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MelissaB

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7. We can thank Al Franken AGAIN!!!!

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 04:20 PM

Mar 2018

According to the sources, McCabe authorized the criminal inquiry after a top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, and then-Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., wrote a letter in March 2017 to the FBI urging agents to investigate "all contacts" Sessions may have had with Russians, and "whether any laws were broken in the course of those contacts or in any subsequent discussion of whether they occurred."

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EXCLUSIVE: Fired FBI official (McCabe) authorized criminal probe of Sessions, sources say [View all] fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 OP

K&R..For visibility... HipChick Mar 2018 #1

His firing was obstruction of justice. Kingofalldems Mar 2018 #2

Oh My! malaise Mar 2018 #3

Well if Rethugs were informed in a closed door session.... magicarpet Mar 2018 #4

Uh-oh...that certainly could lead to something. MineralMan Mar 2018 #5

. Guy Whitey Corngood Mar 2018 #6

We can thank Al Franken AGAIN!!!! MelissaB Mar 2018 #7

What a horrific crime that has been committed against him poboy2 Mar 2018 #8

I couldn't agree more. MelissaB Mar 2018 #9

Yep. Damn, I miss him! fleur-de-lisa Mar 2018 #10

+1 dalton99a Mar 2018 #17

No conflict of interest there lame54 Mar 2018 #11

So, sessions not aware of mccabe's investigation - did sessions lie - again - asiliveandbreathe Mar 2018 #12

Mueller can't move fast enough SallyHemmings Mar 2018 #13

Sessions lawyers reportedly says he was told by Special Counsel triron Mar 2018 #19

I sure HOPE youre correct... SkyDaddy7 Apr 2018 #23

I don't see how he could not know if any republicans were told. shraby Mar 2018 #14

Absolutely eleny Mar 2018 #15

Where is msnbc? triron Mar 2018 #16

Little elves don't do well in prison. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2018 #18

If you come at these assholes, you best not miss IronLionZion Mar 2018 #20

So the investigation found what? BSdetect Mar 2018 #21

with sessions in charge, i bet we'll never know spanone Mar 2018 #22