Sessions frustrated some committee members by refusing to answer questions about the president: Had Trump complained about his recusing himself, as reported in the press?
Sessions sought to preempt questions from the panel about conversations with President Donald J. Trump regarding the Russian Federation investigation and the May 9 firing of Comey, saying he "cannot and will not violate my duty to protect the confidential communications I had with the president".
Comey said Trump told him he hoped Comey would "let go" of his investigation of the president's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, and also asked Comey to pledge his personal loyalty and to "lift the cloud" of the Russian Federation probe.
The attorney general vowed to defend his honor "against scurrilous and false allegations", adding that any suggestion about his knowledge of a collusion would be a "detestable and appalling lie".
Talk of collusion increased last week when fired FBI Director James B. Comey testified that there were "facts that I can't discuss in an open setting that would make [Sessions' ] continued engagement in a Russia-related investigation problematic".
When asked by Sen.
Sessions' responses triggered an explosion by Sen.
Wyden said Sessions' answer "doesn't pass the smell test".
Sessions replied, "I am not stonewalling".
Sessions said he did not recuse himself because he felt he was a subject of the investigation himself but rather because he felt he was required to by Justice Department rules. Sessions recused himself from the Russian Federation investigation in March after the revelations of the two Kislyak meetings.
"This is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and I don't appreciate it", Sessions said, raising his voice.
And while Sessions jumped in when he should have stayed out, he also got out when he should have stayed in.
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Grassley on Tuesday stopped short of ruling out establishing a congressional investigation into the question of whether Trump obstructed justice. "You're impeding this investigation", Heinrich said.
No one needs to be heard from before Trump, but [special counsel Robert] Mueller isn't likely to seek Trump's testimony, or even to interview him, before talking with and possibly getting testimony from many other people. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asked Sessions whether Trump records his conversations in the White House. So how can you go from those statements to agreeing with Mr. Rosenstein and then asking the President, or recommending he be fired? "Since you discussed his removal, why wouldn't you discuss the reasons?"
Jeffrey Toobin, a CNN legal analyst, said last month that Trump's request for Pence and Sessions to scram "suggests consciousness of guilt".
Comey himself had a riveting appearance before the same Senate panel last week, with some key moments centered on Sessions.
Whether Sergey Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the U.S., was at a Trump speech that Sessions attended, or whether Sessions spoke to him.
"I have never met with or had any conversation with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the United States".
Comey said he held back because he expected Sessions to withdraw from the Russian Federation inquiry, and the bureau was aware of "facts that I can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a Russia-related investigation problematic". And I think, frankly, our story shows that the president is by no means out of the woods as far as the investigation goes. Things got intense between Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sen. In one memo, Comey said Trump tried to direct him to drop an investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
WARNER: So you were his - his superior, and there were some fairly harsh things said about Director Comey.
"The thing that drives this whole thing, and that you just can't overlook the importance of it, is that Russian Federation sought out to interfere with our election", Stewart said. They say he did not mislead Congress because the encounters were part of his job as a senator, not as a surrogate of the Trump campaign.
While the Justice Department has said Sessions recused himself in March because of his involvement in Trump's campaign, Comey testified that the Federal Bureau of Investigation knew of information that would have made it "problematic" for Sessions to be involved.
"Senator Feinstein, that would call for a communication between the director and the president and I'm not able to comment on that".
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