New York Daily News

TELL US THE WHOLE STORY, JEFF

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has many more questions to answer about his dealings with the Russian ambassador, including:

- Adam Edelman

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.

Newspapers in English

Newspapers from United States