Not Enough

Speaking at a hastily-called press conference at the Justice Department, Sessions said he had met with department ethics officials soon after being sworn in last month to evaluate the rules and cases in which he might have a conflict.

“They said that since I had involvement with the campaign, I should not be involved in any campaign investigation,” Sessions said. He added that he concurred with their assessment, and would thus recuse himself from any existing or future investigation involving Trump’s campaign.

The announcement comes a day after The Washington Post revealed that Sessions twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and did not disclose that fact to Congress during his confirmation hearing.

  WaPo

No. What he did was categorically deny what he in fact did do.

“I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.”  [ed: emphasis mine]

But, apparently, that's okay. He doesn't have to give up his job as the top man in charge of federal lawsuits involving other liars in the future.

His explanation, he said, was that he was “taken aback” by [Congressman Al] Franken’s question — which referenced a breaking news story about contacts between Trump surrogates and Russians.

Remember, if you're taken aback by a question, it's okay to lie to Congress.  But I don't recommend you try it yourself.

A spokeswoman confirmed [Sessions'] meetings with [Russian ambassador] Kislyak but said there was nothing misleading about what Sessions said to Congress.

Black is white and up is down in the new world.

The spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores, said Sessions did not meet with Kislyak as a Trump supporter, but rather, in his capacity as a member of the Armed Services Committee.

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The episode marks the second time in Trump’s nascent administration when the truthfulness of one of its top officials has come under scrutiny. In February, Trump fired his national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, after The Washington Post reported that he had not fully disclosed his contacts with Russian officials.

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[Sessions] said he talked with the ambassador about a trip he made to Russia in 1991, terrorism and Ukraine — a major policy issue following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the imposition of U.S. and European Union sanctions on Russia for its actions.

At one point, Sessions said, “it got to be a little bit of a testy conversation.” He said the ambassador invited him to lunch, but he did not accept.

“Most of these ambassadors are pretty gossipy, and this was in the campaign season, but I don’t recall any specific political discussions,” Sessions said.

Meow. Which is not what he said under oath to Congress. And he didn't even have to lie. He wasn't asked whether he'd met with Russians. He was asked what he would do if he found out anyone on the Trump campaign had met with the Russians. Sad!