******* Official Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III congressional appearance thread 2 ******

[DemocratSinceBirth]

[onecent]

1. He is STILL DRINNKING WATER!!!!!!!!

[Shell_Seas]

4. He's going to need a tinkle break soon

[livetohike]

2. Wyden up now. n/t

[bettyellen]

5. Giving him hell now. Asking for details about his recusal.

[Shell_Seas]

3. Americans are tired of Stonewalling

[avebury]

6. Damn straight we are!!! nt

[bettyellen]

7. Suddenly "historic policies" are so important when every norm is out the window and the only

Standard is if they can get away with it. Oh please.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. Sessions exploding now against Wyden

[onecent]

9. OMG now he's getting mad!

[Shell_Seas]

10. Angry "There are none"

[bettyellen]

11. Angrily denying there were other added reasons for his recusal.

What was "problematic"?

[Shell_Seas]

12. "I've tried my best to give honest answers"

Not the same as giving honest answers

[BumRushDaShow]

13. Point - why did you sign the letter recommending the letter if it violated recusal

Despite the President saying the firing was due to the Russian Investigation.

Answer - did not violate the recusal.

[GoCubsGo]

14. It most certainly DID violate your recusal, you smirking POS.

[BumRushDaShow]

15. Susan Collins up

[Shell_Seas]

17. Is CNN delayed?

It seems like I'm behind.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Could be - I am watching CSPAN 3

Usually the various feeds have different delays (and the streaming is the most delayed)

[Shell_Seas]

16. Haha, that answer doesn't pass the smell test

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Collins - when did the Comey discussions first occur

Rosenstein and him talked about Comey "before they were confirmed".

[gademocrat7]

19. What a despicable lying jerk.

[NightWatcher]

21. So now the reason they got rid of Comey was for a "fresh start" at FBI?

This is new to me. trump hadn't even mentioned that reason yet.

[BumRushDaShow]

22. That has been his talking point "phrase" that he has memorized for use

throughout his entire testimony.

[NightWatcher]

25. trump said it was the russian thing and the acting AG said it was because of the Clinton emails

now Jeff is saying a third different reason.

[BumRushDaShow]

26. AND he is claiming that this "reason" was formulated BEFORE he was confirmed!!!

[underpants]

32. Fresh starts are a thing for

Douches

[BumRushDaShow]

23. Collins: Would it have been better to stay out of the decision to fire Comey?

Sessions - Had a "duty" to get involved.

[spanone]

24. the republicans were SOOO concerned about how Hillary was treated....

[YCHDT]

201. Yeah, even they don't believe that bullcrap

[onecent]

27. He's still DRINKING WATER....

[underpants]

29. all those crackers make him thirsty

You can take that anyway you want to

[BumRushDaShow]

28. Heinrich up - You are impeding this investigation

[Satch59]

38. He's awesome...

Gave him 3 possible reasons not to answer the question and he's not using any of those...pretty much calling him for obstruction...yay!

[BumRushDaShow]

43. McCabe did not agree with the Sessions/Rosensteing view

regarding performance of Comey.

[BumRushDaShow]

30. Sessions - Protecting the President's Constitutional rights

[spanone]

31. beauregard is lying about protecting the president

he's making shit up

[avebury]

33. He is protecting his lord and master. I am waiting for the

mark of the beast to show up.

[DeminPennswoods]

34. The firing reasons will be easy to

know. Comey certainly has a copy of his performance review. That will show what his DoJ bosses thought of his performance.

[nini]

35. He sure says 'uh' a lot

I wonder why...hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[BumRushDaShow]

36. Heinrich - You are obstructing this congressional investigation by not answering the question

[The_jackalope]

37. You are obstructing this investigation. You go Mr. Heinrich!

[a kennedy]

39. Sorry, but this Senator from New Mexico is quite attractive.......or is that wrong of me to mention

that.

[Eliot Rosewater]

42. That is quite alright, he is indeed.

[Polly Hennessey]

55. Oh, my dear,

it is quite alright. 💕💕😊

[Eliot Rosewater]

40. Turning it off, i literally am watching the DOJ committing treason

[DesertRat]

41. Now I remember who he reminds me of

[JenniferJuniper]

59. Oh my. Perfect match.

[LeftInTX]

80. So does McConnell, but they are basically the same person anyway

[padah513]

44. ...

Trying to run out the clock

[BumRushDaShow]

45. Using Hillary as an excuse

[Tommy_Carcetti]

46. Thank you Senator Heinrich for mentioning the Lester Holt interview.

It's clear as day as to why Trump did what he did. He admitted it to us all. And then he admitted it to the Russians.

[Goodheart]

47. Obvious questions that nobody seems smart enough to ask:

If the true reason for firing James Comey was his violation of DOJ policy in the Hillary matter, then why did you and JackAssTrump wait all the way until May, after it became clear that Comey would not pledge his loyalty to JackAssTrump?

Was your letter to JackAssTrump recommending that Comey be fired a COMMUNICATION to your boss? And why do you feel OK to divulge the content of THAT communication but you claim some sort of DOJ policy privilege with regard to other communications with your jackass boss?

[Duppers]

216. EXACTLY on both counts.

His story lines (lies) are just a convenience to cover the truth.

[BumRushDaShow]

48. Burr - on record Rogers answered questions in closed hearing for several hours

[spanone]

49. nice quick blow job from roy blunt

[BumRushDaShow]

50. Blunt up

[Tommy_Carcetti]

51. Wow, that's some serious ass brown-nosing with Blunt.

"I am blessed indeed!"

[BumRushDaShow]

52. Blunt trying to clean up Sessions' testimony

about not recalling a meeting with Kislyak.

[freemay20]

53. Comey did contact Acting Deputy Attorney General Dana Boente

Sessions said he didn't. Maybe the timing of when Comey contacted Boente is the dispute but Comey testified that he did contact Boente, per protocol.

[BumRushDaShow]

54. Sessions - Rules don't prohibit 1-1s with President

but supposedly a policy to not allow it.

[nolabear]

56. Blunt is guiding hell out of him. Might as well be answering his own questions.

[spanone]

57. jeff is so happy to have a friendly voice interrogating him

[BumRushDaShow]

58. Angus!!! What is basis for refusal to answer questions?

[spiderpig]

62. Finally someone who will hold this jerk's feet to the fire.

Don't disappoint, Angus!

[avebury]

60. Go Angus King! nt

[Lars39]

61. King up... protecting prez rights....what's legal basis

[BumRushDaShow]

63. Bullshit answer by Sessions re: fantasy executive privilege

[janx]

64. King is taking up where Heinrich left off...n/t

[Lars39]

65. Yes, and sessions getting flustered

[nolabear]

66. He's preemptively protecting 45's right to prevent him from answering.

I believe that's the definition of "circle jerk."

[onecent]

67. Why is this guy SMILING ALL THE TIME..God his smile doesn't always come when anything is funny

[blogslut]

68. Angus King has his bone

...and he's going to pick it, marrow and all.

This pre-emptive executive privilege excuse is bullshit.

[nolabear]

72. Amen. His job is not to protect his master.

[BumRushDaShow]

69. Ooo... good line of question

Angus - "Being selective about the privilege".

[Atman]

70. Holy shit! Jefferson Beuragard is NOT doing himself any favors.

This would be comical if it weren't so tragic.

[avebury]

71. These idiots like Session need to held in contempt of Congress! nt

[BumRushDaShow]

73. Info on Russian intelligence was provided in October

and did you see any of this before inauguration?

Session - "No, I believe I did not".

[spanone]

77. as a senator he should have seen it....you'd think

[BumRushDaShow]

82. Yup. A lie.

and if he comes back, he'll probably say - well I don't recall...

And just checked - he was on the Judiciary Committee before being nominated for AG and that included the Sub-Committee on Terrorism, Technology, and Homeland Security (which should have seen that type of briefing).

[spanone]

85. lankford LYING about source of mueller firing story... not an 'unnamed source'...chris ruddy

[BumRushDaShow]

92. Yup - he put a false narrative out there.

[Lars39]

74. Langkford up

[BumRushDaShow]

75. Rosenstein under the bus again by Sessions

[nolabear]

76. He claims no knowledge of things every damned one of US knows.

If he's that oblivious he should not have been given any job in government.

[Shell_Seas]

78. Jeff Sessions is as dumb as a box of rocks.

[LuckyLib]

99. He really is. He doesn't know anything about the position of AG.

[BumRushDaShow]

79. Lankford up

invoking Holder now.

[DaDeacon]

81. IT WAS HIM NOT ME!!!!

IT WAS HIM NOT ME!!!!

[MattP]

83. Lankford and Gowdy should star in a Children of the Corn movie

[gademocrat7]

91. That would be very frightening

[DaDeacon]

84. Rod Rosenstein ...

is being set up to take the fall....I tell you he's going to be lit up in the next two weeks.

[Lars39]

86. Manchin up

[BumRushDaShow]

87. Still feeding him answers

[BumRushDaShow]

88. Manchin up

[Lars39]

89. Brought up Russians being expelled and sanctions

[BumRushDaShow]

90. Manchin - Any meetings about removing sanctions?

"Don't recall".

[Lars39]

93. Sessions not wanting to answer in a closed session

[50 Shades Of Blue]

94. All these preemptive claims of executive privilege make Trump look guilty as hell

Wonder how Trump likes that!

[BumRushDaShow]

95. Manchin - Any meetings with Russians?

I don't believe so - none related to the campaign and election.

[SHRED]

96. So the Attorney General of the United States...

...hasn't discussed or had a meeting about the Russian attack on our democracy?

That's weird.

[BumRushDaShow]

97. Sessions - "Don't recall" about meetings for Manchin's list of folks who met with Russians

[aquamarina]

98. I don't recall

I don't recall
I don't recall
I don't recall
I don't recall
I don't recall

[eleny]

100. ouch ouch ouch

........... ...........

[BumRushDaShow]

101. Cotton up - Attacking Democrats

[Shell_Seas]

118. I will never forget the TREASON Cotton committed

with that letter to Iran.

[BumRushDaShow]

102. Cotton and Sessions need to get a room

[Tommy_Carcetti]

103. Tom Cotton is grandstanding and being just a douchebag in general right now. nt

[SoCalMusicLover]

104. Who Just Said...."It Doesn't Seem Like It"

[LuckyLib]

105. Tom Cotton is an ass. Wait until the evidence comes out.

[spanone]

106. jeffrey's beside himself.....hey jeff, fuck you and tom

[nolabear]

107. Jesus, Cotton. Kiss a little faster.

[spanone]

111. republicans never do well when they have to answer to the people

[Tommy_Carcetti]

108. Book club time with Jeff Sessions and Tom Cotton. nt

[madamesilverspurs]

109. Cotton questioning ANYONE

about possible treason is about as disgustingly ironic as you can get.

Gag.


.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

110. Now he's playing the victim

[blogslut]

112. Back up there, Tom.

You didn't ask the "question" of Jeff.

Oh, goody. Sessions haz an affront.

[berksdem]

113. FUCK

Senator Cotton... this is the guy that should be talking about treason? really?

[FlightRN]

114. Cotton

Pompous redneck, I don't like him at all.

[Satch59]

115. Cotton is an ass...

Hope he gets scooped up in the end...what a slime...

[BumRushDaShow]

116. Now onto leaks

[YCHDT]

117. ALL LEAKS ARE NOT CRIMES !!!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

124. I thought Trump liked leaks

Especially those that occurred in the Russian hotel room.

[Atman]

119. Tom Cotton is fluffling Sessions' cotton balls.

Stand by. They might embrace and make out soon!

[Nevernose]

120. How could they have pulled off the biggest crime of all time?

That's kind of the whole point, Jeff. You DIDN'T, otherwise we wouldn't be having these hearings.

[Shell_Seas]

137. Boom.

[Sophiegirl]

121. What was the leak

After the closed session with Comey?

[BumRushDaShow]

122. Bannon is leaking, Conway is leaking

Most of the leaks are WH leaks dumbass!

[Nevernose]

126. I think it's Spicer

He's in the perfect position for it.

[BumRushDaShow]

131. Yup him too!

[spanone]

123. FUCK YOU TOM COTTON

[chelsea0011]

128. He was worthless

[BumRushDaShow]

125. Kamala up - they better NOT interrupt her.

[nini]

127. Go Kamala!!!

This should be good..

[BumRushDaShow]

129. Kamala -Will you provide any notes/documents?

Will ask DOJ to determine which.

[nolabear]

130. Kamala Harris is going for it. Exact answers, no runaround.

He's a slippery little creep.

[nini]

132. She's sharp as a tack

Love her

[nolabear]

139. That woman gives me hope.

[nini]

144. I have the same feeling about here the first time I saw/heard Obama and Bill Clinton

She's going places and faster than most people think.

[BumRushDaShow]

133. Any communications with Russian businessmen or nationals?

KKK Sessions upset at uppity negro woman!

[nolabear]

134. She's under his nervous little skin.

[Lars39]

135. Well, bless his heart, he feels rushed

[YCHDT]

136. It makes me nervous .... good ... you should be traitorous bastards

[nini]

138. She's getting under his skin

LOL

[chelsea0011]

140. Ha Ha. "It makes me nervous". to be rushed under these questions.

What a clown

[Lars39]

141. He skirted close to sanctions

[janx]

145. Yes he did. n/t

[FlightRN]

142. Woah Nelly

I'm having the vapors -JBS

[nolabear]

143. He's trying hard to use up time. She ain't having it.

[nini]

147. that's exactly what I thought

he's stalling because he knows she'll nail him.

[BumRushDaShow]

146. How did you communicate with Drumpf? In writing?

I don't believe so.

Kamala - Did you review policy before testimony?

THERE THEY GO.

[nolabear]

148. McCain trying to rescue the poor thing.

Ladies and Gentlemen, your government.

[BumRushDaShow]

149. Interrupted her again.

[nini]

150. Fuck off McCain

Wow..

[Cattledog]

151. He doesn't like a brown woman asking questions.

[chelsea0011]

154. It makes him nervous

[BumRushDaShow]

152. White privilege asserts again!!!!

[Satch59]

153. I do declare...

Beauregard is getting a bee in his bonnet...

Can't take a grilling from a smart woman huh??

[DaDeacon]

155. Harris gives NO FUCKS! ...

She is in full prosecutor mode! Tom Cotton, is a full for not seeing all the traps being set for when the shoe falls they have all lies and half truthed they have set fourth.

[nolabear]

156. Again, Ms Harris shouted down!

She's doing a better job than anyone and they shout her down!

[hamsterjill]

157. Tongue-Tied Cornyn up now.

Ugh!

[SummerSnow]

158. Notice...every time that Republicans say something Sessions agree and recalls it,

When Dems say something he doesn't recall.

[FlightRN]

163. +1000

[BumRushDaShow]

164. They are feeding him answers since he rambles

[gademocrat7]

159. Senator Harris is on fire.

She is holding the elf's feet to the fire. But she was again interrupted by rethug burr.

[BumRushDaShow]

160. Cornyn trying to give him testimony talking points.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

161. McCain and Sessions should be an interesting exchange.

They'll probably just spend all the time grumbling about "kids these days."

[nini]

162. I love how the Repubs just lead him along with what to say

Traitors.. they're all traitors

[BumRushDaShow]

165. Cornyn bringing up Clinton

And time is up yet they let him go on and on.

[BumRushDaShow]

166. Reed up.

[Satch59]

167. OMG....Comey/Clinton thing was so awful...good reason to fire him...

Please! They all celebrated and used it as a campaign pitch!!

Spare me...you asshole GOP...

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

168. Sen. Reid springing a major gotcha

[YCHDT]

169. Oh now its "retrospect" !??!!? The issue is you AGREED WITH WHAT COMEY DID !!!

[Atman]

170. Surreal.

I have not other words.

[BumRushDaShow]

171. Reed - mentioning that Drump said "Get rid of that nutjob" (re: Comey)

Reed - The recapitulation of Clinton was a cover story that was quickly abandoned,

[YCHDT]

172. You had no idea this had nothing to do with Russia?!?! Sess: "... Im not going to" FUCK THAT !!

[L. Coyote]

175. He has no legal basis for not answering these questions.

Sessions nailed for refusing to answer questions with absolutely no legal basis for doing so

[YCHDT]

179. These guys are just letting them not answer, what is the consequence ?!?!

[nolabear]

173. McCain. This should be interesting.

[YCHDT]

174. Oh, so now your memory gets a little better !?

[Goodheart]

178. Amazing how that works.

[Goodheart]

176. It's McCain time!

[blogslut]

177. Jack Reed is hella sneaky

Getting Jeff to pretty much admit he recommended Comey be fired.

[YCHDT]

183. Right and then got him on recording not wanting to respond to Trumps reasoning for firing Comey

[WinkyDink]

180. McCain is an idiot again. Expect another Tweet.

[nolabear]

181. What is it about McCain that throws everybody?

He can't make himself understood.

[WinkyDink]

188. He is a blithering old fool.

[meow2u3]

182. The KKKeebler Elf is getting tongue-tied again

Along with his standard "I don't recall" defense. He's lying like a freakin' rug!

[onecent]

187. I can't recall, I can't recall....

[meow2u3]

194. The modern-day Sgt. Shultz defense

[BumRushDaShow]

184. McLame asked about any hearings he had when chairman regarding Russians

[C_U_L8R]

185. McCain is wrestling with clouds again.

Dude, have a glass of OJ or something. Snap out of it!!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

186. I think McCain is attempting to try to save Session's own butt here.

But really it's just two old, confused men say, "Err come again?"

[janx]

191. I disagree, but I think Sessions thinks so. n/t

[nolabear]

189. Well, at least he's asking questions. But he's accepting those filibusters too.

[L. Coyote]

190. McCain and Sessions reminds me of a visit to a Living Assistance Center.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[blaze]

196. My 90yo Mom and her friends in AL are FAR more coherent. nt

[marylandblue]

192. Is McCain helping him or hurting

Sessions met with Russians in his job as Senator, but doesn't remember what they talked about?

[BumRushDaShow]

203. He started off fuzzy but was apparently given something coherent by his staff

to read regarding the seriousness of the Russian interference in the elections and other U.S. infrastructure (per news reports).

[WinkyDink]

193. JBS knows what Comey said on May 3, but can't recall what he himself has done.

[BumRushDaShow]

195. McLame now past time -but at least keeping it to the issue of Russian hacking

including telecommunications and grid.

[BumRushDaShow]

197. Warner up again.

Following up on McLame's questions - asking why President thinks the Russian interference is "fake news" and refuses to take it seriously.

[FlightRN]

198. Sessions

Is such a lapdog, it all depends on who he fears. Definitely fears Trump.

[BumRushDaShow]

199. Sounds like Burr's closing statement.

[L. Coyote]

200. Sen. Warner at least not allowing Sessions to filibuster the hearing.

About time someone took control and restated the purpose of all this.

[Lars39]

202. From Day 1 Sessions was not briefed on Russians?

Gee, could it be because he was under investigation himself?!

[BumRushDaShow]

205. Interesting thought

He had been asked about whether he saw anything from the October briefings and he claimed he didn't. This was well before the final election while he was still a Senator.

[Lars39]

207. Hmm, that doesn't mesh does it

[BumRushDaShow]

210. I don't think he expected that question

and bullshitted an answer since he was already set to say he had seen "nothing" after he was recused. But the question about before the confirmation was not expected.

[BumRushDaShow]

204. Hearing adjourned 5:07 pm ET

[FarPoint]

206. Will they resume?

[BumRushDaShow]

208. They are done for the day.

[FarPoint]

214. Thanks....

I an recording at home...was working during testilying ....I will never forget how they pounded Hillary for 11 hours!

[BumRushDaShow]

215. They were late starting due to a vote but it was a little over 2 hours. nt

[Owl]

209. Anything good come out of this?

[BumRushDaShow]

211. He did what I call a "flash bang" denial of everything

and then came back later through answers to questions that he doesn't "recall" or he "racked his brain and doesn't remember", etc., basically leaving it all open...

[OnDoutside]

212. It will be interesting to see what Comey comes back with from this.

[BumRushDaShow]

213. Yup although he corroborated much of what Comey said. nt

[KatyaR]

217. Jebus, what a mess.

I was listening to C-Span at work and kept yelling at my phone. Thank goodness I was the only one in my office today.

I need a drink (or several)....

What a jackass.

[neohippie]

218. I would have asked about

First off Richard Burt, is a paid Russian Lobbyist who met with Sessions more than once and helped formulate the Trump Campaign's Russia policy. So Sessions lied when he said he didn't meet with Russian surrogates today.

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/1...ipeline-229264

But the revelation of Burt’s lobbying activity raises new questions about Russian influence in Trump’s campaign. In August, his campaign chair Paul Manafort resigned amid revelations about his ties to pro-Russian forces in Ukraine and the campaign’s reported role in changing the Republican Party platform to favor Kremlin interests. It also comes as the Trump campaign struggles to maintain a unified message on Russia, with Trump having called Putin a "strong leader" and "a leader, far more than our president has been” while his running mate Mike Pence called Putin "small" and "bullying" in Tuesday’s vice presidential debate.

In addition to helping shape Trump’s speech, Burt attended two dinners this summer hosted by Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, who had been named chairman of Trump’s national security committee. Burt was invited to discuss issues of national security and foreign policy, and wrote white papers for Sessions on the same subjects, according to Burt and another person with knowledge of the situation.

According to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, one of the papers was about “key foreign policy themes” and another was about “national security decision-making and structure; relationships between Defense, State, [the National Security Council] and so on and how to sort of think about the transition.” According to a second person with knowledge of the situation, Sessions was “very impressed” with the latter paper. A spokesman for Sessions did not respond to a request for comment.

And Burt's a member in Center for National Interest the group that hosted the Mayflower Hotel event and sent out the invitations

here is a link from their site about that event


https://cftni.org/recent-events/dona...policy-speech/



A closer look at their web site reveals more about their views on US policy.

Next

JD Gordon who worked from Trump's campaign on the very committee that Jeff Sessions chaired has already admitted to talking with the Russians and to being the person who pushed for the RNC Platform change that made their platform more Russian friendly

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7610621.html

Donald Trump appears to have pushed for the Republicans to adopt a pro-Moscow policy over Ukraine just as his senior aides were meeting with Russia’s US Ambassador.

At the Republican National Convention last summer, the party agreed to insert language into its platform that opposed arming or providing Ukraine with weapons to take on pro-Russian rebels. At the time, Mr Trump told an interviewer he “wasn’t involved in it”.

But now, a former adviser to Mr Trump has revealed that the push to change the platform came after the direct intervention of the New York tycoon. Mr Trump had hinted as to his views on Ukraine during a speech in the spring of 2016, where the Russian Ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, was among the guests.

CNN said that a Republican advisor, JD Gordon, had said the move to push the change in the party’s policy was to make it align with Mr Trump’s personal views.

Mr Gordon previously said that he did not speak publicly at the GOP national security sub-committee meeting, where the amendment was discussed. Originally the policy called for “providing lethal defence weapons” to the Ukrainian army to fend off Russian-backed rebels. It was changed to “providing appropriate assistance” to Ukraine.

The broadcaster said that Mr Gordon had now revealed that he and others “advocated for the GOP platform to include language against arming Ukrainians against pro-Russian rebels because this was in line with Trump's views.”

“Gordon says Trump said at the meeting…that he didn’t want to go to World War Three over Ukraine,” CNN said.

And another story about the RNC


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7616436.html

The adviser, Jeffrey “JD” Gordon, said he spoke to Sergey Kislyak at the Republican National Convention in July about Mr Trump’s desire to reset the strategic relationship. He said he knew the Republican nominee was interested in whether the US military might work with Russia to combat Isis in Syria, though such specifics were not brought up.

Mr Gordon was one of several figures, some of them senior people, to have conversations with Mr Kislyak both before and after the election. Jeff Sessions, a former Senator who now serves as Mr Trump’s Attorney General, also spoke with the Russian envoy, as did security adviser Mike Flynn, Jared Kushner and Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.


Two days after the conversation, and one day after the completion of the convention in Cleveland, Wikileaks released thousands of hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC)

Yet Sessions who was at the RNC meeting with Gordon, Manafort, Carter Page, and even Kislyak then again Sessions was at the Mayflower Hotel, but he somehow doesn't recall any meetings with Russians, or Russian surrogates, or any campaign meetings that ever talked about Russia the platform change according to his testimony today