Sessions says he had concerns about Comey long before firing
Further, I have no knowledge of any such conversations by anyone connected with the Trump campaign". He answered more than twenty questions with some version of "I don't recall", "I don't recollect", or "I don't remember". But that changed Tuesday, with a variety of Republicans coming to Sessions' (and the White House's) aide. John le Carre' , Daniel Silva , Jason Matthews? "He didn't ask", the official said, "but going into a hearing and saying we are going to do this ahead of time is ...
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Trump Jr. tweets: Jeff Sessions 'crushed it' in opening statement
There are none, Senator Wyden. Republicans said it appears Democrats don't care about this anymore, ever since Comey said the president himself was not under investigation for election collusion. Days after that, Sessions also corrected his confirmation hearing testimony to inform the committee about his two meetings with Kislyak. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has heatedly denied that he had any undisclosed meeting with the Russian ambassador or conversations with Russian officials ...
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'Marked man' Attorney General Jeff Sessions abruptly cancels public testimony
In a letter on Saturday to Senator Richard Shelby Mr Sessions said that he had been scheduled to discuss the Justice Department budget before House and Senate Appropriations sub-committees but that it had become clear some members would focus their questions on the Russian Federation investigation.
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UVA issues statement student held by NKorea
Just this morning, North Korea released U.S. citizen Otto Warmbier from prison by airlift, as it is reported that he was in a coma for over a year while in prison. Mr Rodman is a friend of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and travelled to the country in 2013 and 2014. U.S. Senator Rob Portman of OH said: "Otto's detainment and sentence was unnecessary and appalling, and North Korea should be universally condemned for its abhorrent behavior".
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France edge thrilling friendly against England
But a Kane penalty soon after the break - accompanied by a controversial decision involving the video assistant referee to send off Raphael Varane - allowed England to equalise, only for Dembele to finally take his chance and net the victor.
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Lady Brexit meets Monsieur Europe: May, Macron to have talks
The pair were later due to watch the France v England football friendly global at the Stade de France , where crowds are expected to sing God Save The Queen and observe a minute's silence in honour of the victims of recent terror attacks in the UK.
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May to form new government after losing parliamentary majority
Evans predicts that Britain would experience "complete and utter political chaos" in the next few months as the general elections ended in a hung parliament , where the Conservatives won 318 seats, short of the 326 they needed for an outright majority and well down from the 330 seats they had before.
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Sessions: 'I did not recuse myself from defending my honor'
Mr Sessions is likely to face tough questioning from Senate Intelligence Committee members over his dealings with Russian officials during the campaign and whether he had a role in the firing of former Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey , who testified last week before the same panel.
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Afghan leader issues ultimatum to Taliban as bombing toll tops 150
Ghani made the offer while addressing a peace conference he convened Tuesday in Kabul of regional and worldwide partners to discuss ways to end the deadly conflict in Afghanistan and boost cooperation to counter the Islamic State-led emerging regional threat of terrorism .
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US says Rodman did not help in NKorea release
People close to the negotiations that led to his release said that Mr. Warmbier was on his way from Japan to Anchorage, where the plane carrying him would refuel and continue on to Cincinnati , where his parents live. Instead of helping the chances of possible talks to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons program, the release of Warmbier may have strengthened North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's hand.
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Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong criticised by siblings in strongly-worded statement
Lee Hsien Yang says he made a decision to leave Singapore amid the "fear of the use of the organs of state against us and Hsien Yang's wife, Suet Fern", according to the statement. The three siblings are the children of Singapore's revered founding leader, Lee Kuan Yew, who served as prime minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990.
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Sessions: DOJ regulations mandated my recusal from Trump-Russia probe
Comey said that there were matters in respect of the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them". He also said Comey should have shared his concerns about the Trump conversation with another Justice Department official, Dana Boente, who was then acting deputy attorney general, and would have been Comey's direct supervisor.