The United States is being ripped apart today because of one man: former U.S. Senator from Alabama and now U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.[2]
He seemed to be a harmless, “go-along, get-along” senator from the South; a “good ol’ boy,” whom many of us have seen over and over again on Capitol Hill. He appeared loyal to Donald Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, and was an early supporter; and he was rewarded with the coveted cabinet position.
Among his first acts on the job was to recuse himself from what has become the “Russian Hoax” investigation[3], and to turn over his duties to the Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Now we know that Rosenstein was knee-deep in the Barack Obama-blessed or initiated “Deep State” efforts to destroy the candidacy of Trump; and failing that, to destroy the presidency of Trump.[4]
The chain of events set into motion by Sessions are almost unprecedented in this great nation’s history, except for the efforts to remove former President Richard Nixon from office, “not two years after he won the greatest landslide in U.S. history.”[5] Referred to as “Watergate,” some of us lived through that wrenching experience, and never want to see anything like it repeated again.
There is no question that former Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson committed much greater crimes than Nixon ever did—even accepting the very worst that Nixon was accused of doing.[6] And former President Bill Clinton, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, have committed almost every crime known to mankind, yet they have not been imprisoned or driven from their offices thus far.[7]
© 2018, Timothy D. Naegele
[1] Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass). He and his firm, Timothy D. Naegele & Associates, specialize in Banking and Financial Institutions Law, Internet Law, Litigation and other matters (see www.naegele.com and Timothy D. Naegele Resume). He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University. He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service). Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., www.naegele.com/whats_new.html#articles), and can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com
[2] See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions (“Jeff Sessions”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/#comment-14689 (“Trump Slams Sessions, Says AG Is Hurting GOP In Midterms”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/#comment-14331 (“Jeff Sessions Defends Rosenstein, And Must Be Removed As Attorney General“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/07/29/it-is-time-for-trump-supporters-to-fight-back/#comment-14809 (“Trump’s Dilemma: Leave Justice Department Control To Sessions, Rosenstein, Wray And The Deep State?”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/the-united-states-department-of-injustice/ (“The United States Department of Injustice”)
[3] See https://www.amazon.com/Russia-Hoax-Illicit-Hillary-Clinton/dp/0062872745/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1529019893&sr=8-1&keywords=Gregg+Jarrett (Gregg Jarrett: “The Russia Hoax: The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary Clinton and Frame Donald Trump”)
[4] See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Rosenstein (“Rod Rosenstein”); see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/11/robert-mueller-should-be-executed-for-treason/#comment-14336 (“DEMAND IMPEACHMENT OF ROD ROSENSTEIN!“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/the-department-of-injustices-inspector-general-is-complicit-in-the-deep-state-cover-up/#comment-14180 (“DOJ’s Rod Rosenstein Is A Traitor“) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/06/15/the-department-of-injustices-inspector-general-is-complicit-in-the-deep-state-cover-up/ (“The Department Of Injustice’s Inspector General Is Complicit In The Deep-State Cover-Up!”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/24/should-barack-obama-be-executed-for-treason/ (“Should Barack Obama Be Executed For Treason?”)
[5] See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/americas-newest-civil-war-2017-and-beyond/#comment-14737 (“Vicious Un-American Efforts To Bring About Regime Change In The United States, And A Civil War”)
[6] See id.; see also https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/10/04/john-f-kennedy-the-most-despicable-president-in-american-history/ (“John F. Kennedy: The Most Despicable President In American History“) (see also the extensive comments beneath the article)
In the case of Johnson, at the very least he was responsible for the senseless Vietnam War:
More than 58,000 Americans died for nothing, including friends of mine. More than 300,000 were wounded, not including the “walking wounded,” many of whom live in the United States today. Both the human and financial costs remain unfathomable: more than 2 million Vietnamese died, and many more were wounded and/or tortured.
See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2018/05/06/what-atrocities-did-robert-mueller-commit-in-vietnam/ (“What Atrocities Did Robert Mueller Commit In Vietnam?”)
[7] See, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/20/the-real-russian-conspiracy-barack-obama-the-clintons-and-the-sale-of-americas-uranium-to-russias-killer-putin/ (“The Real Russian Conspiracy: Barack Obama, The Clintons, And The Sale Of America’s Uranium To Russia’s Killer Putin”) and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/washington-is-sick-and-the-american-people-know-it/#comment-7185 (“Clinton Fatigue”)
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Why hasn’t he been fired? What do they have on him that turned Trump’s to be staunchest supporter into a piece of garbage that has allowed this disaster to continue..? What’s your theory Tim?
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Thank you as always, Rick, for your comments that go right to the nub of the issues facing our country.
My sense is that Donald Trump simply made an honest mistake in choosing Sessions; and Sessions made a mistake in accepting the job, and then recusing himself. Having entered into a “marriage,” the “divorce” becomes messy and not easy to extricate either party, especially in the hyper-charged environment that is Washington today.
Eric Holder was Barack Obama’s “hatchet man” as AG. He had served as Deputy AG in Bill Clinton’s presidency, so he knew fully how rough things could get, and he “rose to the occasion” under Obama. Loretta Lynch did too; for example, with her decision to have a tarmac meeting with Clinton.
Sessions would have been fine in the Trump cabinet at some lesser, non-controversial department such as HUD, but not at the DOJ. To be fair, neither he nor Trump knew that “World War III” would erupt on his watch. The Senate is a collegial body, and this is what Sessions was comfortable with; not “trench warfare.”
Neither Sessions nor Trump knew the depth and dimensions of the “Deep State” conspiracy either, to destroy both the Trump candidacy and presidency. And my guess is that Sessions did not comprehend what his recusal would mean. Both walked into a “trap” set for them by the “Deep State” co-conspirators.
Having said all of this, the question is what to do now? Clearly, Robert Mueller never should have been appointed by Rod Rosenstein, much less given the “blank check” that he has. There are two other issues that are worth mentioning, which might impact the present state of affairs: (1) at least one more potentially-devastating report from the DOJ’s Inspector General; and (2) action by the federal prosecutor in Utah, John W. Huber, targeting the “Deep State” and its players.
While I am not holding my breath waiting for “miracles,” either factor could affect events. Also, Gregg Jarrett, Tom Fitton and Chris Farrell of Judicial Watch, Sara Carter and John Solomon have essentially put together the pieces of the “Deep State” conspiracy; and along with Fox’s Sean Hannity, they believe it may break wide open soon.
None of this answers your question about what to do with Sessions, and inferentially with Rosenstein, Wray, Mueller and the other actors. Again, my guess is that “events” may overtake them.
One more consideration: when I was leaving the Senate and Watergate was just breaking, I predicted—and told others—that Nixon would not survive. In his own way, he was a patriot; and not a “bare knuckles,” New York street-fighter like Trump is. I do not believe Trump will give up or give in like Nixon did; and Nixon did not have the enormous “army” of faithful supporters, loving everything that he said and did, like Trump has.
The Democrats—and I used to be one of them, having grown up in a devoutly-Republican family that revered Dwight Eisenhower and Nixon—are veering farther to the extreme Left. Indeed, Bernie Sanders is considered to the right of them; and Maxine Waters and Cory Booker are their “titular heads.” This is not where most Americans are today, and they may turn away dramatically from the Left.
Lastly, the President has said that exposing—and parenthetically, destroying—the “Deep State” corruption could be a “crowning achievement” of his presidency. I agree with him.
See https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/407335-exclusive-trump-says-exposing-corrupt-fbi-probe-could-be-crowning-achievement (“Trump says exposing ‘corrupt’ FBI probe could be ‘crowning achievement’ of presidency”); see also https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/407358-hilltv-interview-exclusive-trump-eviscerates-sessions-i-have-no-attorney (“Trump eviscerates Sessions: ‘I don’t have an attorney general’”)
Hold on tight. History is unfolding before our eyes, and we have ringside seats. 🙂
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A postscript to my comments involves what our friends and adversaries will do under these circumstances. Will Kim Jong-un back away from the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, at the urging of China? What will China do, given its economic problems and Xi Jinping’s apparent desire to become Mao’s autocratic successor? What about Putin too, who is a loose cannon/troublemaker at best, whose economy would be decimated if the U.S. starts supplying Europe (and even China) with its energy needs?
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On my Facebook page is a picture from a niece-in-law’s baby shower. In it, my mother has a big smile on her face, showing extreme pleasure at the event. I don’t remember exactly when her alzheimer’s diagnosis occurred in relation to that picture, but I’d venture to say, only a few short years later. The look on Session’s face reminds me of her look in the picture. I don’t doubt he’s a good man.
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Thank you, Nancy.
I am sorry about your mother’s Alzheimer’s. And yes, I would agree that Sessions is probably a good man, who never anticipated being sucked into a political cauldron.
As I have written, I saw and worked with several “go along, get along” Southern senators when I was in the Senate; and he might have done very well in some other noncontroversial cabinet post.
Few had any idea that “World War III,” in terms of American politics, would erupt on his watch . . . least of all him.
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The Despicable Deep State Must Be Crushed, Eviscerated And Eradicated
Chris Strohm has written for BloombergIQuint:
See https://www.bloombergquint.com/politics/2018/09/19/fbi-doj-said-to-plan-redactions-despite-trump-s-document-order (“FBI, DOJ Plan Redactions Despite Trump’s Document Order“) (emphasis added); see also https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/407358-hilltv-interview-exclusive-trump-eviscerates-sessions-i-have-no-attorney (“Trump eviscerates Sessions: ‘I don’t have an attorney general’”)
No American should ever trust the DOJ or FBI again. They are corrupt to their very core, and the moral equivalent of Putin’s KGB.
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