the folks behind the Russia thing. I am too.
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 17:35 last edited by
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wrote on 24 May 2020, 17:38 last edited by
@jon-nyc said in Sessions unloads on Trump (on recusal):
I explained earlier why that changed and it makes sense.
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Poor Coulter. She's tried her best to be relevant again, but she just can't do it.