Atty. Gen. Sessions says he will step aside from Russia investigation
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions will step aside from any further involvement in the investigation of Russian interference in the presidential election, he announced at a news conference Thursday.
The announcement came after a day of mounting calls from fellow Republicans for Sessions to recuse himself from any role in the investigation. Those calls began when news broke that Sessions had failed to disclose contacts during the campaign year with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
During his confirmation hearing earlier this year, Sessions said he had not had meetings with Russian officials. In fact, he had at least two conversations with the ambassador.
Sessions defended his meeting with Kislyak, saying he had not discussed campaign-related issues.
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