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In reply to the discussion: Nothing will happen with Sessions. He is a Republican. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)He could be gotten on treason--I'd never rule that out--or he could be gotten on "You skeevy jerk, how can you do that job when you're so tainted?" shaming, so he resigns just to avoid the taunts and jeers.
But the point I'm trying to push home is that there will be no punishment for the crime of perjury. No frog marching, no fines, no prison time.
Will he 'get away' with it? That depends on how pissed off people get. If they can find another crime (not of the "You told a fib" variety) to charge him with, we could still be off to the races. Who knows? Maybe some intelligence agency could lean on him, persuade him to resign and cooperate/sing like a bird as to TrumpCo's marching orders re: The Russians to avoid charges, and then we'd really have some fun.