Confirmed ties to Russia
March 2, 2017
Jeff Sessions, attorney general, denied meeting with Russians officials during the presidential election.
In an interview with NBC News, he stated, “I have not met with any Russians at any time to discuss any political campaign and those remarks are unbelievable to me and are false. And I don’t have anything else to say about that.”
Sessions’ spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday night that he had met with a Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak, during the presidential election last year when he was a senator from Alabama.
This news, along with Trump’s alleged ties with Russia, adds pressure for the Republican party to investigate the depth of Russian involvement in U.S. politics.
Sydney Blankenship • Mar 8, 2017 at 1:22 PM
The issue is not entirely with the meeting, but with lying about the meeting, especially while under oath in a confirmation hearing. Senators often meet with ambassadors, however, lying about meetings while under oath is a crime called perjury, which is why people are calling for an investigation.
blake miller • Mar 8, 2017 at 10:31 AM
Sergey Kislyak also has been to the White House 22 times during Obama’s presidency, and has met with many others, including several Democrats. Joe Manchin (D- WV) also stated “That’s in my official capacity. That’s nothing. That’s my job.” when asked about how he also met with Kislyak. What is wrong about meeting with an ambassador again? Its their job as senators.