President Trump stood by his attorney general Jeff Sessions on March 2, amid a growing storm over revelations that Sessions met last year with Russia's ambassador but did not disclose the contacts in Senate testimony. (Reuters)President Trump said Thursday that he has “total” confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has come under fire for not disclosing his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the United States during his Senate confirmation hearing. Speaking aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford in Newport News, Va., Trump told reporters that he was not aware of Sessions's contact with the Russian ambassador. The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Sessions met twice with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in 2016. When asked during his confirmation hearing about what he would do as Attorney General if there were contacts between Trump campaign officials and Russian officials, Sessions answered by saying that he had not had contact with Russian officials during the campaign.

Source: Washington Post March 02, 2017 19:33 UTC