Sen. Kamala Harris Badgers Sessions, Repeatedly Cuts Him off Before Answering

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Senator Harris ░░░░░░░░ general sessions you have ░░░░░░░░ times this afternoon prefaced ░░░░░░░░ responses by saying to ░░░░░░░░ best of your recollection ░░░░░░░░ on the first page ░░░░░░░░ your three pages of ░░░░░░░░ testimony you wrote nor ░░░░░░░░ do recall not have ░░░░░░░░ do not remember it ░░░░░░░░ question is for any ░░░░░░░░ your testimony today did ░░░░░░░░ refresh your memory with ░░░░░░░░ written documents be the ░░░░░░░░ written correspondence e mails ░░░░░░░░ of any sort I ░░░░░░░░ to refresh my recollection ░░░░░░░░ so much of this ░░░░░░░░ in a wholesale campaign ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary nature You re ░░░░░░░░ so fast that you ░░░░░░░░ t keep notes You ░░░░░░░░ people I didn t ░░░░░░░░ notes miff conversation with ░░░░░░░░ Russian ambassador I didn ░░░░░░░░ keep notes so most ░░░░░░░░ the things There is ░░░░░░░░ for me Will you ░░░░░░░░ the committee with the ░░░░░░░░ did you maintain As ░░░░░░░░ I will supply the ░░░░░░░░ with documents Can you ░░░░░░░░ tell me what you ░░░░░░░░ when you say appropriate ░░░░░░░░ have to consult with ░░░░░░░░ in the department who ░░░░░░░░ the proper procedure to ░░░░░░░░ disclosing documents that are ░░░░░░░░ within the Department of ░░░░░░░░ Attorney general Flynn I ░░░░░░░░ not able to make ░░░░░░░░ opinion today I m ░░░░░░░░ you prepared for this ░░░░░░░░ today and mostst questions ░░░░░░░░ have been presented you ░░░░░░░░ were predictable So my ░░░░░░░░ to you is did ░░░░░░░░ then review with the ░░░░░░░░ of your department if ░░░░░░░░ were the top lawyer ░░░░░░░░ unaware what the law ░░░░░░░░ regarding what you can ░░░░░░░░ us and what you ░░░░░░░░ t share with us ░░░░░░░░ is privileged and not ░░░░░░░░ We discussed the basic ░░░░░░░░ of testimony Frankly I ░░░░░░░░ not discussed document airy ░░░░░░░░ rules Will you make ░░░░░░░░ commitment to this committee ░░░░░░░░ you ll share any ░░░░░░░░ correspondence be they your ░░░░░░░░ records notes e mails ░░░░░░░░ anything that has been ░░░░░░░░ at any point in ░░░░░░░░ in writing To this ░░░░░░░░ where legally you actually ░░░░░░░░ an obligation to do ░░░░░░░░ I ll commit to ░░░░░░░░ the rules of the ░░░░░░░░ and as and when ░░░░░░░░ is raised to respond ░░░░░░░░ Did you have any ░░░░░░░░ with Russian officials for ░░░░░░░░ reason during the campaign ░░░░░░░░ have not been disclosed ░░░░░░░░ public or to this ░░░░░░░░ I don t recall ░░░░░░░░ I can not testify ░░░░░░░░ was said as we ░░░░░░░░ standing at the Republican ░░░░░░░░ before the podium where ░░░░░░░░ spoke Did you have ░░░░░░░░ communication with any Russian ░░░░░░░░ or any Russian nationals ░░░░░░░░ don t believe I ░░░░░░░░ any conversation with Russian ░░░░░░░░ or Russian nationals A ░░░░░░░░ of people were at ░░░░░░░░ convention It s conceivable ░░░░░░░░ somebody I have a ░░░░░░░░ more You let me ░░░░░░░░ If I don t ░░░░░░░░ you accuse me of ░░░░░░░░ I m not able ░░░░░░░░ be rushed this fast ░░░░░░░░ makes me nervous Are ░░░░░░░░ aware of any communications ░░░░░░░░ other Trump campaign officials ░░░░░░░░ associates that they had ░░░░░░░░ Russian officials or any ░░░░░░░░ nationals I don t ░░░░░░░░ that And are you ░░░░░░░░ At this moment Are ░░░░░░░░ aware of any communications ░░░░░░░░ any Trump officials or ░░░░░░░░ you have any communications ░░░░░░░░ any officials about Russia ░░░░░░░░ Russian interests in the ░░░░░░░░ States before January 20th ░░░░░░░░ I may have had ░░░░░░░░ conversations and I think ░░░░░░░░ did with the general ░░░░░░░░ concept of the possibility ░░░░░░░░ whether or not Russia ░░░░░░░░ the United States could ░░░░░░░░ on a more harmonious ░░░░░░░░ and move off the ░░░░░░░░ The Soviet Union did ░░░░░░░░ fact collapse It s ░░░░░░░░ a tragic strategic event ░░░░░░░░ we re not able ░░░░░░░░ get along better than ░░░░░░░░ are today Before being ░░░░░░░░ in as attorney general ░░░░░░░░ did you communicate with ░░░░░░░░ candidate or President Elect ░░░░░░░░ Would you repeat that ░░░░░░░░ you were sworn in ░░░░░░░░ attorney general how did ░░░░░░░░ typically communicate with then ░░░░░░░░ or President Elect Trump ░░░░░░░░ did not submit memorandum ░░░░░░░░ did not make formal ░░░░░░░░ Did you ever kbhun ░░░░░░░░ in writing I don ░░░░░░░░ believe so And you ░░░░░░░░ to a long standing ░░░░░░░░ policy can you tell ░░░░░░░░ what policy it is ░░░░░░░░ you re talking about ░░░░░░░░ I think most cabinet ░░░░░░░░ as the witnesses you ░░░░░░░░ before you earlier those ░░░░░░░░ declined to comment because ░░░░░░░░ re all about conversations ░░░░░░░░ the president Sir I ░░░░░░░░ just asking you about ░░░░░░░░ DoJ policy you referred ░░░░░░░░ The policy that goes ░░░░░░░░ just the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ that policy in writing ░░░░░░░░ I think so So ░░░░░░░░ you not consult it ░░░░░░░░ you came before this ░░░░░░░░ knowing we would ask ░░░░░░░░ questions about it Well ░░░░░░░░ talked about it The ░░░░░░░░ is based You think ░░░░░░░░ would be shown to ░░░░░░░░ The policy is based ░░░░░░░░ the principle that the ░░░░░░░░ Sir I m not ░░░░░░░░ about the principle I ░░░░░░░░ asking I m not ░░░░░░░░ to answer the question ░░░░░░░░ rely on that policy ░░░░░░░░ you not ask your ░░░░░░░░ to show you the ░░░░░░░░ that would be the ░░░░░░░░ for refusing to answer ░░░░░░░░ majority of the questions ░░░░░░░░ have been asked of ░░░░░░░░ The attorney general should ░░░░░░░░ loud to answer the ░░░░░░░░ Senator Harris let him ░░░░░░░░ Please do We talked ░░░░░░░░ it And we talked ░░░░░░░░ the real principle that ░░░░░░░░ at stake is one ░░░░░░░░ I have some appreciation ░░░░░░░░ as having spent 15 ░░░░░░░░ in the Department of ░░░░░░░░ 12 as United States ░░░░░░░░ En that principle is ░░░░░░░░ the Constitution provides the ░░░░░░░░ of the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ privileges And that members ░░░░░░░░ of them is confidentiality ░░░░░░░░ communications And it is ░░░░░░░░ for agents of any ░░░░░░░░ the department of any ░░░░░░░░ in the executive Branch ░░░░░░░░ waive that privilege without ░░░░░░░░ clear approval of the ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chairman I have ░░░░░░░░ That s the situation ░░░░░░░░ Sessions I asked for ░░░░░░░░ yes or no Yes ░░░░░░░░ consulted Did you ask ░░░░░░░░ to see the policy ░░░░░░░░ senator s time has ░░░░░░░░ Apparently not.
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