Brit Hume: Sleight of hand in a Sessions story - The Washington Post swings and misses at Jeff Sessions

The Post’s piece, by Adam Entous, Ellen Nakashima, and Greg Miller is dishonest. It finds a contradiction where none exists by glossing over the distinction between discussing a “campaign-related issue” — which is any substantive issue raised by any candidate during the campaign season — and discussing the campaign. 

Discussing hacking or “opposition research” research with the Russian ambassador would constitute discussing the campaign. Telling the ambassador how the campaign is going or what its strategy is would constitute discussing the campaign. Telling the ambassador — as President Obama told the Russian president — that the candidate would be more flexible with Russia after the campaign would probably be a borderline case. 

Simply discussing Russia policy — past, present, or future — is not discussing the campaign.

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