Senators pounce on Attorney General Sessions for "stonewalling" during testimony https://t.co/AWSNTlCDIz pic.twitter.com/srsAjH5QDQ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2017
Jeff Sessions calls the suggestion that he colluded with Russia a 'detestable lie' https://t.co/DCAy55AqKr pic.twitter.com/ZbCh08xOAt
— POLITICO (@politico) June 13, 2017
.@BorowitzReport: Man Ravaged by Amnesia Somehow Able to Hold Down Demanding Legal Job https://t.co/FxJr0Sx3pw pic.twitter.com/v4otQCRD3b
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) June 13, 2017
Here @sarahposner explains how Jeff Sessions' testimony only raises more questions than it answered: https://t.co/KbJo5MNTqy
— Greg Sargent (@GregTSargent) June 13, 2017
FLAG: Sessions says he has *never* received a detailed briefing on Russian election interference, *never* sought out a briefing. pic.twitter.com/1s3nmp6Y15
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 13, 2017
Quick break from everything Virginia today to thank @KamalaHarris for being one hell of a leader pic.twitter.com/SPK5PaJey0
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) June 13, 2017
TRANSLATION:
HARRIS: Tell me the truth, little man.
SESSIONS: Here's some bullshit.
HARRIS: No. We're not doing bullshit today.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 13, 2017
Al Franken responds to Jeff Sessions, who called him out at the hearing.
"he misled the Senate Judiciary Committee under oath" pic.twitter.com/we7GP3Ssyj
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) June 13, 2017
Sen. Durbin statement on Sessions: “It is hard to see how he can continue to serve.” pic.twitter.com/i6IPNHSeIi
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) June 13, 2017
Here’s the most shocking revelation from the Sessions hearing. https://t.co/04pOebK9bV
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 13, 2017
Reading over transcripts, it's now very clear: Sessions is NOT denying he spoke to Kislyak at the Mayflower. He is saying he can't recall.
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) June 13, 2017
they are making this s**t up as they go along. just as lawless as emoluments, muslim ban, obstruction & all the other trump transgressions https://t.co/X41KrwNYTL
— Norm Eisen (norm.eisen on Threads) (@NormEisen) June 13, 2017
There is not one Republican in the Senate with the backbone or integrity to do that https://t.co/JJyht9aTwx
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) June 13, 2017
#GE2017 Donald Trump Jr live tweets 'pathetic Dem witch hunt train wreck' of a Senate hearing as Jeff Sessions … https://t.co/GANNQOQBUT
— UK politics (@Westminster_17) June 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/874745199414714374
President Trump’s Allies Suddenly Begin to Question Robert Mueller’s Russia Investigation https://t.co/jqj8fFykl0
— Ryan Teague Beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) June 13, 2017
Meanwhile…
While people watched the Sessions hearing, Senate Republicans worked behind closed doors to pass a disastrous secret health care bill.
— Kirsten Gillibrand (@SenGillibrand) June 13, 2017
Opinion: How the Republican Coward Caucus is about to sell out its own constituents — in secret https://t.co/ex7nRgyAYl
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 13, 2017
When you've lost even Trump on your ACA repeal bill… https://t.co/VCODZ3GH1m
— Jennifer Bendery (@jbendery) June 13, 2017
Mnuchin walks back pledge not to give tax breaks to rich https://t.co/zdKVAXWtzV pic.twitter.com/mzFmdysedo
— The Hill (@thehill) June 13, 2017
Virginia voters choose candidates for governor https://t.co/Gwjo7M4uyx pic.twitter.com/NZbeh9183t
— POLITICO (@politico) June 13, 2017
This Virginia Democratic primary is a crucial test for the party’s progressive wing https://t.co/cJTnQ2BCp1 pic.twitter.com/Cwqu9ZD9j1
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) June 13, 2017
Meanwhile, follow the money…
USA Today reports: Over the last 12 months, about 70% of Trump property buyers of were shell companies.https://t.co/4ziGsVyLYe
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) June 13, 2017
and, in media news..
"NBC needs to pull Megyn Kelly's interview with Alex Jones" https://t.co/LXjSGpzN53 pic.twitter.com/8cAh8Dj7YZ
— The Hill (@thehill) June 13, 2017
Megyn Kelly was going to host a Sandy Hook benefit until organizers dropped her over Alex Jones interview https://t.co/E1hM9YwJXe pic.twitter.com/Y4RHeMoU3z
— Raw Story (@RawStory) June 13, 2017
Megyn Kelly fiasco is one more instance of far right outmaneuvering media https://t.co/OCBLiK1roV via @cjr @alicetiara @beccalew
— craig newmark (@craignewmark) June 13, 2017
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BRITAIN’S PARLIAMENT RETURNS
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYF pic.twitter.com/fwoDRCuzzO
— The Independent (@Independent) June 13, 2017
Theresa May makes her negotiating stance on Brexit clear… pic.twitter.com/1YwyrsQVyS
— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) June 13, 2017
Macron suggests UK could change mind in front of May – French & Germans now interpreting GE2017 as reduced mandate for Mrs May's Brexit
— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) June 13, 2017
Britain would be welcomed back if Brexit were reversed, Germany's Wolfgang Schaeuble says https://t.co/yHUHtEQ6Ur pic.twitter.com/GI4YSiClpV
— Bloomberg (@business) June 13, 2017
Let's not cut off our noses to spite our face. The offer is there to reverse the unfolding disaster that is Brexit. https://t.co/nE4WZgKguu
— Schona Jolly KC (@WomaninHavana) June 13, 2017
"The views of the 48 percent cannot be brushed aside as some of the more hardline Brexiteers would wish." – John Major on @BBCWorldatOne pic.twitter.com/E2OxxBPcwQ
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) June 13, 2017
Maltese #Labour PrimeMinister (current Chair of Council of EU members) tells me all EUcountries wld accept UK changing its mind on #Brexit pic.twitter.com/foJkTj9TBt
— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) June 13, 2017
More people think Theresa May should resign, than continue https://t.co/ii1qIDJsJp
— The Independent (@Independent) June 13, 2017
As the DUP leadership turn up in Downing Street this lunchtime, here's our second edition @EveningStandard … pic.twitter.com/O2ODW3pmDD
— George Osborne (@George_Osborne) June 13, 2017
DUP MP tells me there may be no deal with Tories until weekend & is predicting Queen Speech won't be until Monday 26 June, put back a week.
— Jon Craig (@joncraig) June 13, 2017
Our Political Editor @nicholaswatt has the latest on the “supply and confidence deal” between the Tories and the DUP #newsnight pic.twitter.com/aUwGs3yWBG
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) June 13, 2017
The Overnight Note 