Sessions: I’m ‘Attempting To Chill Out A Bit’ By Not Following Tweets ‘As Closely’

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses a business group in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. Sessions praised what he called the policy achievements of President Donald Trump but said he doesn't follow tweets as much as he once did. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses a business group in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions lavished praise on what he called President Donald Trump’s policy accomplishments Tuesday but added that he’s backing away from his former boss’s favorite social media platform.

Listing achievements that he said included improving the economy, fighting crime and supporting police officers, Sessions said he was proud of his time running the Justice Department.

But more than a month after he was forced out of his job as the nation’s top law enforcement official after a tumultuous tenure in which he was repeatedly maligned by Trump, Sessions said he was “attempting to chill out a bit.”

“You can be sure I don’t follow tweets as closely as I used to,” Sessions said to laughter and applause.

Sessions, a former U.S. attorney and Alabama state attorney general, said he knew running the Justice Department involved making decisions that could create controversy.

“This very public adventure, I’ve got to say, exceeded my expectations,” Sessions said. He infuriated Trump by recusing himself from the Justice Department’s investigation of alleged Russian meddling on behalf of Trump in the 2016 election.

But at times Sessions sounded like he was still part of Trump’s team, repeatedly using the word “we” to describe things going on in Washington. He once invoked Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

The former U.S. senator didn’t say whether he might try to regain the seat now held by Alabama Democratic Sen. Doug Jones.

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  1. When asked if he no longer follows Twitter at all, Sessions said he still is an avid reader of David Duke’s feed. He added: “Despite being a bit liberal on race relations, David Duke is my hero.”

  2. Avatar for sooner sooner says:

    Chill out? Pretty tough duty for a guy who was often mistaken for a potato.

  3. Ignoring them won’t make them non-existent, ya fuckin’ moran.

  4. Avatar for pshah pshah says:

    Listing achievements that he said included improving the economy, fighting crime and supporting police officers, Sessions said he was proud of his time running the Justice Department.

    Wrong, wrong, and wrong again.

    He inherited a great economy that’s starting to list from ill-advised tax cuts and a stupid insistence on tariffs. Domestic terrorism is up with no end in sight due to this Administration’s negligence and even their aiding and abetting of the white nationalists. Lastly, to support police officers, you have to hold the few bad ones accountable. Otherwise, they all get tarred with the same brush. This Administration refuses to hold anyone accountable.

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