Trump had a tweet today where he appears to confirm talks between Sessions, and Russian diplomat Sergei Kislyak, did take place during the 2016 campaign (see image above) https://mobile.twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/888708453560184832?p=v.
& now, republican Chuck Grassley is urging the "leaker" who shared the
aforementioned information to "leak the FULL text immediately so it can be
investigated/help stop speculation":
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/chuck-grassley-urges-leaker-to-release-full-text-on-jeff- sessions-russia-talks-end-speculation/article/2629426
It seems suspicious to me that spy agencies are releasing this information now. & that Trump loyalists (like Grassley) are bringing attention to it. Could it be a way to embarrass Sessions so he will resign?
I think Sessions is unlikely to resign as AG (he's on a power trip; putting more effort into the "war on drugs", deporting Latinos, etc.) & I doubt Trump will fire him (& risk alienating rightwingers): but who knows?
This appears to me to be Trump loyalists trying to oust our current AG because the Donald is unhappy Sessions can't fire Mueller (since Sessions recused himself). Rachel Maddow made a good point during last night's broadcast of her show, when she said Trump firing Sessions is the easiest way for the Donald to assign an AG who'd quickly fire or undermine Mueller.
As much as I dislike Sessions, & what he's doing to divide undocumented immigrants's families, I still think he shouldn't resign or be fired just because Trump wants the Russia investigation to go away.
That's where we're at at this point in the Trump presidency, hoping a radical rightwinger like Sessions stays as AG so that the #TrumpRussia investigation continues.
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