During his testimony before Congress today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost his temper and got into an argument with Senator Ron Wyden.<\/b>
\nDuring his testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee today, Attorney General Jeff Sessions lost his temper and got into an argument with Democratic Senator Ron Wyden.
Senator Wyden began his line of questioning by aggressively saying that he\u2019s tired of all the stonewalling and wants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to answer the questions being posed to him. From there, Wyden asked why FBI Director James Comey might have said last week that answering some questions about Sessions\u2019 recusal would be problematic in a public setting.
\u201cWhy don\u2019 t you tell me?\u201d Sessions responded, raising his voice. \u201cThere are none, Senator Wyden! There are none! I can tell you that for absolute certainty.\u201d
Sessions went on to tell Wyden that he doesn\u2019 t appreciate what the senator and others are implying about him.
\u201cThis is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and I don\u2019 t appreciate it, and I tried to give my best and truthful answers to any committee I\u2019 ve appeared before, and it\u2019s really\u2026people are suggesting through innuendo that I have been not honest about matters, and I\u2019 ve tried to be honest, \u201d Sessions said.
When Senator Wyden again asked Sessions about why Comey might find Sessions remaining involved in the Russia probe problematic, Sessions said that a lot of this is based on information that leaked to the news media.
\u201cSome of that leaked out of the committee that he said in closed sessions, \u201d Sessions said.
Attorney General Sessions is referring to the fact that last week, CNN reported that James Comey told Congress in a closed hearing that Sessions may have had a third interaction with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. This alleged third meeting would have taken place at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC in April 2016, where Donald Trump gave a speech.
\u201cFormer FBI Director James Comey told senators in a closed hearing Thursday afternoon that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have had a third interaction with Russia\u2019s ambassador to the US, according to people familiar with the briefing, \u201d CNN reported.
During his Senate testimony today, Jeff Sessions denied that this meeting took place.<\/p>\n

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