Cybersecurity
Sessions to Sit Out 2016 Probes, Winning Political Respite
- Republican criticism muted as Democrats call for resignation
- Investigations into Russian political interference continue
Sessions Removes Himself From 2016 Probes Amid Uproar
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ sudden decision to recuse himself from election-related Russia probes eased some of the political pressure that was building around his two meetings with the Russian ambassador.
But it came with a cost: the nation’s top law enforcement officer now will be mostly sidelined on the agency’s highest-profile, highest-stakes federal investigation, barely weeks into taking over the job.