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Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) spoke twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Justice Department officials said, encounters he did not disclose when asked about possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow during Sessions’s confirmation hearing to become attorney general.


One of the meetings was a private conversation between Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that took place in September in the senator’s office, at the height of what U.S. intelligence officials say was a Russian cyber campaign to upend the U.S. presidential race.


The previously undisclosed discussions could fuel new congressional calls for the appointment of a special counsel to investigate Russia’s alleged role in the 2016 presidential election. As attorney general, Sessions oversees the Justice Department and the FBI, which have been leading investigations into Russian meddling and any links to Trump’s associates. He has so far resisted calls to recuse himself.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-spoke-twice-with-russian-ambassador-during-trumps-presidential-campaign-justice-officials-say/2017/03/01/77205eda-feac-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html?utm_term=.3607945c34fa

“When Senator Sessions testified under oath that ‘I did not have communications with the Russians,’ his statement was demonstrably false, yet he let it stand for weeks,” Cummings said in a statement. “He continued to let it stand even as he watched the President tell the entire nation he didn’t know anything about anyone advising his campaign talking to the Russians.”


House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) also called for Sessions’ resignation, releasing a statement insisting Attorney General “Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country.”
 
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should resign immediately but the Trump fanatics will defend their man because? Party before country. So tired of people defending idiots because they share the same stupid political party. Goes for both parties of the 2 Party Dictatorship : Democrats and Republicans.
 
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bEER_Nation13 said:
should resign immediately but the Trump fanatics will defend their man because? Party before country. So tired of people defending idiots because they share the same stupid political party. Goes for both parties of the 2 Party Dictatorship : Democrats and Republicans.
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Yep. GOP hypocrisy about to be exposed in a big way. After making such a huge deal about Clinton -lying under oath about a BJ - let's see them poo poo this away with their heads in the sand.... pretending we can't see them. Russia will be Trump's downfall.
 
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no he didn't... more lies and fake news...

"When Sessions spoke with Kislyak in July and September, he was a senior member of the influential Senate Armed Services Committee."

Officials said Sessions did not consider the conversations relevant to the lawmakers’ questions and did not remember in detail what he discussed with Kislyak, according to the Post.

"There was absolutely nothing misleading about his answer," Flores earlier told the Post.
 
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Definition of fake news : news I do not like to hear.

Trump is a God to Republicans. Why I say that? They agree with every little thing he says and does. Same goes to his administration. They never say anything wrong, never do anything wrong. Always right. That is God territory when you believe and support 100% of everything someone says and does.

I hate political extremists. Both parties have them. Some Democrats on this board who thought Obama Administration never did anything wrong. Now, we are seeing the same thing with the Republicans and Trump.
 
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now something like this would actually be bad...

A Daily Caller News Foundation investigation reveals that Bill and Hillary Clinton received at least $100 million from autocratic Persian Gulf states and their leaders, potentially undermining Democratic presidential candidate Hillary’s claim she can carry out independent Middle East policies.

As a presidential candidate, the amount of foreign cash the Clintons have amassed from the Persian Gulf states is “simply unprecedented,” says national security analyst Patrick Poole.

“These regimes are buying access. You’ve got the Saudis. You’ve got the Kuwaitis, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. There are massive conflicts of interest. It’s beyond comprehension,” Poole told TheDCNF in an interview.

Overall, the Clinton Foundation has received upwards of $85 million in donations from five Persian Gulf states and their monarchs, according to the foundation’s website.

... BUT HILLIARY ACTUALLY RAN FOR US PRESIDENT... and no one cared...
 
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bEER_Nation13 said:
Definition of fake news : news I do not like to hear.

Trump is a God to Republicans. Why I say that? They agree with every little thing he says and does. Same goes to his administration. They never say anything wrong, never do anything wrong. Always right. That is God territory when you believe and support 100% of everything someone says and does.

I hate political extremists. Both parties have them. Some Democrats on this board who thought Obama Administration never did anything wrong. Now, we are seeing the same thing with the Republicans and Trump.
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Then call somebody out when they do it. Provide an instance or...
 
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now something like this would actually be bad...

A Daily Caller News Foundation investigation reveals that Bill and Hillary Clinton received at least $100 million from autocratic Persian Gulf states and their leaders, potentially undermining Democratic presidential candidate Hillary’s claim she can carry out independent Middle East policies.

As a presidential candidate, the amount of foreign cash the Clintons have amassed from the Persian Gulf states is “simply unprecedented,” says national security analyst Patrick Poole.

“These regimes are buying access. You’ve got the Saudis. You’ve got the Kuwaitis, Oman, Qatar and the UAE. There are massive conflicts of interest. It’s beyond comprehension,” Poole told TheDCNF in an interview.

Overall, the Clinton Foundation has received upwards of $85 million in donations from five Persian Gulf states and their monarchs, according to the foundation’s website.
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B-I-N-G-O Bingo was his name-o!

Every time you call out the Republicans or Democrats, their defense? Bring up someone from the other party for comparison.
 
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It's not my fault Democrats don't know how to ask the right questions. Oh well, you'll get to come back when Russia is Trump's downfall and say "See I told you so."
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“Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?”

“No,” Sessions responded.
 
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B-I-N-G-O Bingo was his name-o!

Every time you call out the Republicans or Democrats, their defense? Bring up someone from the other party for comparison.
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$100M BRIBE TO A "POSSIBLE US PRESIDENT" is NOT the same thing as a CONVERSATION.

idiots still covering for her... wow...

 
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“I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.”
 
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Why else would a hillbilly Senator from the state of Bama be meeting with a Russian ambassador?. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out but you're a Republican. Trump is your God. Thus, you have an excuse. Perhaps they were talking about Keebler cookies.........
 
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$100M BRIBE TO A "POSSIBLE US PRESIDENT" is NOT the same thing as a CONVERSATION.

idiots still covering for her... wow...

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If, and only if I was a Hillary supporter................

Why is it so ******* hard to comprehend that someone can diss a Republican without being a Democrat or diss a Democrat without being a Republcian? Not everyone is a brainwashed member of the 2 Party Dictatorship. There are other parties and Independents out there. Why is this so hard to grasp? This isn't a sporting event where you only have 2 teams and you must decide between the Democrats or Republicans. There are other choices........
 
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bEER_Nation13 said:
Why else would a hillbilly Senator from the state of Bama be meeting with a Russian ambassador?. Doesn't take a genius to figure that one out but you're a Republican. Trump is your God. Thus, you have an excuse. Perhaps they were talking about Keebler cookies.........
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If you're addressing me, I'm not a Republican and Trump is not my God. If you weren't addressing me, again sorry. Perhaps you need to figure this message board thing out or put down the booze for awhile.
 
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At his Jan. 10 Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Sessions was asked by Democratic Senator Al Franken what he would do if he learned of any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of the 2016 campaign, the Post reported.

"I’m not aware of any of those activities," Sessions responded, according to the Post. He added: "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians."

Officials said Sessions did not consider the conversations relevant[thumbsup] to the lawmakers’ questions and did not remember[eyeroll] in detail what he discussed with Kislyak, according to the Post.
 
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Sessions Met With Russian Ambassador but Didn’t Mislead Senate: Spokeswoman
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...dor-didn-t-mislead-senate-spokeswoman-n727966

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with the Russian ambassador to the United States before the presidential election last year, his spokeswoman confirmed, raising questions about whether he misled senators who inquired about the Trump campaign's ties to Russia.

Sessions' spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores, told NBC News that Sessions — who was then a Republican member of the Senate Armed Services Committee — did have a conversation with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak last year. The meeting was first reported by The Washington Post.

But she said "there was absolutely nothing misleading about his answer" because Sessions was asked during the hearing about "communications between Russia and the Trump campaign — not about meetings he took as a senator and a member of the Armed Services Committee."

Democrats raced to call for Sessions to resign or at least to recuse himself from the official investigation of alleged ties between Russian officials and President Donald Trump's campaign, contending that Sessions misled the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 10.

In a statement Wednesday night, Sessions said: "I have never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. I have no idea what this allegation is about. It is false."

The statement didn't expand on whether Sessions had met with Russian officials for any other reason. Sessions was the first sitting senator to endorse Trump, exactly one year ago, when he campaigned with Trump in Madison, Alabama.

Asked Jan. 10 by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, what he would do if he learned that "anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign," Sessions replied:

"I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign, and I did not have communications with the Russians, and I'm unable to comment on it."

Representatives of Sessions told NBC News that Sessions actually spoke twice with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak last year, once during a private meeting in Sessions' office in September.

Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, resigned last month after it was disclosed that Flynn misled Vice President Mike Pence and other senior officials about his communications with Kislyak. As attorney general, Sessions oversees the FBI, which is investigating alleged connections between Russia and Trump's campaign.

Democrats have called for an independent investigation, and on Wednesday night, some called for him to step down or at least to recuse himself from the official investigation.

"Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country and must resign," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California said.

"There must be an independent, bipartisan, outside commission to investigate the Trump political, personal and financial connections to the Russians," Pelosi said.

Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, also said Sessions "should resign immediately, and there is no longer any question that we need a truly independent commission to investigate this issue.

Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said: "It is essential that he recuse himself from any role in the investigation.

"This is not even a close call; it is a must," he said.

Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, tweeted: "If it turns out Sessions lied under oath, he of course will be [subject] to criminal prosecution & [should] immediately resign."

An official familiar with Sessions' interactions provided NBC News with a list of what was described as all of the then-senator's known visits with foreign ambassadors last year. The list includes the Sept. 8 meeting with Kislyak.

The official told NBC News that Sessions came in contact with Kislyak a second time at a public event organized in July by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative policy group, where he spoke informally with a small group of ambassadors, including Kislyak.

The official said Sessions often met with ambassadors, discussing bilateral relations and issues, both positive or negative. Ambassadors would often make "superficial comments" about election-related news, the official said. But it was not the substance of their discussions, the official said.
 
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At his Jan. 10 Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing, Sessions was asked by Democratic Senator Al Franken what he would do if he learned of any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of the 2016 campaign, the Post reported.

"I’m not aware of any of those activities," Sessions responded, according to the Post. He added: "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians."

Officials said Sessions did not consider the conversations relevant[thumbsup] to the lawmakers’ questions and did not remember[eyeroll] in detail what he discussed with Kislyak, according to the Post.
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Keep up the good fight, sister.
 
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Only 1 month in and it's already scandal after scandal + him speaking like a 2nd grader in his speeches. Utter embarrassment, absolutely an embarrassment.

Can we please impeach the guy? Hell, can we get rid of his entire administration. Republicans can hold on to presidency until 2020. Just pick a competent Republican and let him fill out a respectable cabinet. That's all I ask. I'm not demanding the Republicans to give up their precious power. Just find someone competent to run the show.

I was listening to John Kasich other day on a CBS interview and boy was I impressed. I don't agree with everything he says but he's a very well spoken, genuine guy. Why couldn't the Republicans pick a guy like that? He would have beat Hillary worse than Trump, he would have even won the popularity vote over Hillary.

Just don't understand why the Republicans had to nominate a crazy lunatic with thin skin that acts like a jealous teenage girl when he doesn't get his way. Then has a cabinet that is shady as hell.

I think Republicans should do some soul searching. They could have nominated anyone and won presidency. Why Trump?
 
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Only 1 month in and it's already scandal after scandal + him speaking like a 2nd grader in his speeches. Utter embarrassment, absolutely an embarrassment.

Can we please impeach the guy? Hell, can we get rid of his entire administration. Republicans can hold on to presidency until 2020. Just pick a competent Republican and let him fill out a respectable cabinet. That's all I ask. I'm not demanding the Republicans to give up their precious power. Just find someone competent to run the show.

I was listening to John Kasich other day on a CBS interview and boy was I impressed. I don't agree with everything he says but he's a very well spoken, genuine guy. Why couldn't the Republicans pick a guy like that? He would have beat Hillary worse than Trump, he would have even won the popularity vote over Hillary.

Just don't understand why the Republicans had to nominate a crazy lunatic with thin skin that acts like a jealous teenage girl when he doesn't get his way. Then has a cabinet that is shady as hell.

I think Republicans should do some soul searching. They could have nominated anyone and won presidency. Why Trump?
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I think Democrats should do some soul searching. I've never seem a political party, heck, a whole ideology disintegrate so quickly. Window busting, free speech hating thugs. Bring back the kind hearted pacifists.
 
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I think Democrats should do some soul searching. I've never seem a political party, heck, a whole ideology disintegrate so quickly. Window busting, free speech hating thugs. Bring back the kind hearted pacifists.
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And you said that you wasn't a Republican. LOL!

You do a lot of defending to not be a Republican like once again accusing me of being a Democrat because I don't share your opinion. Typical Republican/Democrat defense strategy when someone calls out their beloved party. Come out of the closet and just admit it, you're a Republican. You remind me of someone I know who claimed to be a Libertarian like me yet was deep down a die hard Republican. I called him out on it many times but he kept denying it. Denial can be a powerful thing. Just admit it, you're a Trump Republican.

Speaking of Republicans, what happened to that once glorious Party of Lincoln? Lincoln would be in disgust to see what his party has evolved into over the past century.
 
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And you said that you wasn't a Republican. LOL!

You do a lot of defending to not be a Republican like once again accusing me of being a Democrat because I don't share your opinion. Typical Republican/Democrat defense strategy when someone calls out their beloved party. Come out of the closet and just admit it, you're a Republican. You remind me of someone I know who claimed to be a Libertarian like me yet was deep down a die hard Republican. I called him out on it many times but he kept denying it. Denial can be a powerful thing. Just admit it, you're a Trump Republican.

Speaking of Republicans, what happened to that once glorious Party of Lincoln? Lincoln would be in disgust to see what his party has evolved into over the past century.
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Pointing out the self collapse of the Democratic Party doesn't make me a Republican. Thanks to the ineptitude of the Democratic Party, America is going to be stuck with a Republican super majority. One Party, thanks a f'n bunch. Just what we DON'T need, idiots.
 
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Pointing out the self collapse of the Democratic Party doesn't make me a Republican. Thanks to the ineptitude of the Democratic Party, America is going to be stuck with a Republican super majority. One Party, thanks a f'n bunch. Just what we DON'T need, idiots.
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There's a reason why I'm not defending the Democrat Party like you're defending the Republican Party. I'm not a Democrat.

I'm a Libertarian. The true party of small government, the true party of freedom, something Republicans hypocritically preach about. Perhaps that's why Republicans annoy me more than Democrats because all they talk about is small government but in reality, they love big government. Democrats don't hide who they are. They are who they are. They don't pretend to be anything different. For that, I can respect that despite disagreeing with them on many issues. At least they are honest with themselves. But Republicans are 2 faced. Claim to be one thing but deep down are complete opposite. That's why I call it the 2 Party Dictatorship. Both parties : Democrat and Republican are very much alike in more ways than both are willing to admit. Only difference between the 2 parties is the process but the final product is the same, big government. They just go about it differently.
 
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WVU82 said:
obstruct, slander & smear...

that's all you idiots have...

lol...
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like saying Obama isn't American or a Muslim? :popcorn:


(never understood why people labeled him that. Even if he was Muslim, what's the big deal? Our Founding Fathers wrote the 1st Amendment for a reason. No matter if someone is a janitor or the President, they are allowed to practice whatever religion they want freely
 
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You'll not convince me you're a Libertarian. You dug too deep a hole, by I encourage you keep exploring Libertarianism.
 
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lol...

sure you're a 3rd party Gary Johnson supporter...

lol...
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I did not vote for Gary Johnson, his VP nominee was on a talk show vouching for Hillary Clinton. Why would I vote for someone whose running mate was on a political talk show vouching for the opponent. I also didn't agree with some of him on a lot of things, he was far more of a Demcorat than Libertarian which probably explains why he was always kissing Hillary's *** and his running mate vouching for her on talk shows.

I wrote in Bob Huggins' name for President.
 
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You'll not convince me you're a Libertarian. You dug too deep a hole, by I encourage you keep exploring Libertarianism.
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I think we should have some regulation agencies. Drinking clean water is nice and having stop lights keeps things from getting messy.
 
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