‘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
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The Miami Herald has another bombshell report on Jeffrey Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail while waiting to stand trial on federal sex crimes charges.
"A decade ago, during a brief stint in Palm Beach County Jail, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein made an odd purchase at the facility’s store: two pairs of small women’s panties, size 5," the Herald reported Saturday night.
The newspaper noted, "the panties raise questions about why a childless male inmate, accused of sexually abusing girls as young as 14, would be allowed to buy female undergarments so small that they wouldn’t fit an average-sized adult woman."
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White nationalist Republican ridiculed after only 2 people show up for his town hall meeting
Embattled Rep. Steve King (R-IA) suffered further humiliation on Saturday when only two people showed up for his town hall meeting with Iowa constituents.
King, who was stripped of all committee assignments for his white nationalism, was been an embarrassment for Republicans with his constant racism and misogyny.
A photo of the town hall meeting was posted on Twitter by Reuters photo editor Corinne Perkins.
https://twitter.com/corinne_perkins/status/1162806565109473280
Rep. King was quickly mocked in the comments.
Here's some of what people were saying:
https://twitter.com/sedespres/status/1162811223186006018
Blue Texas? Democrats have long dreamt of winning Texas’s 38 electoral votes in the presidential election. That may still be a long shot, but a recent “Texodus” from Congress has given new talk to a political transformation across the Lone Star State that could have massive ramifications down the ballot and for decades to come.
This article was originally posted at Salon.
Four of the state’s GOP members of Congress have announced their retirements in recent weeks, an unusual torrent of departures signaling that a storm is coming. And evidence shows that it’s not just hitting Texas’s federal delegation. It’s coming to Austin, too.
GOP leadership tells House Republicans to lie about white supremacist gun massacres – call it ‘violence from the Left’
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‘Pure baloney’: Conservative busts Trump over his bogus reason for holding off on some China tariffs
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