Exclusive: Sources contradict Sessions' testimony he opposed Russia outreach

[MelissaB]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony that he opposed a proposal for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional committees.

Sessions testified before Congress in November 2017 that he “pushed back” against the proposal made by former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos at a March 31, 2016 campaign meeting. Then a senator from Alabama, Sessions chaired the meeting as head of the Trump campaign’s foreign policy team.

“Yes, I pushed back,” Sessions told the House Judiciary Committee on Nov. 14, when asked whether he shut down Papadopoulos’ proposed outreach to Russia. Sessions has since also been interviewed by Mueller.

Three people who attended the March campaign meeting told Reuters they gave their version of events to FBI agents or congressional investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 election. Although the accounts they provided to Reuters differed in certain respects, all threes, who declined to be identified, said Sessions had expressed no objections to Papadopoulos’ idea.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-sessions-exclusive/exclusive-sources-contradict-sessions-testimony-he-opposed-russia-outreach-idUSKBN1GU0NC

[lark]

1. Sessions is going down!

But not until Mueller has finished.

[MelissaB]

2. Anyone else think this is the beginning of blowback for Sessions firing McCabe?

I hope there is more to come.

[MelissaB]

3. This earns a Boom from the baby canon.

Link to tweet

[shraby]

6. You're going to need a bigger cannon, Ben.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. LOL

[CelticWinter]

4. and the dominos will fall---nt

[Garion_55]

5. is this coming out now on purpose?

the trump people have held this information until they were 100% ready to fire him? this will be the reason? then they can get someone in there to fire mueller?

this whole thing is bizarre

[Achilleaze]

7. The republican Perjurer General is a shitty liar

He should train with Dirty Donny* who is the Greatest Liar of All Time.

* aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[jpak]

8. They are all lying Putin-loving sacks of shite

yup

[ffr]

9. Get thee to the greatest page. Pronto!

[sandensea]

10. I doubt there's a word out of Sessions mouth that can't be contradicted by sheer evidence

Except in his secret Klan meetings, of course; he's presumably a little more forthright with them.

[grantcart]

11. "All threes", even journalists have to look out for auto correct.

[workinclasszero]

13. Herr Trump's long knifes are out this weekend!

Get ready Mr. Mueller you are the end target!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

14. The Keebler elf lied?

No more cookies for him.

[errant boy]

15. FACTS Contradict Jeffy

Not just "sources." This sad excuse for an Administration is filled with nothing but liars!

[wishstar]

16. But when first asked, Sessions denied any such meeting and only recalled when picture came out

He claimed that he didn't remember any such meeting until that picture revealed he was there with Papadopolous so he changed his story to say that his memory was jogged enough to recall he had pushed back