Democrats call on attorney general to resign amid reports of Russian contacts
02 March 2017 |
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Leading Democrats, including U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, call on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign or to recuse himself from any investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
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