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Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested he could resign amid rising tension w/ Prez
- Thread starter Ourobolus
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yes, if Sessions resigned/was fired, then Rosenstein would become acting AG.
BronsonLee
Member
Anyone saying it's best for Sessions to not resign is high on dust
You want him gone ASAP
You want him gone ASAP
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Someone is going to flip to save their skin eventually. Will it be Sessions? Find out next episode of Washington DC.
googleplex
Member
Which one? Sessions or Trump?
PhoenixDawn
Member
Exactly, anything to get him out of any and all power is fine by me. I would have preferred him in handcuffs and on his way to the prisons he loves to throw people in, but running away with his tail behind his legs because the senile fascist he backed has turned on him is pretty good too. He's probably the worst part of Trump's Cabinet outside of maybe DeVos, although almost everyone hates her whereas people are actually supporting the vile shit Sessions has said and tried to push through in the DOJ.
Host Samurai
Member
Good, I hope he still faces high crimes and rots in a private prison
CrocMother
Banned
I need more details than that. Somewhere, someone heard Jeff Sessions offer to resign. That's barely a story.
Takamura-San
Member
I can only dream.
I just think it's better for him to still be as close to Trump as possible when he goes down from the investigations. I wouldn't want Trump to have time to distance himself from him.
Edit - then again, there's also the chance of him turning and also the fact that it would be one less close ally for Trump. What do I know, anyway?
yes, you can't accuse Republicans of putting party before country, then turn around and wish for Sessions to stay at DOJ longer just because it pisses off Trump. That's not even a political argument, it's just pettiness that puts a lot of innocent people in harm's way.
It's a little late for that. In whatever way Sessions may be implicated in this investigation, it's because of events that happened last year.
#sorrynotsorry
Member
Yeah and get a job making literally millions per year at a law firm for a year before he gets elected again.
Yekshemesh
Member
Kicked off sure, but he's still influencing the Pres on national security issues. He' still receives their intel, he's just not in the room when they meet.
RPGCrazied
Member
Wouldn't surprise me if he purges them all at some point.
Lord Frieza
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Get ready for AG David Clarke!
Black/minority people we fucked!
He just got another position didn't he? He could be moved to AGI guess though
smokeymicpot
Beat EviLore at pool.
Get ready for AG David Clarke!
Black/minority people we fucked!
Never will happen. The Senate is stupid but they will never vote yes on him. He is already being investigated.
entremet
Member
I forget that he's a lawyer too lol.
Host Samurai
Member
I dont think thats possible
dot gee eye eff
John Rabbit
Banned
A year ago we didn't think it would be possible for Donald Trump to win the presidency.
Six months ago we didn't think it would be possible for him to do half the things he's already done.
A month ago we didn't think he'd fire the Director of the FBI.
"I don't think Donald Trump can/will..." is no longer any kind of valid line of thinking.
SolarPowered
Member
So much for these "gossip" pieces being "worthless trash" lmao.
The best punishment for Sessions would be for him to be arrested and have black FBI agents give him the perp walk. That would be the ultimate punishment for him.
Donald Trump entered the Tyson zone years ago. It's at this point he's not even bound by the law anymore.
Domino Theory
Crystal Dynamics
"To drain the swamp, you must build one first."
Kush more likely to be exiled from island...
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872172271460286464
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872172271460286464
Officerrob
Banned
Sessions is a piece of shit, but he knows how the government works. Trump doesn't, is getting increasingly frustrated, and is lashing out
Fenderputty
Banned
The next incoming guy would have to take the position knowing:
A. Trump is under a serious investigation
B. He'll demand loyalty.
C. He's not very good at being loyal himself as he tossed the DAG under the buss.
I'm sure someone will, but I have no idea why anyone would take a job in his admin after his first 5 months in office.
A. Trump is under a serious investigation
B. He'll demand loyalty.
C. He's not very good at being loyal himself as he tossed the DAG under the buss.
I'm sure someone will, but I have no idea why anyone would take a job in his admin after his first 5 months in office.
Futurevoid
Member
The problem is that the cat is out of the bag. This isn't day 10 or 20 of the Trump presidency. We're now deep into the Russia probe. We have a deeply unpopular president who's entire agenda is mired in that probe and GOP congress that's tiring of the circus even if they won't say it publicly. Given the Russia probe, Trump choosing one of his stooges as AG will not fly and will not pass Senate confirmation. If your concern was reality, we'd have anyone of the stooges that were up for FBI director going through Senate confirmation right now. All backed out for a variety of reasons and we'd see the same situation if Sessions was gone.
Trump isn't going to have an option but to put someone actually qualified and comfirmable for the FBI without huge blowback from Democrats and even R's who need for the pick to look unimpeachable given the Comey firing. Given the Russian situation, I see the same thing playing out of Sessions was gone.
Also, fuck Jeff Sessions and I hope he's gone ASAP. I'll quite literally sleep better at night on that day.
Get ready for AG David Clarke!
Black/minority people we fucked!
He'd be utterly eviscerated in a Senate confirmation hearing...lol.
Jorok Goldblade
Member
Yeah, but Alabama's just as likely to replace him with Roy Moore.
clearestblue
Neo Member
Jawbreaker
Member
Kush more likely to be exiled from island...
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/872172271460286464
Is this Don's version of the kiss of death?
The Jazz Cabbage Master
Member
Good.
Sessions needs to
Sessions needs to
Shadow Puppetry
Member
Let the cowards go at it.
Rudolf Giuliani.
Felix Lighter
Member
He was supposed to be the firewall and Trump is stuck stewing unknowingly while the investigation continues without stooges in place.
EdibleKnife
Member
Not getting my hopes up. If it does happen, I hope the falling out is spectacular
EatinOlives
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Gentleman Jack
Member
I guess the broader question is, was he expecting his AG to take all the hits? Not recusing himself would have been a disastrous move for the credibility of the office of the AG and the president. Is nobody telling Trump that this tantrum makes him look like an angry idiot on top of guilty? Is the Executive Branch that understaffed that there is absolutely nobody on counsel who can say 'Hey maybe stop alienating your allies over making very obviously correct legal and political decisions?'