WOW!: Sessions not disclosing contacts w/Russians because it would invade his "personal privacy"

[kpete]

But it is not clear Sessions was acting in his official when he met with Kislyak during the campaign. As the Wall Street Journal has reported, one of Sessions’ meetings with Kislyak happened at the Republican National Convention — an event Sessions traveled to and from using campaign funds. What’s more, a person who was at the RNC told the Journal that Sessions and Kislyak discussed the Trump campaign.



In the margin of the single-page disclosure released on Thursday, Sessions cites two statutory justifications for not disclosing information about his meetings with Russians. Both of them claim disclosure*** “would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”***



In late May, CNN broke news that Sessions — arguably Trump’s highest-profile supporter in Congress during the campaign — didn’t disclose any meetings he had with Russian officials on a security clearance form he filed ahead of becoming attorney general, despite being required “to list ‘any contact’ he or his family had with a ‘foreign government’ or its ‘representatives’ over the past seven years.”


https://thinkprogress.org/jeff-sessions-blank-sheet-of-paper-russia-contacts-9f9050877e96

[Achilleaze]

1. republican perjurers placing "personal privacy" over America's security

totally sucks out loud.

Sessions needs to be prosecuted for perjury and collusion with an enemy of the USA.

His craven, boot-licking submission to the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief is shameful on an epic scale.

[malaise]

2. LOCK HIM UP

NOW

[kstewart33]

20. Astonishing. The top law enforcement officer in the US won't cooperate in a federal investigation.

In the end, it probably won't matter. Mueller will get the goods on Sessions via another route. Probably via Flynn, Page, or Manafort.

[jehop61]

3. Since personal privacy

is so important, why all the anti abortion laws piling up?

[volstork]

5. Excellent point.

Privacy is only important if you are a misogynistic, racist, homophobic leader in the pub party. All others need not apply.

[bettyellen]

6. Amazing isn't it?

[leftstreet]

11. +1

[smirkymonkey]

19. Exactly! What a hypocrite!

Why are there certain rules for us that they are exempted from? This is bullshit!

[Sanity Claws]

4. Then his security clearance should be immediately revoked

He is not entitled to a security clearance. It is a privilege. To get a security clearance, it seems that all contacts, whether allegedly personal or in a formal capacity, are relevant.

[SusanaMontana41]

17. That's a good start. eom

[GeorgeGist]

7. IOW ...

He's guilty of collusion.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. It just shows how stupid he is

That this stupid answer was the best he could come up with. He could at least claim that public disclosure would harm national security. That answer is just as untrue, but it's at least an argument.

[brush]

9. HTF does he think he can be AG while worried about personal privacy?

What are you hiding, Beauregard?

The top cop in the land should be the most transparent person in the land.

[VermontKevin]

10. Sounds like hookers to me.

[oasis]

12. Weasely termite. nt

[librechik]

13. As a a fine southern gentleman he's entitled

They're only discussing which title he wants. Your Royal Highness, Duke of Alabama, or simply Lord of the New Comfederacy. They'll settle after The Russians crown Trump Emperor of the expanded Russian Protectorate.

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. I don't see why this is so difficult for him.

Obviously, nothing he can say or do now can fix this - he's irrevocably lost his security virginity, so to speak. But, what seems equally obvious to me is.....if you don't want to conform to the requirements, don't join. If you want to drink alcohol more than you want to be a Mormon, please...by all means, don't be a Mormon.

[Mr. Ected]

15. And Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky wasn't a matter of personal privacy?

Let's not forget: the FBI was already certain that Sessions would recuse himself from the Trump/Russia investigation prior to its happening. To date, we still have no idea what formed the basis of that opinion.

Something tells me it wasn't over privacy matters.

[Stryst]

16. Dude, Jeff....

When I got my security clearance in the Air Force, they called my freaking MOM. I had to remember every place I had EVER lived, and try to do a pretty good job of telling them every person I had ever interacted with. And while this interview was going on, they were going over my personal communication and finance with a fine tooth comb.

All of that was so that I would be allowed to calibrate equipment in high security labs. You want a leadership position for the greatest empire the world has ever seen. So suck it the f**k up and either be honest, or quit, but quit fence sitting and hoping that nothing sticks to you. It's starting to sicken us.

[pangaia]

18. Nobody with a name like Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III deserves

personal privacy.