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When it was revealed that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had not been honest under oath in his confirmation hearings with the U.S. Senate, he agreed to recuse himself from Justice Department investigations into alleged Russian manipulation of the 2016 election. It was the right decision, but let's pray that this scandal is not the tip of the iceberg for Sessions.
In this Sept. 6, 2013, file photo, Sergey Kislyak, Russia's ambassador to the U.S. speaks with reporters at the Center for the National Interest in Washington.
Jeff Sessions Sessions used campaign funds for travel that included Russian meeting: reports Chris Hayes spars with former Trump aide over Russian ambassador meeting Sessions: Meetings with Russian ambassador not 'improper or unwise' MORE used funds from his Senate reelection campaign account to cover travel expenses at last year's Republican National Convention in Cleveland, according to multiple reports, where he met with the Russian ambassador. Sessions, who was then a GOP senator from Alabama and frequent surrogate for President Trump, has defended his meeting with Sergey Kislyak as perfectly normal for a member of the Armed Services Committee.
President Trump with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions at a February 2016 campaign rally for Trump in Madison, Ala. I'm Davan Maharaj , editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Times.
US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia. Officials in the Donald Trump administration are being investigated ever since reports surfaced that Donald Trump's aides colluded with Russia to get ahead in the US Presidential Elections surfaced last year.
Donald Trump has thrown his support behind his beleaguered Attorney General - saying he has total confidence in Jeff Sessions even as the lawyer rescued himself from an ongoing investigation into Russia's alleged interference in the U.S. election. Franken had asked Sessions during his Senate confirmation hearings whether he knew of any contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian Federation - and the Alabama Republican had volunteered that he had not.
Both of Nevada's senators turned up pressure today on Attorney General Jeff Sessions as news of Sessions' contact with a Russian official during the presidential campaign continued to garner national attention. U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined fellow Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, in calling on Sessions to resign his post after revelations Wednesday showed Sessions might have lied under oath during his Senate confirmation hearing by denying contact with Russian officials.
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill was one of many Democrats taking umbrage Thursday at the revelation that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had twice met with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during last year's presidential campaign, during a furor over that country's alleged interference in the election, and misled his colleagues about it during his confirmation hearing. But she went too far when she said she'd had no similar contacts in the decade that she'd been, like Sessions, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee .
Attorney General Jeff Sessions twice spoke with the Russian envoy to the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign, a fact that seemingly contradicts sworn statements he made to Congress during his confirmation hearings. The revelation prompted calls for Sessions to resign or recuse himself from a probe into Trump campaign contacts with Russia.
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins other Democrats in calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign. She says there should be an independent special prosecutor named to oversee an investigation of Russian interference in the U.S. election.
The top House Democrat says Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath when he told the Senate Judiciary that he had no contacts with the Russian government and says he should resign. In the meantime, Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Marco Rubio of Florida joined a growing chorus of Republicans calling upon Sessions to recuse himself from any investigation on contacts between the Russians and President Donald Trump's campaign last year.
Senior Democrats have called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after it emerged he failed to disclose two meetings with Russia's ambassador to Washington during the US election campaign. Sessions did not mention the meetings with Sergey Kislyak during his confirmation hearings, when he was asked if he knew of any contacts between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions holds a meeting with the heads of federal law enforcement components at the Department of Justice in Washington. Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season last year, contact that immediately fueled calls for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the election.
Senior House Democrats are calling on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign after revelations that the former Alabama senator did not disclose meetings he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States during his Cabinet confirmation hearing. "After lying under oath to Congress about his own communications with the Russians, the Attorney General must resign," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement released late Wednesday night, adding that "Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country."
Washington: Senior Democrats are calling on US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions to resign after revelations that the former Alabama senator did not disclose meetings he had with the Russian ambassador to the United States during his cabinet confirmation hearing. "After lying under oath to Congress about his own communications with the Russians, the Attorney-General must resign," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement released late on Wednesday night, adding that, "Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country."
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrive for President Donald Trump's speech on Feb. 28, 2017. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrive for President Donald Trump's speech on Feb. 28, 2017.
Last week White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer predicted "greater enforcement" of the federal ban on marijuana in the eight states that have legalized the drug for recreational use. This week Attorney General Jeff Sessions, an old-fashioned drug warrior who thinks "good people don't smoke marijuana," seemed to confirm Spicer's warning, telling reporters, "We're going to look at it...and try to adopt responsible policies."
The Republican chairman of the House Intelligence Committee on Monday downplayed the need for a special prosecutor to probe contacts between the Russian government and members of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, after a fellow Republican called for an independent investigation. Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told reporters in Washington that there was no evidence of serious crimes with regard to contact between Trump associates and Russian intelligence.
The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime and already has indicated a looming need for private prison cells seems poised to usher in a reversal of that trend. Jeff Sessions, a former federal prosecutor sworn in this month as the country's chief law enforcement officer, signalled at his confirmation hearing - and during private meetings in his first days on the job - that he sees a central role for the federal government in combating drug addiction and violence as well as in strict enforcement of immigration laws.
The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime and already has indicated a looming need for private prison cells seems poised to usher in a reversal of that trend. Jeff Sessions, a former federal prosecutor sworn in this month as the country's chief law enforcement officer, signaled at his confirmation hearing - and during private meetings in his first days on the job - that he sees a central role for the federal government in combating drug addiction and violence as well as in strict enforcement of immigration laws.