Al Franken : Jeff Sessions Lied About Meeting With Russians

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Sen. Al Franken said he is “very troubled” that Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied about his contacts with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearing last month.

Democratic House Leader Nancy Pelosi called Sessions “unfit to serve” after the revelations.

Posted March 02, 2017

“I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.” Sessions claimed Wednesday that he didn’t consider the conversations with Ambassador Sergei Kislyak relevant

Very troubled that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had contact with Russian official despite testifying otherwise. https://t.co/ak9sU6EOmk

— Sen. Al Franken (@SenFranken) March 2, 2017

Jeff Sessions, the US Attorney general, had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States while still a senator during the presidential campaign season last year, fuelling calls for him to recuse himself from a justice department investigation into Russian interference in the election.

Justice department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said earlier on Wednesday that "there was absolutely nothing misleading about his answer" in the hearing.

 

AG Sessions is not fit to serve as the top law enforcement officer of our country and must resign. https://t.co/5r8KpGQSRT pic.twitter.com/vKSVuvTIf3

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) March 2, 2017

 

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