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Thursday, March 2, 2017
Trump says he has ‘total’ confidence in AG Sessions amid Russia contacts
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePresident Donald Trump says he has “total” confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions as calls mount for the attorney general to resign or recuse himself over his contact with a Russian envoy.
Trump made the comment in Newport News Thursday. Asked if Sessions should recuse himself, he said “I don’t think so.”
Democrats are demanding that Sessions resign after the revelation that he had twice talked with Moscow’s envoy to the US during the campaign.
Sessions’ conversations with the ambassador seem to contradict his sworn statements to Congress during his confirmation hearings.
Some Republicans are joining Democrats in calling on Sessions to step aside from a federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 White House election.
— AP
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