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(32,617 posts)By staying he hopes to limit the Russian investigation of himself.
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Thrill
(19,178 posts)He doesn't have a Senate seat to just go back to
Eyeball_Kid
(7,440 posts)Paladin
(28,281 posts)OF COURSE Sessions will hang around.
stopbush
(24,397 posts)FM123
(10,054 posts)Paladin
(28,281 posts)Renew Deal
(81,893 posts)He might be staying to protect the department from Trump... But I doubt it
Paladin
(28,281 posts)A quick review of his political history will confirm that.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Just because his intentions might not be righteous in reality doesn't mean they aren't in his own mind.
Renew Deal
(81,893 posts)It's a longshot. But it's also obvious that him resigning would open the gates of hell for that department.
Paladin
(28,281 posts)Sessions staying on empowers trump to wipe his ass with the Justice Department, at will. Congressional hearings on whoever trump came up with as Sessions' successor would have been a media spectacle, eroding what little is left of trump's public standing. The dirty little Confederate's lack of guts and self-respect just serves to prolong things.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)Than any semblance of pride or dignity. He'd rather make sure nonviolent drug offenders get longer sentences or make sure civil asset forfeiture is still taking from black people.
There's not much time left for (some members of) his generation to set back the clock...