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Can America's top law enforcement officer investigate himself?
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is accused of "misleading" fellow Senators during his confirmation hearing — and possibly lying in response to written questions. It's all about whether he met with Russia's ambassador as a surrogate for candidate Donald Trump and an advisor to his presidential campaign.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAttorney General Jeff Sessions is accused of "misleading" fellow Senators during his confirmation hearing — and possibly lying in response to written questions. It's all about whether he met with Russia's ambassador as a surrogate for candidate Donald Trump and an advisor to his presidential campaign. Democrats and even some Republicans want him to recuse himself from overseeing an FBI investigation -- if one is going on. Others want him to resign.
Note:After our discussion aired, Sessions issued a statement on recusal.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Robert Costa
Washington Post / 'Washington Week'
Shane Harris
Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security
Adam Schiff
U.S. Senator (D-Calif.)
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1 of 2Pressure mounts on AG Jeff Sessions over Russian meetings- 1:23Can America's top law enforcement officer investigate himself?You’re reading this
- 41:50Sessions dismissed DOJ investigation of Chicago PD