But Republicans started to move away from Sessions, with two House GOP leaders calling for him to recuse himself from any investigation into Russian interference in the election, as Democrats demanded he resign altogether. The FBI and other U.S. agencies have been looking into whether people associated with the Trump campaign may have had contacts with Russian officials during the election year. Sessions met in his Senate office with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in September, Justice Department officials confirmed. Republicans did not go that far, but several influential members of the party said Sessions should play no role in the Russia investigation. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, tweeted Thursday that Sessions "should clarify his testimony and recuse himself."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 02, 2017 15:06 UTC