Saturday, May 20, 2017

How Al Franken Unleashed A Special Counsel On Donald Trump

It started with a question. But, as it turned out, not even the right question.

Around the eight-hour mark of the January confirmation hearing of then-Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) drew attention to a just-published CNN blockbuster about an explosive dossier peddling outlandish allegations that the Russians had highly incriminating information about Donald Trump. The dossier also contained less sensational but still-important allegations that Trump campaign associates had repeated contact with Russian intermediaries. 

Franken pounced. Sort of. ...
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/franken-question-sessions-russia-prompted-special-counsel

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