Jeff Sessions
Democratic leaders in Congress called on attorney General Jeff and Roman sessions to resign after Wednesday, March 1, it became known that he had twice met with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak for a few months before the presidential election and at the hearing on the question of his claim had concealed this fact. This writes the newspaper Politico.
The leader of the democratic minority in the House of representatives Nancy Pelosi, representing California, led the campaign for the resignation of the Prosecutor General, accusing him of lying under oath.
Pelosi in her statement called for the establishment of an independent bipartisan Commission to investigate the political, personal and financial connections of President Donald trump with the representatives of Russia.
About contacts and Roman sessions Kislyak wrote the Washington Post. According to sources, it was in July and September of 2016, when sessions was in the leadership of the Committee on armed services, and was one of the main advisers trump on foreign policy.
When the 10 Jan and Roman sessions, nominated for the post of attorney General was heard in the Senate judiciary Committee, he was asked what he would do if he gets a known reliable contact information of any of the members of the team trump with the Russian government during the campaign of 2016. Sessions said he was not aware of any such fact.
In January, Senator Patrick Leahy asked Sesnse a number of questions in writing. One of them was worded as follows: “Some of the persons nominated by the President-elect for public office or to key advisers have ties with Russia. Have you been in contact with anyone who was associated with anyone from the Russian government in the period when elections were held in 2016 until after election day?” Sessions replied briefly: “No.”
In turn, the attorney General does not believe that the conversations in question are relevant to him given the questions of the legislators. He said that he didn’t remember details of conversations with Kislyak and that they was nothing that could point to a misrepresentation of members of Congress.
Earlier it was reported that the ad hoc Committee on intelligence of the house of representatives will investigate the alleged ongoing contacts between members of staff trump with Russia.
In January it was reported that US intelligence agencies are investigating possible ties between members of the team trump with Russia. In particular, it was noted that the investigators have data about certain financial transactions.
Trump has repeatedly rejected any political or business ties with Russia.
Previously, his opponents achieved the care adviser to the President for national security Michael Flynn. He resigned after the publication in The Washington Post, where he provided details of his conversation with Kislyak. The edition, in particular, wrote that in conversation it was about anti-Russian sanctions. Flynn resigned, stating that is not fully informed Vice-President Mike Pence and other members of the White house about his conversations with the Russian Ambassador. In his place was appointed General Herbert Raymond McMaster.