Now that Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recused himself from any Justice Department investigations into Russian meddling in the presidential election, a timeline shows how his reported contacts with its ambassador last year came at key points in U.S.-Russia relations and in Donald Trump’s campaign. Sessions’ recusal Thursday came a day after The Washington Post reported that he had two previously undisclosed meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, one in July and a second one on Sept. 8 in Sessions’ Senate office, a month before Election Day. Sessions didn’t inform lawmakers about the contacts at his January confirmation hearing.At his …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
