Relentless Al Franken Just Dropped The Hammer And Called Out Jeff Sessions

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During an interview on The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) responded to Jeff Sessions’ testimony, by calling on the Attorney General to come before the Judiciary Committee so that the Minnesota Senator can question him.

Clip of Franken on MSNBC’s The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell:

Sen. Franken called out Sessions and virtually demanded that the Attorney General testify before the Judiciary Committee on multiple occasions during the interview. Franken didn’t join the calls for Sessions to resign, but he did say no less than three times that Sessions testify before the committee that he sits on.

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Franken called Sessions’ answer convoluted and false and added that the Attorney General did not correct his false answer until a story ran in The Washington Post seven weeks later. Franken said that the Trump campaign and the administration have “collective amnesia” when it comes to meeting Russians, and they don’t act like people who have nothing to hide.

Sen. Franken was calling out the Attorney General. It was telling that after several appeals for Sessions to testify, Franken said that if the AG refuses he is going to appeal to Judiciary Committee Chairman and Ranking Member to compel him to testify.

In other words, Jeff Sessions isn’t going to be able to hide from Franken forever. Sooner or later, he is going to have to answer for the lies he told during his confirmation hearing.

Al Franken sounds like a man who is going to relentlessly pursue Sessions until he gets answers.

Jason Easley

Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

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