Bush’s ethics lawyer on Sessions talks with Russia ambassador: ‘Good way to go to jail’
Richard Painter, the former White House ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush from 2005 to 2007, blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions after it was reported that he spoke with the Russian ambassador while Trump was on the campaign trail.
When asked in the hypothetical during his confirmation hearing as Attorney General what he would do if he learned a member of Trump’s campaign had communicated with the Russian government over the course of the 2016 campaign, Sessions responded: “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 did not have communications with the Russians.”
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Painter blasted the statement on Twitter.
“Misleading the Senate in sworn testimony about one own contacts with the Russians is a good way to go to jail,” Painter tweeted.
Misleading the Senate in sworn testimony about one own contacts with the Russians is a good way to go to jail https://t.co/qH0s6sTMJ9
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) March 2, 2017
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George W. Bush's ethics lawyer calls Sessions's talks with Russia: "Good way to go to jail" https://t.co/2G9b3BJAEN pic.twitter.com/7ZEGRtfngK
— The Hill (@thehill) March 2, 2017
This Russian Ambassador in DC–Sergey Kislyak–must be a real bore. Both Michael Flynn and Jeff Sessions somehow forgot about meeting him. pic.twitter.com/etaDjLOI8R
— Louis Fishman (@Istanbultelaviv) March 2, 2017
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