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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSchumer now: Sessions must recuse himself on this investigation-
WH counsel too- as both are too political have long time ties to campaign.
Greybnk48
(10,168 posts)according to the Constitution. Also the House and Senate committees that would normally investigate something like this.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Which I think hints this is a wider scandal.
malaise
(269,054 posts)Yessssss!
nolabear
(41,986 posts)Actually this is fine. They have a genuine crisis to work with and it's getting worse (or better) by the minute.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Just because Joe and whomever aren't talking about it on those trashy political entertainments doesn't mean it isn't happening.
crappyjazz
(950 posts)Help a Canadian out here
Special prosecutor is appointed by AG is that right? Wouldn't trust anyone Sessions appointed.
Can anyone else with authority just up and start investigating?
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)And inadequate because people in the WH knew about this for weeks and said nothing- also Sessions worked on the campaign while this was happening. So he needs to be pulled away from any investigation.
I believe they need congressional approval for an official investigation- or to wait on more leaks until its inevitable.
crappyjazz
(950 posts)so nothing can happen without Republicans
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Everything until an investigation begins and Flynn and others deposed.
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)give them hell, no retreat, take these treasonous bastards out now.
this is our country we are talking about.
HurricaneWarning
(220 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)"Jeff Sessions was first announced by the Trump campaign as its National Security Adviser. He was next announced by the Trump campaign as its Foreign Policy Adviser. Senator Sessions has no experience in either of these areas of policy.
On March 16th, then Trump campaign spokesman Jason Miller told Newsmax that Jeff Sessions, personally, was putting together Trumps foreign policy team.
On March 21st, the Washington Post reported its interview with Trump in which he states that this list of foreign policy advisers includes Carter Page. The transcript is not perfectly accurate. If one listens to the audio recording at the top of the article, however, Trump says: Give me the list, Corey [Lewandowski], so I can be a little more accurate here. He then reads the names from a piece of paper, explaining the odd cadence (as written) of Carter Page, PhD, which is not how one normally announces the name of a team member, but does reflect how Page might be described on a written list."
This detail suggests that Trump himself knew little of Page. Miller is on the record as saying that Jeff Sessions is putting the team together."
More here: https://patribotics.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-suspect/
HurricaneWarning
(220 posts)Isn't it? I knew he was bad, but I didn't know the half of it.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)mrmpa
(4,033 posts)investigate. The dept. Of justice is part of the executive branch & therefore can't investigate, it has to be a congressional investigation, or a special investigatr has to be named
Turn CO Blue
(4,221 posts)Vinca
(50,278 posts)the Russia hook, too. Every incompetent person who has been put in a position of power may be there solely because they've got the goods on Dear Leader. Everyone is suspect at this point.
That's a big reason Trump nominated him!!
spanone
(135,844 posts)FSogol
(45,488 posts)bettyellen
(47,209 posts)I feel like others are finally seeing all the dots connected.
Think about it - most people never heard of Manafort or Paige- and itsall coming out at once!!
mulsh
(2,959 posts)just so, you know, no misunderstanding about what Session's role in an investigation could be. Something tell me Schumer isn't fooling around.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)gademocrat7
(10,659 posts)Shine the light on this cabal.