TELL US THE WHOLE STORY, JEFF
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has many more questions to answer about his dealings with the Russian ambassador, including:
1. What was the purpose of the September 2016 meeting?
Sessions said he met with Sergey Kislyak (right) at Kislyak’s request and they discussed “normal things” but he did “not recall any specific political discussions” taking place.
2. Was the meeting disclosed at the time?
If it was not listed on a schedule or somehow made public, that would suggest the meeting was intentionally kept from the public.
3. Are there any notes or recordings of the September meeting?
“The Russians almost certainly have recordings or detailed notes on this conversation,” said Bush White House ethics adviser Richard Painter.
Sessions could be in trouble “if his recollection doesn't square with what the Russians might reveal.”
4. Did Sessions meet any Russian representatives at other times in the last two years?
Sessions said Thursday only that he could “not recall” any.
5. Has Sessions seen any material from the FBI probe of Russian interference?
Now that it’s known Sessions was in contact with the Russians, if he meddled in the probe, he could face significant consequences.
6. Has Sessions been asked to review any material from the FBI probe?
Even more serious could be the scenario where Sessions was asked by someone else in the White House to check in on the probe.