Sessions Breaks Silence About Decision to Recuse Himself From Russia Inquiries

Jeff Sessions talks with the media after voting in Alabama’s state primary in Mobile, Ala., on March 3, 2020. Vasha Hunt/AP Photo

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a public statement on May 12 with an extensive explanation about his decision to recuse himself from any investigations into Russia’s meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Sessions wrote that he was not aware of the FBI’s investigation of the Trump campaign when he accepted the nomination for attorney general. He also revealed that he pushed to fire then-FBI Director James Comey during the early days of the Trump administration.