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wiggs

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3. Sessions may be a sacrificial lamb in a deal that makes the congressional investigations go away.

Reply to Kber (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 2, 2017, 12:25 PM

Mar 2017

If a deal is made, then congress won't appoint an independent commission either. What's left of the risk of exposing 25 years of money laundering and embezzlement of oil money and the secret to Trump's wealth is journalism and the IC. And the WH is working on both of those, admittedly.

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I bet: among the calls for Sessions' resignation, the loudest the WH hears [View all] wiggs Mar 2017 OP

No, they're doubling down BeyondGeography Mar 2017 #1

I was going to suggest Jared, but i think you are more likely correct. Kber Mar 2017 #2

Sessions may be a sacrificial lamb in a deal that makes the congressional investigations go away. wiggs Mar 2017 #3

If Dems agree to that deal... Orrex Mar 2017 #5

Not sure it matters if dems agree or disagree. If, for some reason, the WH cares about what wiggs Mar 2017 #6

You are right. Sessions will be gone. They will appoint someone else. Dream Girl Mar 2017 #4

And remember, if he resigns or recuses himself, the general gop rule is because it's to cover wiggs Mar 2017 #7