Originally Posted by Guest

Think of it this way. Your sixth grader forgets his homework at school one time. Chances are, you are willing to chalk it up to being an honest mistake. When he forgets his homework the second time, you are less convinced it's just by chance. When he forgets it the third time, you are totally sure that he is forgetting his homework on purpose.
This is at least Sessions' third time forgetting his homework.

In his confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sessions is asked this by Minnesota's Al Franken: "If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?"
Sessions responds: "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, and I'm unable to comment on it."

Why this is wrong: We now know that Carter Page, a foreign policy adviser to Trump, says he told Sessions that he was planning a trip to Russia in July 2016.

In response to a written questionnaire Sessions submitted as part of the confirmation process, he responded "no" to this question from Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy (D): "Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?"

Why this is wrong: We know that on at least two occasions Sessions met with then-Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak during the campaign.

Sessions again testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Franken, again, asks him a tough question: "You don't believe that surrogates from the Trump campaign had communications with the Russians? Is that what you're saying?"
Sessions responds: "I did not and I'm not aware of anyone else that did, and I don't believe it happened."

Why this is wrong: Page says he told Sessions that he was going to Russia in July 2016. And Sessions intervened when Papadopoulos bragged that he could set up a meeting with Russian officials as far back as the end of March 2016.

Jeff Sessions sure does forget a lot of stuff about Russia and the 2016 election - CNNPolitics