Dem senators want probe into Sessions over Comey firing
Source: The Hill
BY JORDAIN CARNEY - 05/17/17 10:15 AM EDT
Democratic senators want the Justice Department's top watchdog to probe Attorney General Jeff Sessions's role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.
Eleven Democrats sent a letter to Michael Horowitz, DOJ's inspector general, asking if Sessions's "direct role" in Comey's firing violated his pledge to recuse himself from the investigation into Russia's election meddling.
"His involvement seems to be a clear violation of his recusal, and can only be construed as an attempt to influence an ongoing investigation that threatens to examine his own role in the 2016 presidential campaign, as well other elements of President Trump’s campaign and administration," the Democrats wrote in the letter.
Sessions decided to recuse himself after The Washington Post reported that he had spoken to the Russian ambassador during the campaign, contradicting testimony he gave during his confirmation hearing before the Judiciary Committee. But the Democratic senators argued that Sessions "appears to have been intimately involved" with Comey's firing, pointing to reports that Sessions was a part of the talks ahead of the decision and Trump's initial statement that his decision was based on a recommendation from Sessions and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/333800-dem-senators-want-probe-into-sessions-over-comey-firing
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But then again, perjury concerning your russian entanglements is OK if you are a republican (IOKIYAR).
Go, Dems!
Along with the rest of the pack of criminals!
