DURING his Senate confirmation grilling on January 10th , Senator Jeff Sessions was asked about reports that Donald Trump’s campaign team, of which he was a leading member, had been in touch with Russian officials. “I’m not aware of any of those activities,” said the soon-to-be-confirmed attorney-general. “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians.”
On March 2nd it was revealed by the Washington Post that Mr Sessions had twice met with Russia’s ambassador to Washington, DC, Sergey Kislyak, during the campaign. The most recent meeting took place in the senator’s private office on September 8th—as an effort by Russian hackers to swing the election for Mr Trump was in full swing.
Even by the scandal-prone standards that Mr Trump’s month-old administration is setting, this is shocking. Mr Sessions was confirmed, despite longstanding allegations that he is a racist, by trading on his reputation as a tough but principled politician. It now seems possible, hot on the heels of Mike Flynn’s sacking as national security adviser, that he could become the second senior...Continue reading
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