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US Judiciary Committee Urges Sessions to Recuse Himself From Trump-Russia Probe

© AFP 2023 / MANDEL NGANSenator Jeff Sessions, R-AL, speaks at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL, speaks at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania - Sputnik International
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All nine Democrats on the US Senate Judiciary Committee said in a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday that he should recuse himself from investigations into President Donald Trump ties to Russia.

U.S. President Donald Trump (from L), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, Communications Director Sean Spicer and senior advisor Steve Bannon, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017 - Sputnik International
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The investigation should move forward without any political pressure or influence, the letter added.

"[W]e ask that you recuse yourself from any investigations into contacts between the Trump campaign, transition team, or administration and Russian government officials or associates, including ongoing investigations into Russian interference with the 2016 election," the nine senators stated.

The letter also requested that Sessions agree to comply with the Justice Department (DOJ) policy limiting communication between the White House and DOJ on criminal or civil enforcement matters.

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