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>> jeff sessions was chairman of the national security advisory committee alongside general michael flynn. he was a senior adviser in the trump campaign. those facts and the department of justice's own rules disqualify attorney general a sessions from running this investigation. attorney general session must recuse himself immediately. any investigation headed, directed by, or influenced by the attorney general will be jaundiced from the very start. >> joining me now is david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones and msnbc analyst. and kern eichenwald. investigative reporter at "newsw...

Official. personal relationship means a close and substantial connection of the type normally viewed as likely to induce partiality. jeff sessions was chrman of the national secity advisory committee alongside general michael flynn. he was a senior adviser in the trump campaign, the first senator who endorsed the president's campaign, and nominated him at the republican convention in cleveland. those facts and the department of justice's own rules disqualify attorney general sessions from onie i running th investigation. because the rules are so clear, i expect attorney general sessions will r...

Group of 11 democratic senators now say the only solution is for attorney general sessions to appoint an independent special counsel who can handle the case that is what the george w. bush administration did when facing criminal inquiries about the leaking of cia agent valerie blame's i plame's identity. they appointed the special investigator who could handle without interference. chuck schumer says that is what the rules require now. >> jeff sessions was chairman of the national security advisory committee alongside general michael flynn. he was a senior adviser in the trump campaign. those ...