A key issue is that Sessions testified at his confirmation hearing to be attorney general that he never spoke with the Russian government.
WASHINGTON — Revelations about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ meetings with Russian Ambassador to the U. S. Sergey Kislyak last year caused a firestorm in Washington on Thursday, prompting Democrats to demand his resignation. Sessions, under pressure from fellow Republicans, announced Thursday that he would recuse himself from an FBI investigation examining Russian meddling in the election.
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