He had told lawmakers at his January confirmation hearing that he had not met with Russians during the campaign. Senate Democrats have raised questions about whether the men met at an April 2016 foreign policy event at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. The Justice Department has said that while Sessions was there, for a speech by Trump, there were no meetings or private encounters. Former FBI Director James Comey raised additional questions at a hearing on Thursday, saying that the FBI expected Sessions to recuse himself weeks before he actually did. In a statement from Washington, the Pentagon didn’t provide details about what led to the deaths of the U.S. soldiers.

Source: Washington Post June 11, 2017 04:09 UTC