Sorry, but what Sessions said couldn't be considered a lie even by the most partisan douche bags. He simply interpreted Franken's question differently than the way the partisan douche bags want to interpret it after the fact.
Franken asked what Sessions would do as Attorney General, if he was given evidence of contacts between Trump associates and the Russians.
If Sessions didn't understand the question, he could have asked Franken to repeat it. Instead he LIED saying he did not have communications with the Russians, which hasa been documented to be false by two meetings he had with the Russian ambassador during the campaign.
Here is the pertinent exchange, which has been grossly misrepresented by the LW loons.
Franken: Okay. CNN has just published a story, and I’m telling you this about a news story that’s just been published. I’m not expecting you to know whether or not it’s true or not. But CNN just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that, quote, “Russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about Mr. Trump.” These documents also allegedly say, quote, “There was a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump’s surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government.” Now, again, I’m telling you this as it’s coming out, so you know. But if it’s true, it’s obviously extremely serious, and if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?
Sessions: Senator Franken, I’m not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have — did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it....
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The Perjury Allegation against Jeff Sessions Is Meritless
The confirmation
application FORM that Sessions signed with the box checked NO that
he had no contact with Russians IS NOT meritless,
and this is why he is refusing to go back into congress to answer more questions.
"When he was asked in his confirmation hearing what he would do if there was evidence anyone associated with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had communicated with the Russians, Sessions replied that he wasn’t aware of any such “activities,” and added, “I did not have communications with the Russians.” A questionnaire he filled out for the committee also asked whether he had had contact with the Russians, to which Sessions, according to the Post, wrote, “No.”
Jeff Sessions spoke twice with Russian envoy during presidential campaign: Department of Justice
CBS national news showed the copy of this form, with his signature on it.
It was not an "application form." It was just a piece of douche bag political propaganda.
It was an questionnaire form he filled out prior to going into the confirmation hearing. Have you lost all reading comprehension skills too--or are you waiting for one of your Reich wing talk show hosts to regurgiatate it out to you,
with a twist of what you want to hear?
"When he was asked in his
confirmation hearing what he would do if there was evidence anyone associated with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign had communicated with the Russians, Sessions replied that he wasn’t aware of any such “activities,” and added, “I did not have communications with the Russians.” A
questionnaire he filled out for the committee also asked whether he had had contact with the Russians, to which Sessions, according to the Post, wrote,
“No.”
Jeff Sessions spoke twice with Russian envoy during presidential campaign: Department of Justice
Which is why Sessions is refusing to go back into congress, (under oath) to be asked questions about this.
Don't worry this will be coming up again in 2018 when Democrats take over.