Trump demands what hes unwilling to provide: loyalty

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Eventually, everyone in this town seems to wind up with the word “poor” in front of his or her name.

Such a fate is especially likely if one has associated with Donald Trump. As in, Poor Attorney General Jeff Sessions. He is latest to the firing line that has included such formerlys as FBI Director James Comey, national security adviser Michael Flynn and acting-Attorney General Sally Yates, as well as the “voluntarily resigned” — press secretary Sean Spicer, and Communications Director Michael Dubke.

Trump has begun making inquiries about firing Sessions, barring a resignation prompted by the president’s tweeted attempts at shaming him into resigning. His crime? A perceived lack of loyalty. Having recused himself from involvement in the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation — and, therefore, from defending the president, as Trump sees it — Sessions is no longer useful. (For the record, Sessions did reportedly offer to resign at one point.)

Speaking of loyalty, Trump offers little of what he expects from others. Way back in early 2016, when few were willing to sidle up to the Republican front-runner, Sessions bet the farm on this reality-show celebrity. He was the first sitting senator to endorse Trump, trading his legacy for the near-certain promise of a top position in the new administration.

Whatever Sessions’ hopes for the job, Trump apparently assumed that the attorney general would serve at his pleasure, regardless of what inconvenient ethics might preclude Sessions from also acting as the president’s personal defense attorney — that is, should any pre-emptive measures prove inadequate to thwart unwanted scrutiny.

Sessions’ recusal wasn’t only correct but probably unavoidable. It was revealed the day before his announcement that he had twice met with then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, in July and September of 2016, despite having said during his confirmation hearing that he hadn’t. Like so many others who joined the Trump White House, Sessions seemed to have forgotten the meetings.

http://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/parker-trump-demands-what-hes-unwilling-to-provide-loyalty/?utm_source=DAILY+HERALD&utm_campaign=476db58dab-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d81d073bb4-476db58dab-228635337

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1. I've said this before and I think it's worth repeating

Why is no one highlighting the fact that Trump said "If I had known he would have recused himself, I would never have appointed him AG"??

Sessions was nominated for that position in Nov '16, just days after the election! So Trump is revealing, either indirectly or directly, that he knew even then that he would require protection from an investigation and he anticipated needing cover from Sessions!!!! It's astounding to me that Trump hasn't been called out for this statement!