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Lawmakers responded and each one said no, including the committees chairman, john mccain. one of senator mccains closest colleagues is the republican senator lindsey graham that spoke about the sessions controversy last night on cnn. >> if there is something there and it goes up the chain of investigation, it is clear to me that jeff sessions, who is my dear friend, cannot make this decision about trump. so there may be nothing there, but if theres something that, that the fbi believes is crimin...

Theres been questions raised, ive done my best to answer them. i have honestly answered them. if theres still questions raised, im going to step aside for this investigation and allow it to occur without my oversight. theres absolutely not a scintilla doubt that this is a legitimate investigation. that would be from the republicans standpoint, susan colli collins, darrell issa, that that is a clean solution. he may expand on what he said in the past of a way of explaining further what he meant a...

They should be ashamed of themselves. >> abby was told after he said that that the order to not recuse himself came from president trump. you heard him say that shep, on board the u.s.s. ford that he doesnt think the attorney general should recuse himself. >> shepard: as i mentioned, three republican members of the u.s. senate, 12 of the house of representatives disagree. >> yeah. this is really unusual, too, to so this many republicans come forward. mo republicans have called for him to resign....

Concerns. >> i am perfectly confident when its all said and done, were going to unify because we all, every republican ran on repealing and replacing and were going to keep our promises. >> we have to ask ourselves, what were we against the last six years if all water going to do is replace government mandated and government centric healthcare. >> if republicans pass a plan and numbers drop, gop members know theyre going to be blamed for it. theyre trying to take great care they do it right. >> ...

Member of the armed services committee and as a senator but as a major player in the trump -- a significant player in the trump campaign. you would have thought there would have been a more forth coming answer during the hearings. that would have gotten past the problems now. the question now is whether or not any study by the fbi with jeff sessions still running the department that oversees the fbi will be viewed by the public as accurate and entirely fort coming. i think the republicans are sa...

Himself. >> he should recuse himself from the investigation. the president has his heels dug in as he has on other issues in the past. with this many republicans coming forward, you get on shaky ground in terms of how far you can dig the heels in. if the number of republicans calling in hits critical mass, may be difficult to resist the call for him to do that. shep? >> shepard: thanks, john. so what now? with some republicans calling for the attorney general to recuse himself and others on the ...

Of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general, the top law enforcement official of the land. after this, its clear attorney general sessions doesnt meet that test. because the department of justice should be above reproach for the good of the country, he should resign. >> shepard: as attorney general, jeff sessions is in charge of the justice department and the fbi which is invest greating the russian matter. republicans control both chambers. on the same day that sessions...

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