Several Republicans said on Sunday that while Mr. Trump’s request was troubling, it was not criminal. Sessions violated his recusal from the Justice Department’s Russia investigation by writing a memo recommending Mr. Comey’s firing. Sessions would need to answer questions about his recommendation that Mr. Comey be fired in light of Mr. Trump’s admission that his decision was linked to the Russia investigation. “It doesn’t seem to stand up well to me.”Mr. Schumer also invited the president to testify before the Senate under oath, as Mr. Trump has said he would do. Sessions had originally been scheduled to testify Tuesday before the House and Senate Appropriations Committees about the Justice Department’s budget.

Source: New York Times June 11, 2017 21:13 UTC