WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions should step aside from any role in the investigation of potential contacts between the Trump campaign and Russian officials, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday. McCarthy’s remarks made him the highest-ranking member of his party to say that Sessions should step aside from the investigation. The FBI and…
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] — U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement today regarding reports that Attorney General Sessions may have misled Congress during his confirmation hearing regarding his contact with Russian government officials:
“After just 24 days on the job, the President’s National Security Advisor was forced to resign over his reported collusion with the Russian government. Now, a mere 42 days into the Trump Presidency, his Attorney General faces serious questions about whether he misled or even lied to Congress when asked about his own connections with Russia.
“With each passing day the need for a public, transparent, impartial and independent investigation into this Administration’s ties with foreign adversaries, as well as into who knew what and when they knew it, only grows. Our national security and the integrity of our democracy could very well depend on it.
“Today’s reports also crystallize that Attorney General Sessions cannot impartially investigate this Administration’s ties with Russia; he must recuse himself immediately to ensure a fair investigation. If he refuses to do so or if we learn he lied under oath, the American people deserve nothing less than his resignation.”
New York – Following reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions spoke repeatedly with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the 2016 campaign, despite his denials to the contrary during his confirmation hearings, Stosh Cotler, CEO of Bend the Arc Jewish Action, released the following statement:
“Jeff Sessions should resign immediately. The chief law enforcement officer of the United States ceded his authority and legitimacy when he blatantly lied to the Senate and thus cannot be trusted to enforce the law faithfully. If he fails to understand this and step down, Congress must take action to remove him.”