The Trump administration’s back-to-back controversies over its Russian ties now have at least one thing in common: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Moscow’s top diplomat is a Washington fixture with a sprawling network, and he has emerged as the central figure in the investigations into Trump advisers’ connections with Russia.
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Russia’s top diplomat at center of Trump controversy
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.
Donald Trump says he has ‘total’ confidence in Jeff Sessions; no need to recuse from Russia probe
Update: President Donald Trump says he “wasn’t aware” that his attorney general — former Sen. Jeff Sessions — had contact with the Russian ambassador during last year’s White House campaign. A growing number of Republicans joined Democratic leaders Thursday in calling for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step aside from an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election.
The Latest: Schumer says attorney general should resign
Several Republicans and Democrats have called for Sessions to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election following the revelation he talked twice with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign.