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| 11.14.17

5 Moments From Sessions' Epic Testimony

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What’s the story?

Attorney General Jeff Sessions spent nearly six hours testifying in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Republicans primarily focused their questions on the possibility of a special counsel investigation into the Uranium One Deal. Several also brought up Sessions' recusal from the Russia investigation. Democrats asked Sessions about his contacts with Russian officials during Donald Trump's campaign for president, and intimated that, in previous statements on the matter, Sessions may have committed perjury in. They also questioned him on Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.

Here is Attorney General's full opening statement.

5 Moments

  1. Democrat Hakeem Jeffries of New York grilled Sessions about the Attorney General's previous statements, that he hadn't had contact with Russian officials while working with the Trump campaign, and his own support, years ago, of perjury charges against then-president Bill Clinton.
  1. Congresswoman Martha Roby (R-AL), a rising star among House Republicans, asked Sessions point blank whether he's ever worked with Russians to influence a U.S. election, and whether he's ever worked against the U.S. security interests.
  1. On the subject of Alabama Republican candidate Roy Moore, who's alleged to have dated several young teenagers while he was in his early 30s, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) asked Sessions for his opinion about the matter.
  1. Many Republican Congressmen focused on their desire for Attorney General Sessions to open an investigation into what they see as a connection between donations to the Clinton Foundation and an Obama-era deal between a U.S. uranium producing company and Russia. Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH), said it "looks like" there’s a need for a special counsel in this case.
  1. Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-CA) focused his questions on Wikileaks, and on recent reports that the president’s son and campaign official, Donald Trump Jr., was in contact with Wikileaks during Trump's presidential bid. Multiple U.S. Intelligence agencies have identified Wikileaks as an entity that is closely affiliated with Russian interests.

What do you think?

Was any new information gained from Session’s testimony today? What was the most important aspect of the testimony to you?

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— Asha Sanaker

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