Thread by @jeffsessions

Today, I am setting the record straight on recusal.

Read my open letter to the people of Alabama:

facebook.com/jeffsessionsal…

I was the first to endorse President Trump, even when many thought I was nuts to do so. I helped Trump win and traveled the country with him, embedded in his campaign. I am one of the architects of his agenda, and I was pushing his agenda even before he ran for office. #alsen

I have remained faithful to the President and his agenda. I have always stood up for him, and I never backed down, not even for one moment. My convictions are immovable, built on rock, not sand. #alsen

As the world knows, the President disagreed with me on recusal, but I did what the law required me to do. I was a central figure in the campaign and was also a subject of and witness in the investigation and could obviously not legally be involved in investigating myself. #alsen

If I had ignored and broken the law, the Democrats would have used that to severely damage the President. #alsen

Some have asked, why take the job as Attorney General if I knew I would have to recuse myself from the investigation? I knew no such thing. #alsen

I wasn’t informed of Comey’s secret investigation until after I became Attorney General, and the investigation wasn’t publicly confirmed by the FBI until weeks after my recusal. #alsen

Knowing of the President’s disagreement with my decision, I tendered my resignation in writing the morning after Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel. #alsen

But President Trump chose not to accept it, and he asked me to continue to serve as his Attorney General and to help him “Make America Great Again.” #alsen

The investigation was a disruptive and prolonged fiasco for America and especially for President Trump, and a massive waste of money chasing the deep-state myth of Russian collusion. #alsen

Recently disclosed documents also reveal the extent of former FBI Director Comey’s underhanded efforts to undermine our President. One thing you may not know is that I advised from the beginning of the administration that Comey should be removed and the FBI given a fresh start.

I concluded that Comey was driven by ego, lacked self-discipline, and lacked the judgement necessary to lead an agency as critical as the FBI, as was evidenced by the completely improper way he declined to prosecute Hillary Clinton.

The end result of the Mueller investigation is that the President (and I) were fully exonerated, so much so that the subsequent Ukraine impeachment witch hunt did not even mention the phony Russian collusion idea.

My principles, like my faith, are immovable and non-negotiable. I believe it is always right to do the right thing. #alsen

You can read my full letter to the people of Alabama here:

amp.montgomeryadvertiser.com/amp/3113894001