Quotes by Jeff Sessions on His Russians Contacts During the 2016 Election
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Quotes by Jeff Sessions on His Russians Contacts
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Jan 2017

Sen. Al Franken: “If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do?”
- Jan 10, 2017
Senate Attorney General Confirmation Hearing
CNN, Nov 11, 2014
Jeff Sessions' many denials on Russia, explained
Sen. Patrick Leahy: “Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?”
- Jan 17, 2017
Senate Attorney General Confirmation Questionnaire
U.S. Senate, Jan 17, 2017
Nomination of Jeff Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States Questions for the Record (pdf)
March – Oct 2017
Context: On March 1, 2017, the Washington Post reported that Jeff Sessions met Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice during the 2016 Presidential campaign. The first interaction was reportedly a brief interaction in July, 2016, at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland; the second was a private meeting in September, 2016, in Sessions’ Senate office.1Washington Post, March 1, 2017
Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose
retrieved 7/11/18
Sessions acknowledged that he met twice with the Russian ambassador and altered his story to say he did not discuss campaign issues with Russians:

March 2, 2017 -
NBC News, March 2, 2017
WATCH: “I have not met with any Russians at any time to discuss any political campaign.” AG Jeff Sessions tells @NBCNews pic.twitter.com/cBz3NZNvdb — TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 2, 2017
WATCH: 'I have not met with any Russians at any time to discuss any political campaign.' AG Jeff Sessions tells @NBCNews
March 2, 2017 -
Statement from Jeff Sessions
The Guardian, March 2, 2017
Sessions did not disclose meetings with Russian ambassador during Trump campaign
March 2, 2017 -
Jeff Sessions' recusal news conference
Washington Post, March 2, 2017
Transcript of Jeff Sessions’s recusal news conference, annotated
March 2, 2017 -
Jeff Sessions' recusal news conference
Washington Post, March 2, 2017
Transcript of Jeff Sessions’s recusal news conference, annotated
March 2, 2017 -
Jeff Sessions' recusal news conference
Washington Post, March 2, 2017
Transcript of Jeff Sessions’s recusal news conference, annotated
March 2, 2017 -
Jeff Sessions' recusal news conference
Washington Post, March 2, 2017
Transcript of Jeff Sessions’s recusal news conference, annotated
March 6, 2017 -
Letter from Jeff Sessions to the Judiciary Committee
CNN, March 6, 2017
Jeff Sessions says he didn't mislead Congress in testimony
On June 8, 2017, former FBI Director James Comey reportedly told senators in a closed hearing that Ambassador Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that he and Sessions had a third interaction on April 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., where then-candidate Donald Trump was delivering his first major foreign policy address.2CNN, June 8, 2017
Comey told senators Sessions may have met Russia’s ambassador a third time
retrieved 7/11/18
Sessions subsequently denied having any recollection of that interaction and altered his story again to say that he did not discuss “any type of interference” in the election with Russians:
June 13, 2017 -
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing
CNN, 7/11/18
Jeff Sessions' opening statement at Senate hearing
June 13, 2017 -
Senate Intelligence Committee hearing
CNN, 7/11/18
Jeff Sessions' opening statement at Senate hearing
On July 21, 2017, the Washington Post reported that U.S. intelligence officials intercepted communications showing that Ambassador Kislyak told his superiors in Moscow that he discussed campaign-related matters with Sessions during the campaign, including policy issues important to Moscow.3Washington Post, July 21, 2017
Sessions discussed Trump campaign-related matters with Russian ambassador, U.S. intelligence intercepts show
retrieved 7/11/18
In a subsequent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Sessions altered his story a third time to acknowledge the possibility:
Sen. Patrick Leahy: “U.S. intelligence intercepts reported in July appear to reveal that you did, in fact, discuss campaign issues with the Russian ambassador, including Candidate Trump’s position on Russian-related issues… Have you discussed with [Russian officials] any policies or positions of the campaign or Trump presidency?”
Oct 18, 2017 -
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
C-SPAN, Oct 18, 2017
Justice Department Oversight Hearing (relevant remarks start at 1:06:45)
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