Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cps headquarters in new york. Thanks for joining us. Im hena daniels in for annemarie green. President trump said attorney general Jeff Sessions did nothing wrong, but under mounting pressure from both democrats and republicans, sessions agreed to recuse himself into the investigation of the alleged russian med willing in the 2016 campaign. He met with a Russian Ambassador during 2016. Good morning. Good morning, hena. Sessions said he didnt try to mislede anyone but he acknowledges he should have been more careful in his testimony. Top democrats say thats not enough and he should resign. Labelling the controversy a total witch hunte designed to save face for democrats losing the election. I have recused mooigs in the matters. Even with full support from the president sessions recused himself into any gegs with the russian contact in the president ial campaign, this after admitting he should have been clearer in hinz confirmation in january a
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Living stronger, a cop serving and protecting with a style all his own. Not a lot of people are aware of the power they have to make someone happy, to bring a smile to someones face. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley this is our western edition. Today, attorney general Jeff Sessions recused himself from the f. B. I. s investigation of russian meddling in the u. S. President ial election. This comes after the Justice Department acknowledged sessions met with the Russian Ambassador to the united states, Sergey Kislyak, during the campaign. Sessions did not disclose this when he was asked at his confirmation hearing about contacts between the campaign and the russian government. Sessions was a campaign adviser. U. S. Intelligence has concluded the russians tried to influence the election. Now the f. B. I. Is investigating whether Trump Campaign associates colluded with russian operatives. Last month, the president fired National Security adviser michael flynn, after f
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