I Will Recuse Myself From Future Hillary Clinton Investigations
... Sen. Jeff Sessions stated Tuesday he will recuse himself from investigations concerning failed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton if confirmed as Attorney General. Asked by Iowa Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley how he planned to address concerns about his possible handling of an investigation involving Clinton, Sessions said: “Mr. Chairman, it was a highly contentious campaign. I, like a lot of people, made comments about the issues in that campaign with regard to Secretary Clinton. And some of the comments I made, I do believe that could place my objectivity in question.”. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER. “I’ve given that thought. I believe the proper thing to do would be to recuse myself from any questions involving those kind of investigations that involved Secretary Clinton and that were raised during the campaign, or could be otherwise connected to it,” he said. “To be very clear, you intend to recuse yourself from both the Clinton email investigation and any matters involving the Clinton Foundation if ...
Rep. Norcross Urges President To Fund Infrastructure Plans
... But bipartisanship is difficult to achieve in Washington these days, it seems. Is there bipartisan momentum to get the infrastructure bill passed. Norcross: Yes — that’s the short answer. The fact that we have 67 members sitting on this caucus already shows the desire to get things done. Now obviously, there are many things that we disagree with the administration, but this is one area that I think we can come together. Williams: Let me ask you about Attorney General Jeff Sessions. You’re calling on President Trump to ask for his resignation. Do you think there is enough evidence on his communications with Russia so far to take that kind of action. Norcross: The attorney general, the highest authority in the land, has to be beyond reproach and the fact of the matter is anybody can call up and look at his testimony in front of the Senate where he says he has no communications with the Russians. Which is exactly the difference of what we now found out happened. That he met twice with them at the Republican convention. We can’t afford to have a doubt on the ...
Sen. Rubio Wants To Know Why Sessions Didn't Disclose Russian Meetings
... the FBI, met with Russia's ambassador during the election and then failed to disclose it at a confirmation hearing. Senator, welcome to the program. MARCO RUBIO: Thank you, Steve. INSKEEP: So I guess we should say there's no doubt about the meetings first reported by The Washington Post, independently confirmed by NPR. Sessions met twice with the Russian ambassador before the election and then afterward testified I did not have communications with the Russians. What do you make of that. RUBIO: Well, we need - I need to learn more about it beyond the media reports. I'd like to talk to the attorney general personally, and I'm going to try to do that here in the next couple days. From what I read, it sounds like one of the meetings was an incidental contact after an event at the convention. The other sounds like a sit-down meeting in the Capitol, which is not unusual, although perhaps it is, though, for the Russian ambassador. And I think the third point here is to - beyond what was ...
10 Times Media Figures Demanded The Recusal Of An Attorney General
... Lynch “has to recuse herself from any potential review of the case, not just the prosecution or not prosecution.” Sekulow also asserted that Lynch’s “objectivity is certainly put in question.” From the June 30 edition of Fox News’ Hannity. SEAN HANNITY (HOST): Is there any legal/ethical issues here that would force her to have to recuse herself. JAY SEKULOW: Well, yes. In fact, the Department of Justice's own guidelines in the court of federal regulations, it specifically states, let me read it, it says it prohibits a DOJ employee, that would include the attorney general, from participating in a criminal investigation or prosecution if they have a personal or a political relationship with the person or entity that's the subject of the investigation. So the fact that they had a personal conversation - which only Bill Clinton could pull this off, by the way - I mean just think about that, really proves the point. That means her objectivity is certainly put in question, and I think under the existing Department of ...
Ohio's Senators React To Attorney General Recusal From Probe
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Dems Demand Sessions Recuse Himself On Confirmation Votes
... there is no example of a sitting senator who’s been nominated for the Cabinet participating in a roll call vote on another Cabinet-level nomination, according to information from the Senate Historical Office. And when two lower-level nominations came to the Senate floor after then-Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was nominated as secretary of state in December 2012, Kerry did not vote on either of them, according to Senate voting records. By Michael Crowley. From the Democrats’ view, the strategy is two-fold: If Sessions does vote, they can launch a new ethics-oriented attack at another member of Trump’s Cabinet by raising conflict-of-interest concerns. But if Sessions does acquiesce to their demands, that would deny Republicans a reliable GOP vote on controversial nominees, such as secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson, who may already face narrow margins of error. For weeks, Blumenthal, in an effort blessed by Democratic leadership, has pressed Sessions through a letter and in a private meeting to recuse himself from confirmation ...
Sessions Should Resign Over Russian Conversations
... hours ago. Related Program. Originally published on March 2, 2017 11:15 am. Copyright 2017 NPR. To see more, visit __link__/. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST. The U. S. attorney general is defending himself against reports that he met with the Russian ambassador to the U. S. in the run-up to the U. S. presidential election. The Washington Post is reporting, and NPR has confirmed, that Jeff Sessions met twice with the ambassador last year. But Sessions said in his confirmation hearing he had no encounters with Russian officials about the presidential campaign. Sessions signed on as an early surrogate for Donald Trump, and he was his most vocal supporter in Congress. As attorney general, Sessions is overseeing the FBI's investigation into Russia's interference in the election. Elijah Cummings is a congressman from Maryland. He's the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight ...
Billionaire Wilbur Ross Confirmed Despite Questions Over Ties To Russian Oligarchs Close To Putin
... piece, "Wilbur Ross Comes to D. C. With an Unexamined History of Russian Connections.". This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: We continue our discussion about the Trump administration facing a new scandal as the Justice Department has acknowledged that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, contradicting sworn testimony Sessions gave during his confirmation hearing. We are talking to David Cay Johnston, the investigative reporter, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, as well as James Henry, economist, lawyer, who has investigated Trump’s ties to Russia. His most recent report is titled "Another Cabinet Pick with Secret Ties to Putin and Oligarchs." But I want to begin, Jim, with you talking about these revelations that have just come out and what you find most significant. JAMES HENRY: Well, I think the contradiction in the Sessions speech to the talk to the U. N., to the Senate, and also his, you know, conflict of interest here, I think, in terms of having to preside over the FBI investigation at the same time that he may well have had ...
5,000 Reward Offered In Target Beating, Photos Released
... Assaults Unit at 214-671-3639 or Crime Stoppers at 214-373-TIPS (8477). Crime Stoppers will pay up to $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. Friends and family of the victim have created a Go Fund Me account to help him with his medical bills and loss of income. Responds North Texas Drivers Say Construction is Ruining Cars. Whitener, a well-known actor in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, was attacked following a performance at The Firehouse Theatre in Farmers Branch. "Heartbroken, devastated, shocked," said David Moore, executive business director at The Firehouse Theatre. "All of those words describe how we're feeling.". Rise in Anti-Semitism, Bomb Threats Hits Dallas JCC. "I think there's a lot of anger that it happened and for the people that have not yet been found that did it to him," Moore said. This weekend, The Firehouse Theatre along with ...
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