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nocalflea

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26. Yeah, but

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #23)

Wed Jun 14, 2017, 04:51 PM

Jun 2017

it was his refusal to answer questions about his conversations with Trump re Comey's firing that lead Heinrich to accuse Sessions of "impeding" the investigation. Sessions kept hiding behind executive privilege that Trump had not claimed and Sessions acknowledged that he had not claimed (at one point saying he was protecting Trump's right to claim privilege in the future) then he said it was really DOJ policy that kept him from answering. In other words,bullshit,couldn't keep his excuses straight.
(If he testifies again, Trump may claim privilege, moot point.)

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Senate Judiciary Committee opens investigation into Trump for firing former FBI Director James Comey [View all] Chicago1980 Jun 2017 OP

Wow. Thanks for this. furtheradu Jun 2017 #1

Wow! Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #2

On this day marking the 71st year for drumpf.... asiliveandbreathe Jun 2017 #3

ha ha. Trumps chocolate cake may a big lump and only one scoop. riversedge Jun 2017 #11

Meaning Beauregard will probably need to testify again BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #4

AND IN FRONT OF AL FRANKEN. a kennedy Jun 2017 #12

Wonder if they'll have to subpoena him ? nocalflea Jun 2017 #17

He'll just claim that Rosenstein "wrote it" and he just signed off on it. BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #23

Yeah, but nocalflea Jun 2017 #26

Yeah - he and others made up a whole other category BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #30

Love that he's scared to death of the optics of pleading the fifth. nocalflea Jun 2017 #32

Expect Flynn to take so many "5ths" BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author nocalflea Jun 2017 #18

I am very surprised. marylandblue Jun 2017 #5

Trumpy isn't going to like this. Ligyron Jun 2017 #6

Happy Birthday Cheeto! We got you another investigation. flibbitygiblets Jun 2017 #7

Yeah! I send my Investigation wishes for 71 yo Newbie! Madam45for2923 Jun 2017 #9

Chuck Grassley?? Well that IS shocking. PearliePoo2 Jun 2017 #8

I trust grassley to direct the committee to an outcome of his liking. be vigilant. riversedge Jun 2017 #10

This Txbluedog Jun 2017 #14

Exactly. A career politican's partisan SMOKESCREEN. n/t slumcamper Jun 2017 #19

yep. Grassley will be working with an outcome in mind rurallib Jun 2017 #28

K & R democrank Jun 2017 #13

Let's whitewash it before Bob Mueller gets up a head of steam bucolic_frolic Jun 2017 #15

That is my take too... NeoGreen Jun 2017 #25

Slappy Birthday to the republican Draft Dodger in Chief Achilleaze Jun 2017 #16

I wonder if WH staff gave the Manchurian Manchild an extra scoop of ice cream with this news Dopers_Greed Jun 2017 #20

GUMP! bora13 Jun 2017 #21

Good start. Remember your oath of office, Senator Grassley. nt Hekate Jun 2017 #22

I don't have ANY faith in ANY member of the GOP to do ANYthing for our country. C Moon Jun 2017 #24

Same here. n/t RKP5637 Jun 2017 #27

After all the senators who testified on the record for JS yesterday, 58Sunliner Jun 2017 #29

Good! nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #31

Interesting because Grassley's been supportive of Trump DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #34