More than 100 Democratic lawmakers are calling for the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions after it was revealed Wednesday that the Alabama politician communicated with a Russian ambassador, despite his earlier denials.
"Attorney General Sessions' impartiality was already suspect (and) now we know he does not have the integrity to lead the Department of Justice," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday. "Attorney General Sessions must resign immediately. Our security and our democracy have been undermined by Russia’s meddling, and this administration clearly cannot be trusted to investigate itself."
More than a dozen other lawmakers from both parties called for Sessions to, at the least, recuse himself from the investigation into Russian interference in November's election. Those lawmakers include Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, who said Sessions "should clarify his testimony and recuse himself."
Sessions talked twice with Russia's ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign, the Justice Department confirmed Wednesday, a seeming contradiction to sworn statements that Sessions gave to Congress.
The revelation spurred growing calls from both parties in Congress for him to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election.
Here is where some of the individual lawmakers stand:
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
About the Author
