He vowed to defend his honor "against scurrilous and false allegations".
When it was his turn to question Attorney General Jeff Sessions during Tuesday's Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Sen.
Grilled for more details on the meeting, which former FBI Director James Comey testified on the possibility of in a closed-door hearing with members of Congress, Sessions would only say he did not "recall it".
Sessions did confirm that Comey had approached him with concerns about President Trump speaking to him to seemingly exert influence over the FBI's Russian Federation investigation.
On Jan. 10, Sessions asserted during his confirmation hearing that he had not met with Russian officials during the presidential race. Sessions said he did not mislead Congress because the encounters were part of his job as a us senator, not as a Trump campaign representative. But his former Democratic colleagues pressed him repeatedly on his contacts with Russian Federation and his role in the dismissal of Comey - who led the FBI's probe on Russian Federation until he was ousted.
He recused himself in March from involvement in the FBI's Russia investigation after he failed to disclose two conversations he had with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak.
Sessions told Congress during his confirmation hearing he had no contacts with Russian officials a year ago, but he later had to admit he met with Kislyak on two other occasions, according to the New York Times.
Wyden asked Sessions what problematic issues existed. "I hope you can let this go". There are none, Sen. "Wyden, there are none", Sessions insisted, his voice rising.
"I believe they are", Sessions replied.
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A key Trump supporter, former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich, said, "Republicans are delusional if they think the special counsel is going to be fair".
Although Sessions backed Mr Trump's campaign, he was also one of the first administration officials to fly into turbulence.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions rejected James Comey's claim that he "did not reply" when the former Federal Bureau of Investigation director expressed concerns about having direct, private communications with President Trump.
"No, I have not", Rosenstein said, and he affirmed Mueller will have "full independence".
"Declining to answer questions at a congressional hearing about confidential conversations with the President is long-standing executive-branch-wide practice", the official said.
Sessions was supposed to testify before the appropriations committees, as past attorneys general have, but on Saturday, Sessions wrote the chairmen of both committees and said he was sending his deputy attorney general to testify in his place.
Wyden also pointed out that former FBI director James Comey said he knew of reasons why it would be "problematic" for Sessions to remain involved in the Russian Federation investigation. Sessions said Trump had not invoked executive privilege regarding the conversations.
Mr Trump sacked Mr Comey in early May. However, Sessions said Comey should have spoken to his bosses if he wanted to or was asked to talk to the president about the investigation. I didn't meet with them, and now the next thing you know, I'm accused of some deception, plotting some sort of influence campaign for the American election. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., asked Sessions whether Trump records his conversations in the White House. Comey in part cited then-Attorney General Loretta Lynch's tarmac meeting with former President Bill Clinton - the husband of the subject of the investigation - which Comey said concerned him.
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