AG Sessions Testifies On Comey, Russia Probe

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is sworn in before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, saying he stands by his recommendation to fire former FBI Director James Comey.
During Wednesday’s testimony, Sessions said he does not believe people fully understand the significance of the mistake Comey made during the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton.
Sessions was also grilled about the on-going Russia investigation, confirming he has not been interviewed by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.
He denied allegations that he met with Russian officials to discuss the president’s campaign.
Sessions also refused to answer questions regarding private conversations he has had with President Trump.
The attorney general said the DOJ will take appropriate actions to look into the Obama administration’s approval of a controversial 2010 uranium deal with a Russian firm.
This comes after reports the FBI knew as early as 2009 that a Russian nuclear firm was engaged in a racketeering scheme designed to expand Moscow’s atomic energy business on U.S. soil.
The Obama administration’s committee on foreign investments gave approval for the firm to buy Canadian mining company Uranium One, which controlled 20 percent of America’s uranium.
Members of that committee included Eric Holder and Hillary Clinton, whose husband collected millions of dollars from Russian officials interested in the deal.