Attorney General Jeff Sessions was alternately applauded for his work while encouraged to go further (by Republicans) and grilled (by Democrats) during a sworn question-and-answer session with the House judiciary committee. Attorney General Loretta Lynch gave the least fulsome and least transparent testimony that I can recall in my time in Congress. Sessions leaves a door openboldface below, was Early on in a very long day of testimony, Sessions rejected claims that he had lied about the Trump campaign and Russia. Another qualified denial on the Trump team and RussiaDid Sessions relay his conversation with the Russian ambassador to Trump campaign ally and since-fired national security adviser Michael Flynn? Republican demands special counsel to probe Clinton; Sessions pumps the brakesThis exchange between Sessions and Rep. Jim Jordan got loud.

Source: CNN November 15, 2017 00:11 UTC