Trump Has Been Obsessed With Payback Against Jeff Sessions Instead Of Coronavirus
As coronavirus is spreading through the nation and killing thousands, Trump is focused on stopping Jeff Sessions from winning back his Senate seat.
As coronavirus is spreading through the nation and killing thousands, Trump is focused on stopping Jeff Sessions from winning back his Senate seat.
Trump attacked his former Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday morning and in the process admitted that he obstructed justice.
The Mueller report revealed Lewandowski knew what he was doing was wrong regarding helping Trump obstruct justice.
When Matthew Whitaker assumed the role of acting attorney general in November 2018 after Attorney General Jeff Sessions was fired, it was part of a nefarious scheme by Donald Trump to subvert the Justice Department’s chain of command. Whitaker, an outsider, told friends at the time that his purpose for taking the job was “to…
Jerry Nadler, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, has taken the first steps for his powerful committee to fully investigate crimes committed by Donald Trump and members of his administration connected with the kidnapping of children from their parents at the Mexican border. Trump, along with then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen…
The problems of acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker keep piling up. Already he has gotten into hot water for past comments that were critical of the Mueller probe . Then he found out that he is being investigated for fraud by House Democrats. And several senators have brought a lawsuit saying his appointment is unconstitutional….
President Donald Trump on Thursday tore into Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, saying that investigators have “gone absolutely nuts” and that they are “a disgrace” to the country. “The inner workings of the Mueller investigation are a total mess. They have found no collusion and have gone absolutely nuts,” Trump tweeted. “They are screaming…
According to a friend of former FBI Director James Comey , the dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions may not matter. He says it is probably too late to stop the Mueller investigation. Writing at the Atlantic, Lawfare editor Benjamin Wittes gave ten legitimate reasons why Trump’s firing of Sessions was “too little, too late.”…
The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker previously lead a mysterious right-wing organization that existed to issue false statements against Democrats. According to The Daily Beast Whitaker worked as executive director of the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT). Last year FACT had defended then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions for telling…
President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are attempting to frighten and intimidate voters by making false charges of voter fraud. Both of them issued strong warnings on Monday about the threat of voter fraud in Tuesday’s elections. This is a continuation of Trump’s claims that massive voter fraud marred his 2016 election. These…
George Papadopoulos said on ABC’s This Week that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was an excited supporter of a potential Trump/Putin campaign meeting, which means that Jeff Sessions might have been caught telling a big lie to the Senate.
George Papadopoulos has told ABC News that he clearly remembers Attorney General Jeff Sessions giving a go-ahead to a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, contrary to what Sessions told the U.S. Senate under oath. “Jeff Sessions was “quite enthusiastic” about setting up a meeting between Trump and Putin, according to George Papadopoulos. Sessions…
Bob Woodward’s new book on Trump contains an account of Trump mocking Southern accents and referring to Attorney General Jeff Sessions as “mentally retarded.”
There have been a lot of discussions about President Donald Trump firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions lately. It’s not just that Trump has been publicly attacking Sessions, because that is nothing new. He’s been doing that almost from the beginning of his presidency, ever since Sessions decided to recuse himself from the Russia investigation. So…
President Donald Trump continued his insane obsessions about Jeff Sessions , the FBI and his 2016 campaign rival with an early Saturday morning tweetstorm that shows he is fighting back hard against all of the bad news facing him. If anyone thought Trump would capitulate in any way after Michael Cohen, David Pecker and Allen…
The feud between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions continued on Friday morning as Trump hit back at Sessions’ Thursday comments where he defended himself against Trump’s attacks. Trump had criticized Sessions and the Justice Department in a Fox News interview broadcast on Thursday. He went through a long list of complaints about…
Donald Trump went bonkers on Twitter on Saturday, accusing Attorney General Jeff Sessions of being “scared stiff and missing in action.” It was the latest episode in his ongoing attacks against his own Justice Department. The president continues to say that people in his administration acted inappropriately in their investigation of his presidential campaign’s connections with…
A judge has threatened Attorney General Jeff Sessions with contempt of court after he tried to deport a mother and child whose immigration case appeal is still being heard.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, alleging the “evisceration of asylum protections” in refusing to consider domestic and gang violence as worthy criteria for granting asylum. “BREAKING: We’re suing Jeff Sessions for illegally denying asylum protections to immigrants fleeing domestic violence and gang brutality. These…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Monday he will move forward with the Trump administration’s goal to completely repeal and rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Sessions comments came after a judge’s ruling last week that the controversial but very popular DACA program must be put back in place and made operational….
President Donald J. Trump was on Twitter Wednesday telling Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he should “un-recuse himself” from Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. Trump made clear that he wants his attorney general to shut down the entire Russia probe. Trump tweeted on Wednesday morning: “This is a terrible situation…
The Attorney General of the United States, Jeff Sessions, laughed and joined in as students chanted lock her up while he gave a speech in DC.
Trump’s House Republican defenders are making a new move to shut down the Mueller investigation by impeaching Rod Rosenstein.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is continuing his war on refugees and asylum seekers. On Tuesday he officially rescinded Department of Justice (DOJ) guidance from 2011 which said that refugees and asylum seekers coming to the United States have the right to work while in this country. The 2011 guidance was in the form of a…
According to Attorney General Jeff Sessions , the Bible justifies ripping migrant children from their parents’ arms. Last week Sessions cited apostle Paul’s “clear and wise command” when defending the administration’s new practice. Sessions also said that the Trump administration policy of separating families is “not unusual or unjustified.” Sessions is a lifelong practicing Methodist,…
In a new interview with the Washington Post, the person in charge of the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance immigration policy in the Rio Grande Valley said that the number of children taken from their parents would likely double in the coming months. The Rio Grande is now the busiest segment of the U.S.-Mexico border as more…
During the first six weeks of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy nearly 2,000 children were separated from their parents at the U.S. border with Mexico. A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday that the separations took place from April 19 to May 31 of this year. The zero tolerance policy…
Joe Scarborough used to be a Republican Congressman from Florida, but now the co-host of the popular MSNBC show Morning Joe is one of President Donald Trump’s strongest critics. On Friday, Scarborough lambasted Trump, Jeff Sessions and immigration enforcement officials for their new policies and practices used in dealing with undocumented immigrants entering the United States from…
A very prominent evangelical leader has issued a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump and has severely criticized the actions of his administration. Franklin Graham, the son of famous evangelist Billy Graham, has been one of Trump’s strongest supporters since he announced he was running for president. But now he has come out strongly…
It’s supposed to be a temporary shelter for children but life in the largest licensed child care facility in the nation looks more like incarceration. The facility is a former Walmart converted for children brought into the U.S. illegally. It currently is home to about 1,500 boys ranging in age from 10 to 17 years.
President Donald Trump was up early posting on Twitter today, and he once again picked on some of his favorite targets, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions . At 7:31 a.m. Trump tweeted: “The Russian Witch Hunt Hoax continues, all because Jeff Sessions didn’t tell me he was going to recuse himself…I would have quickly picked someone…
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa seems like a hick from the cornfields but is actually one of the most powerful people in Washington. He is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and may single-handedly be protecting Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein from being fired by President Donald Trump. Yesterday there…
Trump proved that he is own worst enemy by going on a Twitter tirade against his own attorney general even though Special Counsel Robert Mueller is already investigating him for trying to obstruct justice through Jeff Sessions. Trump tweeted: Rep.Trey Gowdy, “I don’t think so, I think what the President is doing is expressing frustration…
While President Donald Trump was telling Attorney General Jeff Sessions to charge Oakland, California, Mayor Libby Schaaf with obstruction of justice, she was at Harvard University discussing her plan to give every Oakland child the chance to attend college. This story highlights the difference between people like Trump and Sessions who want to destroy people’s’…
The pressure Trump and Sessions put on Wray is a sign that they are worried about the growing obstruction of justice case.
“As a former prosecutor, I can tell you that this just screams out consciousness of guilt. All these actions the president’s taking to try to protect himself from the investigation.”
Sen. Cory Gardner (R-CO) made it official on the Senate floor. He is putting a hold on all Trump DOJ nominees after Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared war on legal cannabis.
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude on pursuing criminal charges.
“What if it’s not Robert Mueller who gets fired? What if it’s Rod Rosenstein or Jeff Sessions, either of whom could start the process that would result in the end of the Mueller investigation?”
When asked by the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) if Trump ever directed him to hinder the Russia investigation, Attorney General Jeff Sessions refused to answer the question.
During an interview on MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) said that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath to the House Judiciary Committee.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions blew up and yelled that it wasn’t fair when he was accused of perjury during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) left Attorney General Jeff Sessions speechless by asking him if he plans on upholding Trump’s campaign promise to put Hillary Clinton in jail.
Rep. Jim Jordan asked Sessions what it would take to get a special counsel to investigate Hillary Clinton, and Sessions shot him down by telling him that it would take a factual basis.
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday he now recalls a meeting in March 2016 that has come under scrutiny as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into whether President Donald Trump’s election campaign colluded with Russia.
Senate Democrats on Thursday demanded that Attorney General Jeff Sessions be recalled to testify on the Trump campaign’s Russia contacts following the disclosure of an effort to set up a meeting for then-Republican candidate Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The former Trump foreign policy adviser who flipped and is cooperating with FBI on the Russia investigation was supervised by Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the campaign.
If anything, the biggest take away from Sessions’ testimony is that while Sessions is taking action on Russian interference in commercial matters, he’s satisfied with doing a “review” of interference in our elections.
The combination of drama, Orwellian policy, Trump’s latest comments and gestures are designed to shock, traumatize, overwhelm and envelope us in the darkness of authoritarianism.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions supposedly recused himself, but that didn’t stop him from using a radio interview to interfere in the Russia investigation.
Sessions was so upset by the lashing Trump gave him that he sent a letter of resignation to the White House and called the Oval Office episode “the most humiliating experience in decades of public life.”
It remains to be seen whether Congress can pass legislation that will shield Dreamers from deportation, but it’s clear the Trump is already regretting the move he made on Tuesday.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions tried to defend Trump as condemning racists and white supremacists on CBS This Morning, but his whole argument fell apart when Charlie Rose pointed out that the President never said any of those things.
Donald Trump is one of the least popular presidents in history, but his Justice Department led by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is setting the stage for Republicans to carry out a massive voter purge at the state level ahead of the 2018 and 2020 elections.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants to attack the legal marijuana industry, but the AG’s own task force has shot him down.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he would issue subpoenas for journalists to get them to give up their sources for White House leaks.
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) told Donald Trump on the Senate floor to forget about trying to use the Senate’s August recess to kill the Russia investigation by firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions and appointing a new AG.
“Trump has been talking privately about how he might replace Sessions and possibly sidestep Senate oversight, four people familiar with the issue said.”
The White House is destroying itself in real time, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions is described as being enraged over President Trump’s attacks against him, but he has no plans to give Trump what he wants by quitting as AG.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called Trump suggesting an investigation into Hillary Clinton “highly inappropriate.”
The MSNBC host warned that Trump could replace Jeff Sessions without needing confirmation if he made the appointment while the Senate is on vacation.
In the past, Cruz said that he didn’t think it was necessary to appoint a special counsel to look into Trump’s ties to Russia.
US spy agencies intercepted Russian communications that detail Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussing Trump campaign related issues with the Russians. Sessions is not only a perjurer, but he has been caught working with the Russians to help Trump win the election.
During an off camera gaggle, Deputy White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders threw Attorney General Jeff Sessions under the bus and said that Trump regrets appointing the AG.
Several events, ranging from the House passage of several anti-immigration laws and Jeff Sessions’ partnership with Kris Kobach to suppressing the vote nationwide, mean the Sessions DOJ is just a White House Surrogate. Earlier on Thursday, the House passed several bills to coincide with Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda. One of the laws seeks to punish…
On Thursday, Attorney-General Jeff Sessions told Federal Prosecutors he is committed to prosecuting hate crimes. Why don’t I believe him? During Sessions’ speech he pledged “to protect the civil rights of all Americans — and we will not tolerate the targeting of any community in our country” I feel so much better about the rise…
All Democrats from the House Judiciary and Oversight committees demanded that the Department of Justice investigate Attorney General Jeff Sessions for violating his “recusal” from the Russia investigation by collaborating in the firing of former FBI head James Comey.
A Russia lobbyist is contradicting the testimony of Attorney General Jeff Sessions by stating that he attended two dinners hosted by Sessions during the 2016 campaign.
During an interview on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) responded to Jeff Sessions’ testimony, by calling on the Attorney General to come before the Judiciary Committee so that the Minnesota Senator can question him.
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) didn’t buy for a second that Jeff Sessions didn’t understand his question when he lied under oath in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Franken accused Sessions of trying to whitewash and downplay his lie and urged the Attorney General to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
You’re probably hearing a lot of this because it’s the Republican talking point. But it’s only meant for those who really don’t understand the most basic ideas about our government. That is to say, it’s meant for the Trump base.
If there was one devastating lesson to come out of Jeff Sessions’ testimony it was that Donald Trump never showed concern to the Attorney General about the Russia election hacking.
Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) accused Jeff Sessions of obstructing the Russia investigation by refusing to answer questions.
During Jeff Sessions testimony Sen. James Risch (R-ID) compared secret meetings with Russians to bumping into someone at the grocery store.
During his testimony before the Senate Intel Committee, Jeff Sessions confirmed that Comey did not want to be left alone with Trump.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn’t deny that he met with Russians, but said that he didn’t recall meeting with Russians. Sessions also denied colluding with Russians specifically but didn’t deny working with Russia on the campaign.
Jeff Sessions is in big trouble, no matter what he tells the Senate Intelligence Committee.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions tried to get out of testifying in public, but the Senate Intelligence Committee is debating whether to deny the AG’s request to testify in closed session.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become a key target of Democrats and those who are demanding answers in the Russia investigation.
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) told Senate Intelligence Committee leadership that the public has a right to hear the testimony of Jeff Sessions, so the committee should hold the Attorney General’s hearing in public.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is being potentially investigated by the Russia investigation special counsel for obstruction of justice related to the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Sen. Al Franken stated for the first time that he sent a letter to the FBI asking them to investigate Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Now, we have two of the letters.
During an interview with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell on The Last Word, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) revealed that he sent a letter to the FBI after he found out about Jeff Sessions unreported contact with Russian ambassador.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is warning that if Attorney General Jeff Sessions did have more meetings with the Russian ambassador that he didn’t disclose, then Sessions committed big time perjury.
Regardless of the motivations behind the latest Trump move, it’s clear the Russians are getting exactly what they had hoped for by helping this president win the White House in 2016.
If he had a third meeting with Kislyak last year, as the new reporting suggests, it would be not the first or second time the attorney general lied about his meetings Russian officials – it would be the third.
Jeff Sessions can’t stop lying about his contacts with Russian officials during last year’s campaign.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was not about the special counsel until after the deputy attorney general has signed the letter making the appointment.
Prosecutors have discretion to low-ball charges as justice requires, and are ethically bound to do so. Sessions says to throw the book at suspects instead. This is bad for decent-minded prosecutors and corrodes public trust in government.
Why is Sessions involved in this decision if he has supposedly recused himself from all things related to Russia?
Jeff Sessions still hasn’t filled even one of the 93 vacant U.S. Attorney positions he needs to operate, much less “get tough on crime.”
During an interview on ABC’s This Week, Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions fell apart and admitted that Mexico isn’t paying for the wall, but that Trump will get the money, “one way or another.”
Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions referred to Hawaii as an island in the Pacific and appeared shocked that one of the 50 states could block Trump’s Muslim ban.
“If you supply a warrant to the city of Chicago, we will absolutely honor that warrant. But you’ve got to get a warrant.”
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was asked by reporters if he gave Trump any information that Trump Tower was wiretapped during the campaign. He answered by saying, “um, no.”
The reason they want more time? Because evidence to substantiate Trump’s bogus and dangerous claim does not exist.
“It’s the KGB agents running around the West Wing or the national security council.”
After a poll came out Wednesday showing that a majority of voters say Attorney General Jeff Sessions should resign because they believe he lied under oath about his meetings with a Russian ambassador, oops, he did it again — there was that one other time!
Sen. Al Franken told CNN’s Jake Tapper that he thinks Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions committed perjury, and he wants Sessions back in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee to explain himself.
“You don’t need to ask a separate branch of government, the Congress, to go find out what the executive branch obviously knows.”