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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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From: bentway3/2/2017 12:40:43 PM
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This is worse than the Michael Flynn cover-up:

Then-Senator Jeff Sessions met twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Justice Department officials said today. But during his confirmation hearing to become Attorney General, when asked about possible contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, Sessions failed to disclose these meetings (Sessions was a key player in the Trump campaign).

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.

1. Why did the Justice Department disclose these meetings now? Probably because the intelligence agencies discovered them and told the Justice Department about them, and feared Sessions could be compromised by the Russians if he didn't disclose them publicly.

2. What reason did Senator Sessions have for meeting twice with Russia’s ambassador? It wasn’t senatorial business, so it must have been Trump campaign business. Which means it was likely about Russian interference in the U.S. election.

3. So how can Sessions oversee the FBI’s investigation of possible Trump connections with the Russians over Russian interference in the election? He can’t. Even recusing himself from the FBI’s investigation wouldn’t be nearly adequate to ensure the integrity of the investigation.

Which is why either (1) Sessions has to resign, or (2) he has to appoint an independent Special Prosecutor to pursue the investigation.

Robert Reich
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