“That is a lie.”The nationally-televised hearing was the latest sign of how last year’s bitter presidential campaign has yet to recede. After Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) laid out a long list of allegations that he said indicated wrongdoing, Sessions responded sharply. During his Senate confirmation hearing in January, Sessions denied that he had met any Russians during the campaign. Last month, Sessions told another Senate hearing that he was not aware of any campaign aides who might have met with Russian officials, repeating a claim he had previously made to Congress. According to the court documents, Papadopoulos offered to help set up a meeting between Trump and Putin — and that Sessions quickly shut down the discussion.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 14, 2017 22:48 UTC