With the Pressure On—Sessions Recuses

The Trump administration is facing a new scandal as the Justice Department has acknowledged Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States. This contradicts sworn testimony Sessions gave to Congress during his confirmation hearing.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions held a news conference. The Justice Department confirmed yesterday that Sessions met with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., Sergey Kislyak, two separate times during the 2016 election.