How Sessions found himself at the center of a political fray
Mikael Thalen
Prison Planet.com
March 2, 2017
Critics of Attorney General Jeff Sessions have accused the former senator of purposefully lying about contacts with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak last year.
The incident stems from comments made by Sessions under oath during his confirmation hearing for attorney general on January 10.
When asked by Democratic Senator Al Franken about contacts with any Russian-government related entities during the course of the Trump campaign, Sessions stated he was unaware of any such meetings.
DOJ officials say Sessions met with Russian ambassador twice last year despite denials during confirmation hearing pic.twitter.com/B0IyAbgvYF
— Mikael Thalen (@MikaelThalen) March 2, 2017
Franken’s questions asked “if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign…”
Sessions responded by stating that he was “not aware of any of those activities.”
“I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment,” Sessions said.
Opponents of Sessions argue that Franken’s question is all encompassing, meaning any meeting whatsoever should have been disclosed by the former Alabama senator.
But supporters of Sessions argue that Franken’s comments prior to the question were in the context of campaign duties, unrelated to Sessions’ role as senator and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Here’s the video of Sessions denying **under oath** that he had communications with the Russians. pic.twitter.com/YFxCgqjQo6
— CAP Action (@CAPAction) March 2, 2017
“CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the prsident-elect last week, that included information…