Richard W. Painter‏: The fix is in. They set up Sessions to take the fall. After he is gone, a new a [View all]

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I like Painer. Something is going to have to happen with Sessions and his lying. But what that something is --is a mystery at the moment.



Richard W. Painter‏ @RWPUSA

The fix is in. They set up Sessions to take the fall. After he is gone, a new acting AG fires Mueller.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/358558-ex-trump-aide-told-house-intel-members-sessions-knew-about-his-trip



Ex-Trump aide told House Intel members Sessions knew about his trip to Russia
By Brandon Carter - 11/02/17 08:11 PM EDT

Ex-Trump aide told House Intel members Sessions knew about his trip to Russia
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Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to President Trump’s campaign, told House investigators that he told Attorney General Jeff Sessions about his trip to Russia during the campaign, according to a new report.

CNN reports that Page testified that he told Sessions about his trip to Russia, which happened in July 2016.

"Back in June 2016, I mentioned in passing that I happened to be planning to give a speech at a university in Moscow," Page told CNN. "Completely unrelated to my limited volunteer role with the campaign and as I've done dozens of times throughout my life. “

“Understandably, it was as irrelevant then as it is now. If it weren't for the dodgy dossier and all the chaos that those complete lies had created, my passing comment's complete lack of relevance should go without saying,” he continued.

A source told CNN that Page told Sessions about the trip at a dinner in June 2016. The dinner was attended by several members of Trump’s national security team, according to CNN.

In testimony before the Senate in June, Sessions said he did not “recall” any meetings between campaign associates and Russian officials. Page was one of the officials Sessions was asked about.

While he said he knew of no meetings between Page and Russians, he added, “There might be some published accounts of Mr. Page communicating with Russians, I don’t know."
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