When asked point-blank, Sessions REFUSES TO DENY that Trump ordered him to obstruct justice.

[DetlefK]

http://thehill.com/homenews/house/362599-top-intel-dem-says-sessions-refused-to-say-whether-trump-asked-him-to-hinder

The 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."

[uponit7771]

1. He's not been forced to answer truthfully so we can expect them to lie like rugs

[BigmanPigman]

2. I DO NOT RECALL him lying.

I want to slap the fake innocent look off of his face so badly. AAAHHHH!!!!

[Dorian Gray]

3. Id prefer not to answer that question?

WTF.

The answer is obviously yes.

How is this not all over the news?

[wishstar]

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]

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]

6. He doesn't (can't) think that far ahead. n/t