Though he had not recused himself. What was it about the attorney generals own interactions with the russians or his behavior with regard to the investigation that would have led the entire leadership of the fbi to make this decision . Our judgment, as i recall, was that he was very close to and inevitably going to recuse himself for a variety of reasons. We also were aware of facts that i cant discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a russia related investigation problematic. Good morning and welcome to a. M. Joy. That exchange between ron widen and jim comey didnt seem like the most significant thing to come out of comeys damning testimony about the events that led to his firing, but the announcement on saturday that Jeff Sessions will testify before the Senate Intelligence committee this week puts that moment in a new light. Even more so given reports that in the closed door hearing after comeys public testimony, the former fbi director confirmed a pos