Trump owns Russia

[wetwillie]

I don't think this is actually anything of substance.

The conversations or the apparent lying during confirmation?

I think he had conversations with Russian diplomat(s) that were not related to the trump campaign. 

[AbeFroman]

Why lie under oath if you have nothing to hide?

Direct quote from Sessions hearing:
"I did not have communications with the Russians"

No context from him that he didn't have communications with the Russians about the campaign/election. He said straight up that he didn't have any contact, and yet, he did.

[star seed 7]

I don't think this is actually anything of substance.

The conversations or the apparent lying during confirmation?

I think he had conversations with Russian diplomat(s) that were not related to the trump campaign.

Probably.

[Phil Titola]

I don't think this is actually anything of substance.

The conversations or the apparent lying during confirmation?

I think he had conversations with Russian diplomat(s) that were not related to the trump campaign.

I think you are right. My opinion is if you are asked that question about contacting Russia with everything else going on, you explain how you were in contact with Russia and why ....Don't mislead with a simple "no"....Had to know something would come out if he did.

[chum1]

The Washington Post contacted all 26 members of the 2016 Senate Armed Services Committee to see whether any lawmakers besides Sessions met with Kislyak in 2016. Of the 20 lawmakers who responded, every senator, including Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.), said they did not meet with the Russian ambassador last year. The other lawmakers on the panel did not respond as of Wednesday evening.

“Members of the committee have not been beating a path to Kislyak’s door,” a senior Senate Armed Services Committee staffer said, citing tensions in relations with Moscow. Besides Sessions, the staffer added, “There haven’t been a ton of members who are looking to meet with Kislyak for their committee duties.”

[steve dave]

is it normal to lie to congress and the VP about completely innocent meetings with people?

[Dugout DickStone]

is it normal to lie to congress and the VP about completely innocent meetings with people?

If you think you won't get caught

[AbeFroman]

is it normal to lie to congress and the VP about completely innocent meetings with people?

Pre-2017: No
2017: Apparently

[bucket]

I don't think this is actually anything of substance.

The conversations or the apparent lying during confirmation?

I think he had conversations with Russian diplomat(s) that were not related to the trump campaign.

I think you are right. My opinion is if you are asked that question about contacting Russia with everything else going on, you explain how you were in contact with Russia and why ....Don't mislead with a simple "no"....Had to know something would come out if he did.

It's a tad peculiar that he's the only member of the Armed Services Committee that met with a Russian ambassador, that had a closed door meeting with a Russian ambassador in his office, and let's not forget this "Russian ambassador" is also considered Russia's top spy and spy-recruiter.

[chum1]

His answer to Franken is fishy in itself. He doesn't answer the question he was asked and out of the blue issues a denial about his own involvement. WTF, dude?

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

Liberals are just beclowning themselves with this McCarthyism. Anything to undermine Trump.

[AbeFroman]

Yeah but were those tweets sent out under oath?

[LickNeckey]

Liberals are just beclowning themselves with this McCarthyism. Anything to undermine Trump.

i would agree that she should not be attorney general

 

[star seed 7]

She has served on a lot of committees that do involve talks with ambassadors, don't be lazy ksuw

[star seed 7]

In the 115th Congress, McCaskill will serve as ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. As of the 114th Congress, McCaskill served as a senior member of the Committee on Armed Services, Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and ranking member of the Special Committee on Aging and the United States Senate Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Before the Democrats lost control of the US Senate in the 2014 General Election, she had been the chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight and subsequently served as ranking member.

[Phil Titola]

Tweets don't equal sworn testimony to Senate but we all know this.

[wetwillie]

So is this a pretty open and shut case of perjury?  I assumed he knew he was operating in a gray area by answering the way he did.  I'd love to see him gone I just don't think this has the legs to get it done.

[star seed 7]

No, it's not open and shut. "I forgot" is the go to get out of perjury move

[Gooch]

[Dr Rick Daris]

between this and the Flynn stuff, we are either putting liars or complete idiots in pretty important positions.

[star seed 7]

Jeff sessions is both with a bucket full of assholes mixed in

[cfbandyman]

This is going to be sore that won't heal (unless he gets impeached and removed)

[K-S-U-Wildcats!]

The lib reactions to this....

Sessions was a senator. On the Armed Services Committee. He didn't meet with the Russian ambassador in a campaign capacity. He did not "lie under oath." Anyone with half a brain and without an ideological axe to grind knows Sessions was talking about meetings in a campaign capacity because that's the question he was answering.

This entire fake controversy is part of the steady drip drip drip of stories designed simply to pair "Trump" with "Russia." And you dumbasses are falling all over it. Congrats liberals - you have your birther movement. I wish you could see how deranged you've become.

[SdK]

You may be right. But simply being a Senator didn't stop him from talking about campaign related matters.

[star seed 7]

I thought we are a nation of laws and all that junk?