Franken rips Sessions for encouraging Comey firing
Franken rips Sessions for encouraging Comey firing
By - Olivia Beavers The Hill
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) hit Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday for recommending that President Trump fire FBI Director James Comey, calling it a "complete betrayal" of his vow to recuse himself from investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"I am also deeply troubled by the fact that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who pledged to recuse himself from the Russia investigation because of his own Russia connections, involved himself in Director Comey's firing," Franken said in a statement. "This is a complete betrayal of his commitment to the public that he wouldn't be involved in the investigation."
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By - Olivia Beavers The Hill
Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) hit Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday for recommending that President Trump fire FBI Director James Comey, calling it a "complete betrayal" of his vow to recuse himself from investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.
"I am also deeply troubled by the fact that Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who pledged to recuse himself from the Russia investigation because of his own Russia connections, involved himself in Director Comey's firing," Franken said in a statement. "This is a complete betrayal of his commitment to the public that he wouldn't be involved in the investigation."
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