He was supposed to testify before the House and Senate appropriations committees about next year's budget for the Department of Justice.
"It depends on the scope of the questions", White House press secretary Sean Spicer said when asked whether Sessions would invoke executive privilege.
Amid reports that the Sessions hearing would possibly be closed, the American Civil Liberties Union put out a statement arguing that barring public access to the hearing would be "a gut punch to the millions of Americans committed to an open and participatory democracy". He met with Kislyak twice while he was a USA senator. On top of that, when a CNN report said Congress was investigating an undisclosed third meeting with a Kislyak, a DOJ spokeswoman denied that claim, too, in no uncertain terms.
He first testified that he'd had no interaction with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign, upon questioning by Senator Al Franken, and then had to admit he had, in fact, met Ambassador Sergey Kislyak on two occasions after the Washington Post revealed it.
They also want him to explain his role in the firing of Comey, despite the attorney general's recusal in March from the Russian Federation investigation following revelations of his meetings with Kislyak. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), who is on the committee, said on CBS's "Face the Nation".
Some of the questions which could be asked of Sessions tomorrow will revolve around his role in the private dinner meeting between Trump and Comey and why he left the FBI Director alone with the President. He will also likely be asked if he knows of any ties between anyone in Trump's campaign who may have coordinated with the Russians, and if there is any suggestion of obstruction of justice by the president following the firing of national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Comey's dramatic testimony drew invective from his former boss on Twitter, with Trump dismissing him as a leaker on Friday and a coward on Sunday.
A senior Russian lawmaker dismissed Comey's testimony as a 'big bubble'
Many GOP lawmakers continue to make no secret of the fact that the president was not their first choice to be the party's nominee. Asked if he would be willing to go under oath to give his version of the interactions with Comey , Trump replied, "100 percent".
The attorney general cited his involvement in Trump's campaign for stepping away from the Russian Federation investigation in March.
"I don't understand why the president just doesn't clear this matter up once and for all", said Sen. But Comey said he didn't tell Sessions why he was so concerned. Only a few people at Justice in the White House should be in touch with each other.
"The attorney-general was not silent; he responded to this comment by saying that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice needed to be careful about following appropriate policies regarding contacts with the White House", the statement said.
Comey said Trump told Sessions and other administration officials to leave the room before Trump asked him in February to drop a probe into former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn's contacts with Russian Federation.
Comey also has said Sessions did not respond when he complained he did not "want to get time alone with the President again". The probe over the possible ties between Trump's campaign and Russian Federation is now in the hands of special counsel Robert Mueller for Russian Federation investigation following the Comey dismissal. Comey was leading that probe.
His recusal announcement came days after it was revealed that he met with the Russian ambassador to the us on at least two occasions in 2016. "The Senate Intelligence Committee is the most appropriate forum for such matters, as it has been conducting an investigation and has access to relevant, classified information".
If Sessions chooses to opt out of answering certain questions, legal experts say the committee can hold him in contempt - but that could elongate the testimony and could potentially take months.
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