How are they being coy? This was clearly an attempt to respond to Comey's testimony and it clearly departs from his on this critical point.
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Replying to @emptywheel @charlie_savage
Not coy: "it was for that reason, and that reason alone, the Attorney General made the decision on March 2, 2017 to recuse himself "
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Replying to @emptywheel
Right but 3/2 is recusal from any investigation related in any way to the 2016 campaigns, and 3/20 description of the Russia investigation
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Replying to @charlie_savage @emptywheel
makes clear that it encompasses both election meddling per se & nature of any links btwn Russia & individuals associated w/ Trump campaign
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Replying to @charlie_savage @emptywheel
A piece of this may be that Sessions doesn't want to admit that he recused because of exposure of his false testimony re Russia contacts
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Replying to @charlie_savage @emptywheel
So keeping to the 3/2 wording, and the nicer-sounding reason that he was involved in Trump campaign w/out regard to Russia, saves face
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Replying to @charlie_savage @emptywheel
Comey has stated inv was into Russia/Trump Campaign. Sessions recused from campaign matters. Real problem is recusal has no teeth.
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Replying to @ABenMcCloskey @charlie_savage
Comey did not say that investigation coincided w/recusal and he claims not to have seen any docs on it.
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Replying to @emptywheel @charlie_savage
if Sessions recused only from campaign matters wouldn't that still cover future campaign collusion investigations?
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And if so, what enforcement would there even be? Disbarment? Won't stop him from being re-elected. He has nothing to lose.
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If DOJ reserving right to say Mueller's investigation derives fr recusal which is limited to elections, may create problems for prosecution
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