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Originally Posted by ogallalabob
Unlike your example he did answer the question if you put it into proper context.
Franken asked about " a continuing exchange of information during the campaign between Trump surrogates and intermediaries for the Russian government" if true what are you going to do about it?
Sessions answer basically denied knowledge of the premise of the question ie "I am not aware of any of those activities", Then talked about whether he fits into the context of the question ie some called me a surrogate, then denied himself having such contacts. Then ended the answer with I am not going to comment on what I am going to do about future cases.
But your right for the Left's version to hold up his comments had to be totally unrelated to the answer given.
No, Sessions did not answer the question. He comments on some of the surrounding context, as you note, but never answers the actual question. Franken's question was "If there is any evidence that X...what will you do?"
Sessions says "I'm not aware of X." Okay, thats fine, but that doesn't answer the question of what will you do.
Then he says "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." Okay, that is a false statement he made under oath, and still does not answer the question of what will you do.
Then he says "I'm unable to comment on it." This obviously still does not answer the question.
In summary, he says he's unaware and unable to comment on the surrounding context (which Franken already said he doesn't expect), but never answers the question at all, of what will you do. Instead, he inserts an unprompted statement in the middle of his response, which is a false statement under oath.