Trump Reportedly Told Sessions to Reverse Recusal From Russia Probe
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BY: Jake Johnson
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions looks on as he addresses the National Sheriffs' Association opioid roundtable in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2018.
Adding to the “mountain of evidence” that President Donald Trump has obstructed justice and indicating that special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe is continuing to expand, the New York Times reported late Tuesday that Mueller is examining a meeting last March during which Trump ordered Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse his recusal from the FBI’s Russia investigation.
After ranting to aides that “he needed a loyalist overseeing” the Russia probe, Trump told Sessions during dinner at Mar-a-Lago to walk back his decision to recuse himself from the investigation — a move that was required by Justic...