Congress Battles Over Sessions as Trump Expresses Confidence

Shortly after President Trump expressed “total” confidence in his attorney general, Jeff Sessions announced he would recuse himself “from any existing or future investigations of any matters related in any way to the campaigns for president of the United States.” That statement came as Sessions faces criticism from Democratic lawmakers following reports that he did not disclose contacts he had with the Russian ambassador during his confirmation hearing last month.  

Earlier on Thursday, Trump for Sessions to recuse himself from the federal investigation into potential ties between Trump associates and Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign. Meanwhile, a chorus of congressional Democrats has called on him to resign from his post. A report Wednesday evening set off the controversy, by detailing two encounters between Sessions and Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak last year.