Chuck Grassley: Senator Franken asked Sessions a "GOTCHA" question at hearing

[Miles Archer]

You can see the exchange which I just posted in Videos & Multimedia:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017427796

[madaboutharry]

1. Grassley knows something

and that is why he blew up at Franken.

The republicans are waiting for it all to come down. That's why they're so uptight.

It probably is a lot worse than we think.

And it's spelled: R-U-S-S-I-A

[lame54]

2. Looks like he got him

[Jonny Appleseed]

3. He lobbed a softball

Essentially Franken asked:
"As AG will you uphold the law if that law is directed at your friends?"
And then Sessions said:
"I didn't meet with the Russians."

Sessions dug his grave and Franken didn't even need to lend him a shovel.

It'd be like your wife asking you "does this outfit look alright?" and then you said "I'm not having an affair."

The only reason they say it's a GOTCHA question is because we've got them.

[longship]

11. Definitely an unforced error!

Franken asked absolutely nothing about Sessions' Russian contacts. In fact, Franken's question was a hypothetical one. Sessions volunteered that he had no such contacts, and he outright lied. Under oath!

[Rhiannon12866]

20. Well said, that makes it very clear

And I have to say that Al Franken's turned out to be an amazing senator! But then I always knew he would. I used to watch his radio show late night on Sundance.

[JudyM]

21. Well put, Jonny - welcome to DU!

[Rorey]

4. Even if it was a "gotcha" question

If you can't field those kinds of questions, you have no business being AG

[guillaumeb]

5. Asking a reasonable question and expecting a truthful answer

is a gotcha question?

And Sessions was a prosecuting attorney.

[MurrayDelph]

18. With the current batch of Republicans in Congress

"Do you swear to tell the Truth" is a gotcha question.

[guillaumeb]

19. Well said. eom

[oasis]

22. +1

[theaocp]

6. Feel free and melt away,

fucking weakass snowflake.

[trof]

14. ????

[unblock]

7. attorneys general are supposed to be expert at all aspects of "gotcha" questions.

c'mon, that's their bread and butter.


never mind that this wasn't a gotcha question at all, it was a simple unforced error on the part of sessions.

point is that there are contexts in which "it was a gotcha question" is a legitimate objection. this isn't remotely one of them.

[Angry Dragon]

8. I saw that

It is only a Gotcha question if you have something to hide

Nothing to hide ........... No Gotcha

[Initech]

9. These assholes do not control us! They are liars and bullies!

They deserve to be called out as such!

[NewJeffCT]

10. It was as much of a "gotcha" question

as Katie Couric asking Sarah Palin what newspapers she read or Megyn Kelly asking Donald Trump to explain some of his insulting remarks about women.

[lame54]

12. Sounds like he got him...

He volunteered a lie to a question not even asked of him

[Mr. Ected]

13. "Do you still beat your wife?" is a GOTCHA question

Franken lobbed Sessions a softball, and Sessions responded with a non sequitur.

In fact, Franken was walking on eggshells with his fellow Senator in the grilling chair. He seemed very, very deferential in fact.

[trof]

15. I don't know who's dumber, Grassley or Sessions.

[OliverQ]

16. I don't have much confidence

that anything will happen with this Russia thing when literally every Republican in charge of all the investigations and committees are corrupt criminals protecting Trump and his admin.

[Johonny]

17. Even if it was...clearly there was something in this russian stuff to get

He made a total unforced error and clearly the denials from the White House show there is more than just a little there, there.

[coco22]

23. One thing this past election has shown..

to some in the public is,why this country is so fucked up. Decades of people who sit in congress who do nothing for the people they sit in those seats build up their bank accounts and portfolios,destroying lives left and right.

Throughout the campaign, I would get so angry watching people who believed lie after lie, I would tell a friend of mine "Maybe they need a little Trump" and she would scream Noooooo!

Of course I didn't want him but I said once they got him maybe the scales would be remove from their eyes. Some are still blinded and vote for dumb asses like Grassley.