Mileage Psycho Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 The crazy news with this Admin just never stops, it's like herpes in that it's the horrible gift that just keeps giving. Quote Sessions discussed Trump campaign-related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show Russia’s ambassador to Washington told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters, including policy issues important to Moscow, with Jeff Sessions during the 2016 presidential race, contrary to public assertions by the embattled attorney general, according to current and former U.S. officials. Ambassador Sergey Kislyak’s accounts of two conversations with Sessions — then a top foreign policy adviser to Republican candidate Donald Trump — were intercepted by U.S. spy agencies, which monitor the communications of senior Russian officials in the United States and in Russia. Sessions initially failed to disclose his contacts with Kislyak and then said that the meetings were not about the Trump campaign. Subscribe to the Post's Must Reads newsletter: Compelling stories you can't afford to miss One U.S. official said that Sessions — who testified that he had no recollection of an April encounter — has provided “misleading” statements that are “contradicted by other evidence.” A former official said that the intelligence indicates that Sessions and Kislyak had “substantive” discussions on matters including Trump’s positions on Russia-related issues and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations in a Trump administration. Sessions has said repeatedly that he never discussed campaign-related issues with Russian officials and that it was only in his capacity as a U.S. senator that he met with Kislyak. “I never had meetings with Russian operatives or Russian intermediaries about the Trump campaign,” Sessions said in March when he announced that he would recuse himself from matters relating to the FBI probe of Russian interference in the election and any connections to the Trump campaign. Current and former U.S. officials said that that assertion is at odds with Kislyak’s accounts of conversations in two encounters during the campaign, one in April ahead of Trump’s first major foreign policy speech and another in July on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention. The apparent discrepancy could pose new problems for Sessions as his position in the administration appears increasingly tenuous. Trump, in an interview this week, expressed frustration with Sessions’s recusing himself from the Russia probe and indicated regret at making the lawmaker from Alabama the nation’s top law enforcement officer. Trump also faulted Sessions as giving “bad answers” during his confirmation hearing about his Russia contacts during the campaign. Officials emphasized that the information contradicting Sessions comes from U.S. intelligence on Kislyak’s communications with the Kremlin, and they acknowledged that the Russian ambassador could have mischaracterized or exaggerated the nature of his interactions. “Obviously I cannot comment on the reliability of what anonymous sources describe in a wholly uncorroborated intelligence intercept that the Washington Post has not seen and that has not been provided to me,” said a Justice Department spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores, in a statement. She reasserted that Sessions did not discuss interference in the election. Russian and other foreign diplomats in Washington and elsewhere have been known, at times, to report false or misleading information to bolster their standing with their superiors or to confuse U.S. intelligence agencies. But U.S. officials with regular access to Russian intelligence reports say Kislyak — whose tenure as ambassador to the United States ended recently — was known for accurately relaying details about his interactions with officials in Washington. Sessions removed himself from direct involvement in the Russia investigation after it was revealed in The Washington Post that he had met with Kislyak at least twice in 2016, contacts he failed to disclose during his confirmation hearing in January. “I did not have communications with the Russians,” Sessions said when asked whether anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign had communicated with representatives of the Russian government. He has since maintained that he misunderstood the scope of the question and that his meetings with Kislyak were strictly in his capacity as a U.S. senator. In a March appearance on Fox television, Sessions said, “I don’t recall any discussion of the campaign in any significant way.” Sessions appeared to narrow that assertion further in extensive testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee in June, saying that he “never met with or had any conversation with any Russians or foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States.” But when pressed for details during that hearing, Sessions qualified many of his answers by saying that he could “not recall” or did not have “any recollection.” A former U.S. official who read the Kislyak reports said that the Russian ambassador reported speaking with Sessions about issues that were central to the campaign, including Trump’s positions on key policy matters of significance to Moscow. Sessions had a third meeting with Kislyak in his Senate office in September. Officials declined to say whether U.S. intelligence agencies intercepted any Russian communications describing the third encounter. As a result, the discrepancies center on two earlier Sessions-Kislyak conversations, including one that Sessions has acknowledged took place in July 2016 on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention. By that point, Russian President Vladimir Putin had decided to embark on a secret campaign to help Trump win the White House by leaking damaging emails about Trump’s rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to U.S. intelligence agencies. Although it remains unclear how involved Kislyak was in the covert Russian campaign to aid Trump, his superiors in Moscow were eager for updates about the candidate’s positions, particularly regarding U.S. sanctions on Russia and long-standing disputes with the Obama administration over conflicts in Ukraine and Syria. Kislyak also reported having a conversation with Sessions in April 2016 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, where then-candidate Trump delivered his first major foreign policy address, according to the officials familiar with intelligence on Kislyak. Sessions has said he does not remember any encounter with Kislyak at that event. In his June testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sessions said, “I do not recall any conversations with any Russian official at the Mayflower Hotel.” Later in that hearing, Sessions said that “it’s conceivable that that occurred. I just don’t remember it.” Kislyak also was a key figure in the departure of national security adviser Michael Flynn, who was forced to leave that job after The Post revealed that he had discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Kislyak even while telling others in the Trump administration that he had not done so. In that case, however, Flynn’s phone conversations with Kislyak were intercepted by U.S. intelligence, providing irrefutable evidence. The intelligence on Sessions, by contrast, is based on Kislyak’s accounts and not corroborated by other sources. Former FBI director James B. Comey fueled speculation about the possibility of a Sessions-Kislyak meeting at the Mayflower when he told the same Senate committee on June 8 that the FBI had information about Sessions that would have made it “problematic” for him to be involved in overseeing the Russia probe. Comey would not provide details of what information the FBI had, except to say that he could discuss it only privately with the senators. Current and former officials said he appeared to be alluding to intelligence on Kislyak’s account of an encounter with Sessions at the Mayflower. Senate Democrats later called on the FBI to investigate the event in April at the Mayflower hotel. Sessions’s role in removing Comey as FBI director angered many at the bureau and set in motion events that led to the appointment of former FBI director Robert S. Mueller III as a special counsel overseeing the Russia probe. Trump’s harsh words toward the attorney general fueled speculation this week that Sessions would be fired or would resign. So far, he has resisted resigning, saying that he intends to stay in the job “as long as that is appropriate.” Matt Zapotosky and Julie Tate contributed to this report. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sessions-discussed-trump-campaign-related-matters-with-russian-ambassador-us-intelligence-intercepts-show/ar-A AozvGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Real law and order guy huh Woolie????? This piece of fucking dog shit needs to rot in a private prison and get beaten and raped by massive black convict cock daily for the rest of his worthless life and even that may be too good for him .....fucking piece of shit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN! Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Is it still "Made in America" week? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: Real law and order guy huh Woolie????? This piece of fucking dog shit needs to rot in a private prison and get beaten and raped by massive black convict cock daily for the rest of his worthless life and even that may be too good for him .....fucking piece of shit Sessions is piece of garbage on many fronts, besides just wanting to take our rights away. Quote “I thought those guys [the Ku Klux Klan] were OK until I learned they smoked pot.” Sessions said this was a joke, and that he never thought anyone would take it seriously. During the hearing, some senators expressed disbelief that Sessions ever thought to even make the joke. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/12/02/jeff-sessionss-comments-on-race-for-the-record/?utm_term=.785253ad404f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Another yawn go nowhere story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 1 minute ago, ICEMAN! said: Is it still "Made in America" week? Why yes it is, I was going to buy some stylish Trump ties............instead I bought a pair of jeans by Bill's Khakis https://www.billskhakis.com/ Meanwhile the tie guy played in a firetruck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, ICEMAN! said: Is it still "Made in America" week? Don't know...but you missed the cut. 2 minutes ago, Rod Johnson said: Another yawn go nowhere story NO WAY! This has legs! Or teeth! Or....both? WGAF about sessions. I know one thing for sure. Obama had much better AG's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member SnowRider Posted July 22, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted July 22, 2017 Look who's back with the Lil Momo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Just now, Mileage Psycho said: Why yes it is, I was going to buy some stylish Trump ties............instead I bought a pair of jeans by Bill's Khakis https://www.billskhakis.com/ Meanwhile the tie guy played in a firetruck. \ Poor Vinney...bad day on the course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 1 minute ago, SnowRider said: Look who's back with the Lil Momo Find that chin yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 9 minutes ago, f7ben said: Real law and order guy huh Woolie????? This piece of fucking dog shit needs to rot in a private prison and get beaten and raped by massive black convict cock daily for the rest of his worthless life and even that may be too good for him .....fucking piece of shit settle down there BIlly Bibbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 3 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Don't know...but you missed the cut. NO WAY! This has legs! Or teeth! Or....both? WGAF about sessions. I know one thing for sure. Obama had much better AG's. I'm not sure why they care so much. Trump was impeached after comeys testimony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Just now, Rod Johnson said: I'm not sure why they care so much. Trump was impeached after comeys testimony Oh that did it for sure! That was it! That's the one! Trump went down hard! GUILTY! FINALLY! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 2 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Poor Vinney...bad day on the course? Shot an 89 Meanwhile Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 5 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: Shot an 89 Meanwhile Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Reagan is loving this shit!!!! 89 huh? Only a half dozen mulligans, a few hand wedges, and a free toss or three out of the sand? Well done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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