Attorney General Jeff Sessions' credibility is in serious question after the Justice Department unsealed a plea deal struck by a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign.
documents revealed that former adviser George Papadopoulos attended a “national security meeting in Washington” on March 31, 2016, along with Trump, Sessions and others. At this meeting, Papadopoulos “introduced himself” and stated directly “in substance and substance that he had connections that could help arrange a meeting between then-candidate Trump and [Russian] President Putin.”
Trump tweeted a photo of the meeting the day it happened, with him and Sessions sitting at opposite heads of the table. Papadopoulos is pictured to the left of Sessions in the center of the table.
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain #Trump2016https://t.co/aANxirUJJD pic.twitter.com/VlMynYN3sd
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 1, 2016
Although both Trump and Sessions have repeatedly argued that there was no collusion with the Russian government, Sessions reiterated this argument under oath. Sessions also chaired a foreign policy team that included Papadopoulos.
“I have never met or spoken with any Russians or any foreign officials regarding any interference in any campaign or election in the United States,” Sessions said. said The Senate Intelligence Committee in opening statements of its second testimony on June 13. “Additionally, I am not aware of any such conversations with anyone associated with the Trump campaign.”
If the Justice Department's testimony is correct and Sessions was in the room when Papadopoulos explained that he wanted to set up a meeting between Trump and Putin, a perjury case could potentially arise.
