‘Oh you meant THOSE Russians’: Twitter hammers Jeff Sessions after recusal press conference
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday recused himself from any investigation into the 2016 presidential campaign, following a report published Wednesday indicating he failed to disclose meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during his Senate confirmation hearing in January.
The move comes after a growing number of Congressional leaders from both parties called for his recusal from investigations into the Trump campaign, with some Democratic leaders demanding his resignation as AG. Thursday morning, Sessions maintained he had “not met with any Russians at any time to discuss any political campaign,” and Donald Trump expressed continued confidence in his AG pic.
During his press conference, Sessions insisted he was already planning on recusing himself from investigations involving the Trump campaign prior to reports of his interactions with Kislyak. He also repeatedly insisted he could not recall specifics of his meeting with the ambassador.
The internet did not take Sessions’ hedging kindly.
Jeff Sessions sure seems like a totally clued in guy with a lot of knowledge about things happening around him.
— Paul Blumenthal (@PaulBlu) March 2, 2017
Sessions was so "taken aback" by Franken's question that he gave an answer that wasn't true to a question Franken didn't ask.
Hmmm
— Mazel Tov Cocktail (@AdamSerwer) March 2, 2017
"Oh you meant THOSE Russians." – Sessions, basically
— justin kanew (@justin_kanew) March 2, 2017
All the moron politicians who made Jeff Sessions AG: you were a moron then, you're a moron now, you'll be a moron tomorrow
— Pablo S. Torre (@PabloTorre) March 2, 2017
Does anyone believe anything #Sessions is saying? He lied under oath… so it's a bit difficult for me to believe anything he says now.
— Matthew Schueller (@booshoe37) March 2, 2017
Sessions remembering quite a bit about this meeting he didn't remember well before it appeared in the news https://t.co/FMzsCOP5IH
— Mark Berman (@markberman) March 2, 2017
Sessions is lying. Anyone would remember any meeting with the Russian ambassador while allegations of election tampering were rampant.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) March 2, 2017
#Sessions sounds like a teenager trying to explain to his mom how the tv got broke while she was at work #idontrecall #mymemoryisfuzzy
— Ty Nathoshe (@TyTyG3) March 2, 2017
Like a finely-tuned machine, wasn't it? #sessions #trump #GOP #russia
— Jim Coyle (@coyleWERDZ) March 2, 2017
How can a person with such a poor memory possibly function as the attorney general of the United States? #Sessions
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 2, 2017
How would prosector Jefferson Sessions deal with a witness who repeatedly answers questions with "I was flustered" & "I don't recall?"
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions is recusing himself from the Russia probes so he can get back to his real passion: all-white juries.
— Ben Dreyfuss (@bendreyfuss)
Recusal is not enough.
Resignation is not enough.
Jeff Sessions must wear the American flag like a diaper while we all tickle him.
— Dan Ozzi (@danozzi) March 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions on his way out Washington like pic.twitter.com/Pl0goZ551N
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) March 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions makes me long for the days of being disgusted by @KellyannePolls feet on the couch.
Simpler times.
— John Henson (@John_Henson) March 2, 2017
Sessions: I shouldn't be involved in investigating campaign I had a role in
NOW can Elizabeth Warren finish reading from Coretta Scott King?— Karen DaltonBeninato (@kbeninato) March 2, 2017
On the upside, recusing from Russia investigation gives Sessions more time to focus on cracking down on voter fraud.
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) March 2, 2017
America: Did you meet with Russian ambassadors?!
Jeff Sessions: What's Russia? pic.twitter.com/ZJ3oouOsZE
— The Root (@TheRoot) March 2, 2017
Lyudmila Laptander, an activist advocating autonomy for her mineral-rich Nenets region in the Russian Arctic, worries authorities are planning to sacrifice its traditions for the promise of economic enrichment.
"If Nenets is merged with another region, I worry that no one will look after our language or our traditions, and that our small villages in the tundra will be forgotten," said Laptander, 61, a member of the Yasavey cultural group.
The autonomous region on the edge of the Arctic Ocean was gripped by protests in May against the government's plans to integrate it with neighbouring Arkhangelsk.
The coronavirus pandemic has led millions of people to embrace meetings via Zoom, but admittedly, those can be as tedious as in-person conferences.
So one animal sanctuary in Canada, in dire need of cash after being forced to close to visitors, found a way to solve both problems.
Meet Buckwheat, a donkey at the Farmhouse Garden Animal Home, who is ready to inject some fun into your humdrum work-from-home office day -- for a price.
"Hello. We are crashing your meeting, we are crashing your meeting -- this is Buckwheat," says sanctuary volunteer Tim Fors, introducing the gray and white animal on a Zoom call.
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