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Takket

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6. i heard today..........

Reply to Stonepounder (Original post)

Wed Jul 26, 2017, 09:54 PM

Jul 2017

45 wants Sessions to quit so he can recess appoint an A.G. while congress is on break? Can he do that? I know recess appointments can be made under certain circumstances but not familiar with cabinet appointments.

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Grassley just tweeted that there could not be any confirmation hearings for new AG [View all] Stonepounder Jul 2017 OP

Oops! malaise Jul 2017 #1

wtf? annabanana Jul 2017 #2

no, a recess appointment does not have a confirmation hearing virtualobserver Jul 2017 #4

GOPers are protecting Sessions over t-rump because Sessions is their right wing Iliyah Jul 2017 #3

Does this matter if 45 makes a recess appointment? AJT Jul 2017 #5

No recess, no recess appointment nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #8

Would Rosenstein be acting AG then njhoneybadger Jul 2017 #10

Until Tr*mp fires him too nt geek tragedy Jul 2017 #12

i heard today.......... Takket Jul 2017 #6

He can't do a recess appointment . . . . . hatrack Jul 2017 #14

Well, he might think that. But I have heard from several sources (including Rachael) Stonepounder Jul 2017 #15

I just heard that too... FM123 Jul 2017 #7

I don't trust any GOPer. AJT Jul 2017 #9

Rachel just said, she's going to talk about this tomorrow! FM123 Jul 2017 #13

Maybe a signal to 45 to fire sessions and do a recess appointment. AJT Jul 2017 #16

No, it is a "fuck you" to Trump. R Senators are rallying around Sessions emulatorloo Jul 2017 #17

That's my read. While a lot of Senators don't like Sessions ideology, Session the man is Stonepounder Jul 2017 #19

Got to make sure they have all those vacation weeks Thrill Jul 2017 #11

The Senate GOP can block a recess appointment Gothmog Jul 2017 #18

More bad news for Trump. Hieronymus Jul 2017 #20