Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia’s ambassador twice during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign last year, the US government has confirmed.
Mr Sessions, a senator at the time, told his January confirmation hearing that he had had no contacts with the Russians during the campaign.
He stressed on Wednesday he had “never met any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign”.
The Democrats accused him of “lying under oath” and said he must resign.
They have also called on him to step aside from an investigation by the FBI – which he oversees as attorney general – into alleged Russian interference in the US election, including contacts with Russian officials by those involved in election campaigns.
Source: Trump Attorney General Jeff Sessions under fire over Russia meetings – BBC News
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