Attorney General Sessions Statement on Recusal

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1. documented

   Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself on March 2, 2017, from existing or future investigations of matters related to the 2016 presidential campaigns.

   Sessions recuses from campaign investigations · Recused from 2016-campaign investigations on March 2, 2017

2. reported

   Trump escalated public attacks on Sessions, calling the attorney general weak and saying he never would have appointed him had Sessions disclosed the recusal decision. Sessions had recused after Justice Department ethics advice because of his campaign role. The pressure targeted an attorney general for relinquishing control of an investigation touching the president's campaign, rather than for a policy disagreement alone.

   Sessions recusal statement and scope of matters transferred under ethics advice

   Trump publicly attacks Sessions for recusing from the Russia investigation · Pressure continued until Sessions' forced resignation