Tag: Jeff Sessions

Trump is now raging at Jeff Sessions. This hints at a deeply unsettling pattern.

The following article by Greg Sargent was posted on the Washington Post website June 6, 2017:

THE MORNING PLUM:

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On Monday, President Trump angrily lashed out at the Justice Department for defending the weaker second version of his immigration ban. This was odd, because Trump himself signed the executive order promulgating that revised version, which was ostensibly designed to address the court’s concerns about the first — objections the White House itself said it hoped to address.

But it turns out that Trump’s anger at the Justice Department has a deeper source: rage at Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The New York Times reports on what’s at the root of it: Continue reading “Trump is now raging at Jeff Sessions. This hints at a deeply unsettling pattern.”

Congress Investigates Possible Sessions-Kislyak Meeting

The following article by Damien Sharkov of Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website June 2, 2017:

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Congressional investigators are requesting more information from Attorney General Jeff Sessions, suspecting he may have had another undisclosed meeting with Russia’s ambassador, CNN reports.

Sources from both parties, but speaking on the condition of anonymity, said they are attempting to clarify whether or not Sessions met Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on April 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The pair attended a VIP reception after one of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign events. Continue reading “Congress Investigates Possible Sessions-Kislyak Meeting”

Sessions Was Advised Not to Disclose Russia Meetings on Security Forms

The following article by Rebecca R. Ruiz was posted on the New York Times website May 24, 2017:

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WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose meetings with Russian officials when he applied for security clearance because he was told not to do so by advisers and the F.B.I., a Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday.

Mr. Sessions met with Sergey I. Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, at least twice in 2016. But asked on an official government form to note any contact he or family members had with foreign governments or their representatives over the past seven years, Mr. Sessions did not include his encounters with Mr. Kislyak. It is a federal crime to make false statements or withhold relevant information on the background check form. Continue reading “Sessions Was Advised Not to Disclose Russia Meetings on Security Forms”

Sessions did not disclose Russian meetings on security clearance application: report

The following article by Max Greenwood was posted on The Hill website May 24, 2017:

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose on security clearance forms that he met twice last year with Russia’s ambassador, CNN reported Wednesday.

The form, SF-86, asks applicants to disclose any contacts with a foreign government or its representatives over the past seven years. Continue reading “Sessions did not disclose Russian meetings on security clearance application: report”

Trump’s Russia Problems Under Scrutiny Next Week

The following article by Jefferson Morley was posted on the AlterNet website May 4, 2017:

Republican obstructionism has slowed the investigation, but not killed it.

What happened to RussiaGate?

A month ago, the headlines were flowing. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn had been fired for lying about his meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Attorney General Jeff Sessions had to recuse himself because he lied, under oath, about what he knew of the meeting.

The House Intelligence Committee investigation was investigating possible connections between Russian officials and President Trump’s entourage, as well as Trump’s false March 4 Twitter blast claiming that President Obama had wiretapped him. Continue reading “Trump’s Russia Problems Under Scrutiny Next Week”

A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place

The following article by Sari Horwitz was posted on the Washington Post website April 18, 2017:

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and “use every tool” they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers.

But the attorney general does not have a single U.S. attorney in place to lead his tough-on-crime efforts across the country. Last month, Sessions abruptly told the dozens of remaining Obama administration U.S. attorneys to submit their resignations immediately — and none of them, or the 47 who had already left, have been replaced. Continue reading “A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place”

It’s Time For a Special Prosecutor

The following article was posted on the TrumpAccountable.org website March 6, 2017:

Rather than diverting attention away from his connections with Russia, Donald Trump’s unfounded Twitter assertions on Saturday are bringing attention back around to persistent questions about both his taxes and his campaign staff’s connections with Russian intelligence agents during and after the campaign.

The Trump administration on Sunday and Monday doubled down (mostly) on the assertions. Here are the latest developments: Continue reading “It’s Time For a Special Prosecutor”

Atty. Gen. Sessions should ‘explain himself’ to Senate Judiciary Committee, Franken says

The following article by Laura King was posted on the Los Angeles Times website March 5, 2017:

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Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions should reappear before the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain his contacts with Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) said Sunday.

It was a question by Franken during Sessions’ confirmation hearing that elicited the then-nominee’s assertion that he had not met with any Russians during the presidential campaign, to which Sessions served as an advisor. Continue reading “Atty. Gen. Sessions should ‘explain himself’ to Senate Judiciary Committee, Franken says”

The Daily 202: Wiretapping allegations accomplished what Trump wanted – but may backfire bigly

The following article by James Hohmann with Breanna Deppisch was posted on the Washington Post website March 6, 2017:

THE BIG IDEA: It is easy to pooh-pooh Donald Trump’s predawn Saturday tweetstorm — accusing Barack Obama of the worst political crimes since Watergate while offering no evidence — as an undisciplined rant from someone who has long embraced conspiracy theories.

That neither gives the president enough credit nor reflects the gravity of his unfounded accusations. Continue reading “The Daily 202: Wiretapping allegations accomplished what Trump wanted – but may backfire bigly”