This story is both more and less of a big deal than it looks. 1/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-considering-second-special-counsel-to-investigate-republican-concerns-letter-shows/2017/11/13/bc92ef3c-c8d2-11e7-b0cf-7689a9f2d84e_story.html …
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Eric Columbus Retweeted Chris Geidner
It’s less of a big deal because, as Chris Geidner notes in his mini thread, it doesn’t really suggest that they’re seriously considering a special counsel. 2/https://twitter.com/chrisgeidner/status/930245075153707008?s=17 …
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It just says that Sessions has directed prosecutors to review all options and report back to him. 3/
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Eric Columbus Retweeted Daniel Jacobson
The real problem is that, as Dan Jacobson notes, Sessions promised at his confirmation hearing to recuse himself from Clinton-related matters. 4/https://twitter.com/Dan_F_Jacobson/status/930243298056441856?s=17 …
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Did Sessions forget about this? Did he somehow un-recuse himself without telling anyone? Does he just not care? 5/https://www.mediaite.com/tv/jeff-sessions-vows-to-recuse-himself-from-doj-investigations-of-hillary-clinton/ …
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On March 2 he issued a statement pledging to recuse from any matter relating to the campaigns from president. 6/https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-sessions-statement-recusal …
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At the time this was interpreted to refer to Trump/Russia, because that investigation was pending at the time. But it seems logically to apply to Clinton investigations as well. 7/
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And if Sessions claims otherwise, then he’s violating the promise he made in his confirmation hearing. 8/
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The quotes from the letter specifically show they ARE still aware of the recusal. It's from Boyd, not Sessions, and it countenances the decision being made by AG or DAG, "as appropriate."
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