Jeff Sessions has defended his decision to recuse himself from the investigation of Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, calling his choice “consistent for the rule of law”. “An attorney general who doesn’t follow the law is not very effective in leading the department of justice,” Sessions told Fox News’ Tucker Carlson in a taped interview on Thursday. Last week, Trump lashed out at this decision in an interview with the New York Times, calling Sessions’ choice to recuse himself “very unfair to the president”. That interview kicked off a week of public speculation about whether Sessions would be fired or forced to resign. “If he wants to make a change he can certainly do so and I would be glad to yield in that circumstance; no doubt about it,” Sessions told Tucker Carlson.

Source: The Guardian July 28, 2017 01:41 UTC