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Or anyone else about an investigation that was not proper. i felt he so long in the want it, former deputy attorney general knew the policy a good deal better. >> thank you. it did appear that mr. comey felt that the conversation was improper. >> he was concerned about it. his recollection of what he said to me about his concern is consistent with my recollection. >> senator? >> attorney general sessions, good to hear you talk about how important this russian interference and active measures on ...

When asked about whether i had any meetings with the russians about a reporter in march, we immediately recalled the conversation and the encounter i had at the convention and the meeting in my office and made that public. i never intended not to include that. i would have gladly have reported the meeting and encounter that may have occurred and some say occurred in the may flower if i remembered it or if it occur and form that it did. >> on march 2nd, 2017, you recused yourself in the investiga...

Truth. the committee has made much progress as the political winds blow forcefully around us, and i think all members would agree that despite a torrent of public debate on who and what committee might be best suited to lead on this issue, the intelligence committee has lived up to its obligation to move forward with purpose and above politics. mr. attorney general, its good to have you back. i would now turn to the vice chairman for any remarks he might have. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and i w...

35,000 employees. i presented to the president my concerns and those of deputy attorney general rod rosenstein about the ongoing leadership issues at the fbi as stated in my letter recommending the removal of mr. comey along with the deputy attorney generals memorandum on that issue which have been released by the white house. those represent a clear statement of my views. i adopted the deputy attorney general rosensteins points he made in his memorandum and made my recommendation. it is absurd ...

Recusal is because i felt i was a subject of the investigation myself. i may have done something wrong. this is the reason i recused myself. i felt i was required to under the rules of the department of justice and as a leader of the department of justice. i should comply with the rules obviously. >> did your legal counsel know from day one you would have to recuse yourself because of the current statute? >> i have a timeline of what occurred. i was sworn in on the 9th, i believe, of february. i...

Impartially? >> i dont know about the reports and have no basis to -- >> im asking -- >> the validity. i have known mr. mueller over the years and he served 12 years as fbi director. i knew him before that. i have confidence in mr. mueller. >> you have confidence he will do the job? >> i will not discuss hypotheticals or what might be a factual situation in the future that im not aware of today. i know nothing about the investigation. i fully recuse myself. >> i have a series of questions, sir. ...

Those arguments are not -- historically we have seen they shouldnt be revealed. >> i hope you agree since you recused yourself that if the president or others would pardon someone during the midst of this investigation while our investigation or mr. mullers investigation, that would be problematic. one of the comments you made in d in your testimony is you reached a conclusion about then director comeys ability to lead the fbi and you agreed with deputy attorney general rosensteins memo. the fac...

Was fired because of the presidents displeasure with the way he was running the russia investigation. it comes amid the backdrop of jeff sessions having recused himself, something we know from great reporting from "the new york times" and "washington post" and our own network, is sorts of viewed by the president as maybe an error in judgment. the president is not happy that jeff sessions recused himself from the russia probe. but jeff sessions who was once among the senate decided that once he h...

>> senator, i will commit to appear before the committees and others as appropriate. i dont think its good policy to bring cabinet members or the attorney general before multiple committees going-over the same things over and over. >> the a proppropriations commi raised that issue. >> i just gave you my answer. >> can we get your commitment since there will be questions about the meetings that took place or not, access to documents or memoranda or your day book or something? >> we will be glad t...

Counsel, but hauled into criminal court because another crime is withholding information on a security clearance form. maybe michael flynn just forgot about it, maybe jared kushner just forgot about meeting with the russians, maybe sessions just forgot about meeting with the russians. but it gets kind of weird when all of these people do this meeting with the russians -- which by itself is not a crime. theyre asked about it and it just staeps theescapes their mi. >> i met one russian. i never fo...