Because it goes against the Democrat’s talking points?
Sen. Al Franken (D-N.Y.) called Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday “unsettling” and “misleading.”
Franken said that Sessions seemed “unconcerned” by Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, despite how Sessions repeatedly stressed how he felt it was “critically important” to get to the bottom of the situation.
“Such interference can never be tolerated and I encourage any efforts to get to the bottom of any such allegations,” said Sessions.
Franken added that it was “very clear” that Sessions “wasn’t actually confused” by his question during the attorney general’s January 2017 confirmation hearing about whether Sessions had communicated with the Russian government in the course of Trump’s campaign.
“I also think it’s very clear, despite what he attempted to assert in his testimony, that Attorney General Sessions wasn’t actually confused by my question during his January confirmation hearing,” Franken’s statement reads. “Rather, I believe he’s trying to downplay the gravity of and whitewash the fact that he misled the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath and failed to correct the record until he was forced to do so seven weeks later after reporting by the Washington Post.”
“Here’s my message to Jeff Sessions,” he goes on. “Stop misleading the American public, stop making excuses, and start being more forthcoming.”
He called on Sessions to “come before the Senate Judiciary Committee to speak honestly and openly with those who you first misled.”
U.S. Senator Al Franken on Twitter
Here’s my message to AG Sessions: stop misleading Americans, stop making excuses, and start being more forthcoming. https://t.co/rYapgUubwT
U.S. Senator Al Franken on Twitter
Here’s my message to AG Sessions: stop misleading Americans, stop making excuses, and start being more forthcoming. https://t.co/rYapgUubwT