‘Not Fit to Serve as the Top Law Enforcement Officer of Our Country and Must Resign’
Top House and Senate Democrats are calling for the resignation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions amid accusations he may have committed perjury during his sworn testimony before the Senate at his confirmation hearing. Then-Senator Sessions told Sen. Al Franken that he was unaware of anyone in the Trump campaign having any communications with Russian officials when he himself had twice spoken with Russia’s Ambassador to the U.S.
“Jeff Sessions lied under oath during his confirmation hearing before the Senate,” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said in a statement. “The Attorney General must resign.”
Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee called on Sessions to resign:
Cummings called it “shocking” while speaking to MSNBC Wednesday night:
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) is calling for Sessions’ resignation:
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) is calling for Sessions to “at minimum” recuse himself from investigations into Russia, and to resign if he lied:
Senator Elizabeth Warren went on a tweetstorm demanding Sessions resign:
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ):
Other Democrats have called for Sessions to recuse himself as investigations continue.
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