****BREAKING NEWS -WAPO **** SESSIONS DISCUSSED TRUMP CAMPAIGN MATTERS WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR

[DemocratSinceBirth]

DANCE

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 both 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.

One U.S. official said that Sessions — who testified that he has no recollection of the 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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-discussed-trump-campaign-related-matters-with-russian-ambassador-us-intelligence-intercepts-show/2017/07/21/3e704692-6e44-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html?tid=a_breakingnews&utm_term=.540b5de9204d

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. And the GOP will do nothing, say nothing.

Russian ambassador is a spy for the KGB.

That is what he is, this is a known fact, commonly known.

Sure, they call it GRU now, same thing, in fact same EXACT thing.

WE cant survive if one of our two parties are by definition, traitors.

[sharedvalues]

37. KGB is FSB/SVR now, otherwise 100% correct

[CentralMass]

56. They are a bag of traitorous @$$holes.

[uponit7771]

2. Cause they're patriots

[BootinUp]

3. Traitorous scum.

[VermontKevin]

4. Boom. Link and exerpt

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 both 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.

One U.S. official said that Sessions — who testified that he has 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.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-discussed-trump-campaign-related-matters-with-russian-ambassador-us-intelligence-intercepts-show/2017/07/21/3e704692-6e44-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html?utm_term=.1f2fbe2eb375

[Demtexan]

5. Time to throw the little guy under the bus.

Everybody working for Trump better start talking.

[VermontKevin]

6. Poor KKKeebler elf.

[Demtexan]

19. All he needs is a little green hat.

[VermontKevin]

23. I think they prefer white hoods.

[Demtexan]

24. Yep.

And a white sheet.

[Mr.Bill]

45. His Klan suit

was a pillowcase.

[rzemanfl]

7. They are saying on the TV machine Kislyak "says" it happened and Sessions denied it.

Like Kislyak would lie to his superiors in a country where that could result in his death.

[Goodheart]

8. Did he lie under oath before Congress?

[sharedvalues]

54. Good question. He was PROBABLY slick enough to dodge.

Sessions as a former senator and attorney has a lot of practice communicating in public. He was PROBABLY careful enough to avoid telling actually lies (he "didn't recall&quot . But it would be interesting to go back and see.

[FarPoint]

9. so....

When will it come out that the President knew! Shall I say Presidential Candidate know?

[NRaleighLiberal]

10. not drip drip drip but DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP DRIP TORRENT TORRENT

[NightWatcher]

11. So bad news for Sessions from the Russians one day after trump wanted Sessions to quit?

Wow, its almost like trump and Russia are cooperating.

[Eliot Rosewater]

13. You win the internet for today. I had NOT thought of that, but of course that

is what is happening here.

[FarPoint]

16. Yes...

Now if the tRumpsters would be able to figure this out ..We could clean out the terrorist from our White House.

[Tatiana]

32. Trump did that interview with the NYT at the behest of Putin.

Bet on it... Rachel laid it out. He wants to put in another AG that will fire Mueller.

The Elf should stay on, if for no other reason than to spite Trump/Russia. If he has any sense of loyalty to this country he will spill everything he knows to Mueller.

[Cracklin Charlie]

33. Then TrumPutin must have chosen Session's replacement.

Let the guessing begin!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

41. The article says US spy agencies. I think they released it, NOT Kislyak or the Russians. . . . nt

[ecstatic]

48. Either way, someone leaked on Trump's behalf

Worse case scenario is there's a Russian spy in one of our spy agencies. Trump is starting to be made aware of shit that's coming regarding the probe, etc.

And I could have sworn this story about Sessions already came out months ago?

Or was it another campaign member who discussed the campaign with Kislyak in yet another undisclosed meeting?

This is becoming way too much to keep up with!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

61. I don't think it was for Trump's benefit. I think it was to support Mueller

... to show the seriousness of the crimes, to make it more difficult for Trump to maneuver. Sessions had quite a role and this pins collusion right in the heart of Trump's campaign, right in the heart of the McCONnell Senate Republicans.

This makes it even less likely Trump will fire Mueller.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

57. +1...

... eom

[Kablooie]

12. I wonder if Trump released this info to force Sessions to quit.

Since he refused to quit after the NYT article.

He really wants Sessions out of there so he can put a stoogie in that will fire Mueller for him.

[NightWatcher]

15. I suggest he called Russia and told Kislyak to release the story. Continuing the collusion

[Bernardo de La Paz]

39. The article says US spy agencies. I think they released it, NOT Kislyak or the Russians. . . . nt

[Eliot Rosewater]

17. Whoever ends up firing Mueller should not be able to go to a gas station, get a cup

of coffee, stand in line at a movie theater without thousands of patriots SCREAMING "traitor" to his face

Or her face, but trump doesnt like women.

[eleny]

27. First thing that came to my mind, too

The timing is just too cozy.

On cue, Hugh Hewitt is on MSNBC's Hardball speculating on the replacement already.

[Hugin]

14. "... policy issues important to Moscow..."

TRANSLATION: Lifting Sanctions.

Same thing they talked about in the meeting with Mini-Don.

And yet the Orangutan claims to not know anything about any Quid-Pro-Quo with the Kremlin.

[marybourg]

20. Implausible deniability. nt

[bathroommonkey76]

18. Mensch and Taylor tweeted about this a few weeks ago from their Intel sources.

It's good to see the MSM catching up to their tweets.

[sharedvalues]

38. Taylor's been right on this

[roamer65]

21. I am getting really sick of all this "winning".

[mcar]

22. Oopsie!

[BannonsLiver]

25. Sing it!

[BeyondGeography]

26. Down goes Keebler

[bluestarone]

28. hahahahahaha

bet mitch is getting worried!!!

[Freethinker65]

29. Please let this nightmare be over soon

[Mr. Ected]

30. So there is definitive proof that Sessions perjured himself before Congress?

That's a felony right there.

[Tatiana]

31. Clearly, Holder was already aware of this information.

In a way, it serves Sessions right to be stuck in a job in which he commands little respect and much disdain by most others in his department. He should stay, if for no other reason than to thwart Trump's attempts to remove him and fire Mueller.

Holder seems to be aware of the tension at DOJ. Something is up... Most of these career public servants are truly patriotic and care about their country.

[randr]

34. Don't take the bait until you know

who put it on the hook

[tandem5]

36. I agree, but even if Trump didn't leak it...

there's nothing to keep him from picking up the fishing rod and reeling it in.

[tandem5]

35. No Sessions means new AG with no recusal. No recusal means

no Rosenstein intermediary. No intermediary means no more Mueller (eventually).

[mchill]

42. A new AG would need 60 votes

Either won't get it or made to promise no move on Mueller.

[Nevernose]

43. Just 50

Senate Dems changed the rules a few years back because of the anti-Obama obstructionism.

[bench scientist]

55. and the republicans are 1 short with McCain ill. 51 to 48, If 2 moderates hold out they only have 49

[Kaleva]

49. it would be weeks or even months before a new AG is in place.

Comey was fired May 9th and we have yet to have a new FBI Director confirmed by the Senate.

[redstateblues]

40. This doesn't pass the smell test

[Achilleaze]

44. GOP traitors against America suck

Lock them up

[BHDem53]

46. Uncommonly Bad

"a little elfin magic goes a long way".

[Harry Also]

47. Maybe Trump leaked it. Or Putin.

Throwing Casper to the wolves.

[Stinky The Clown]

50. SgInt caught Kislyak reporting that to the mothership, but it does not prove it happened

[OldRedneck]

51. Trump leaked this news to the WashPost

Trump -- or someone close to him, at his direction -- leaked these intercepts.

Why?

To force Sessions to resign. Trump then will appoint a new Attorney General who will fire Mueller.

[joanbarnes]

52. We KNOW what you did last summer.

[USALiberal]

53. A better Video...

[emulatorloo]

60. You're dragging Seth Rich CT onto DU? Total unmitigated bullshit.

[spanone]

59. the entire fucking administration is up to it's ass in russians!!!!!