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Old 07-24-2017, 11:24 AM   #6656
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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate View Post
Why would Sessions leave?

He gave up a nice Senate job for Trump, and within 7 months or so he might now be unemployed?

If I were Sessions, I'd say forget about me resigning. Let Trump fire me instead and let the political fall-out happen.
Yeah, especially after the extent to which his own reputation has been scorched so far, both in the nomination process and in his hearing appearance.

I also think there's some self-preservation at play here; he steps down, and then a few more details are leaked about meetings he had with Russians during the campaign, and suddenly he's a very convenient fall-guy. But if he stays in his position, the general aura of fake news covers him somewhat. He doesn't go down until the whole administration goes down.
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