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Buckeyeblue

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20. Russia was already in the news

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 10:24 AM

Mar 2017

He knew it was a hot topic. If he regularly had conversations with foreign ambassadors that he instantly forgot about, he should have had someone double check to refresh his memory.

And that's bullshit. One thing these politicans have in common is an excellent memory. They all have excellent recall. It's what makes them able to do what they do.

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Bush's ethics lawyer on Sessions talks with Russia ambassador: 'Good way to go to jail' [View all] babylonsister Mar 2017 OP

We can only hope that is the eventual outcome Sherman A1 Mar 2017 #1

He purged himself Cosmocat Mar 2017 #7

Yes we can hope he is "purged" from the administration in addition to having perjured. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2017 #9

Eeeeew ... bad enough he perjured himself, but that too ? nt eppur_se_muova Mar 2017 #24

It's like ... littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #26

Emenee. Old timey musical toy instruments. Horns that toot. 😝n/t sprinkleeninow Mar 2017 #30

Fantastic. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #32

I hate autocorrect but sometimes it can be funny. littlemissmartypants Mar 2017 #27

"I did not have international relations with that country" DinahMoeHum Mar 2017 #2

Lol Luciferous Mar 2017 #3

Wait!?? Sophiegirl Mar 2017 #4

You beat me to it... bluecollar2 Mar 2017 #8

They needed somebody NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #10

So true. nt Sophiegirl Mar 2017 #13

Heh!!!!!! northoftheborder Mar 2017 #12

Someone who can't remember important meetings and details need not be AG. nikibatts Mar 2017 #5

Or who lies about the meeting when he could have just said 'Sure I did, so what' FailureToCommunicate Mar 2017 #14

Or President as that was the Raygun defense in Iran Contra benfranklin1776 Mar 2017 #29

None of the others met with the Russians...Sessions...you and Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #6

I don't remember who said this but he said, watoos Mar 2017 #11

Judge Judy Scarsdale Mar 2017 #15

Well.. that would be true in a country .. ananda Mar 2017 #16

Yeah, we'll get the Attorney General on this at once. n/t malthaussen Mar 2017 #17

It's always the attempted cover-up that brings these clowns down. Ligyron Mar 2017 #18

At least we only had one day mtngirl47 Mar 2017 #19

Russia was already in the news Buckeyeblue Mar 2017 #20

and get disbarred, too azureblue Mar 2017 #21

Lock him up! Dopers_Greed Mar 2017 #22

This is an amazing deflection: DK504 Mar 2017 #23

and wasn't the other contact DURING the rnc? niyad Mar 2017 #25

Well it's very odd Worktodo Mar 2017 #28

Well said.. speaking of "ethics".. Cha Mar 2017 #31

They have a mission to get rid of everything that gets in their way. AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #33

We couldn't make up a more evil, vicious gang Cha Mar 2017 #34

Ethics is the enemy of dictators. So is the press. AgadorSparticus Mar 2017 #35

I know.. we've seen what truimp has done to those in Michigan, Cha Mar 2017 #37

With these people it would have certainly been a waste of money. n/t Yonnie3 Mar 2017 #36