Following a Tuesday call by President Trump’s outside counsel Jay Sekulow for a special counsel to investigate recently demoted DOJ Official Bruce Ohr and his wife Nellie Ohr’s contacts with opposition research firm Fusion GPS during the summer and fall of 2016, Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly exploring whether or not to move forward with this option.
In a statement issued hours after Sekulow’s appearance on Fox News, Sessions said: “I’ve put a Senior Attorney, with the resources he may need, to review cases in our office and make a recommendation to me, if things aren’t being pursued that need to be pursued, if cases may need more resources to complete in a proper manner, and to recommend to me if the standards for a special counsel are met, and the recommended one should be established” according to Fox News journalist Jake Gibson via Twitter:
#BREAKING Sessions on calls for a special counsel to look into Sr DOJ Official Bruce Ohr, and wife Nellie’s contacts with Fusion GPS during the summer and fall of 2016: “I’ve put a Senior Attorney, with the resources he may need, to review cases in our office … 1/2
— Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) December 12, 2017
[contentcards url=”http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-12-12/sessions-exploring-special-counsel-demoted-doj-official-tied-fusion-gps-cia” target=”_blank”]“and make a recommendation to me,if things aren’t being pursued that need to be pursued, if cases may need more resources to complete in a proper manner,and to recommend to me if the standards for a special counsel are met, and the recommended one should be established” #FoxNews
— Jake Gibson (@JakeBGibson) December 12, 2017