(Rep. Darrell Issa, right, speaks on a panel with host Bill Maher, left, and Vanity Fair contributing editor Fran Lebowitz during HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Feb. Rep. Darrell Issa, right, speaks on a panel with host Bill Maher, left, and Vanity Fair contributing editor Fran Lebowitz during HBO's "Real Time with Bill Maher" on Feb. 24. Gen. Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from the issue because of his role as a prominent Trump supporter during the campaign, and to appoint an independent special prosecutor to carry out a Russia probe. He also said he considered Sessions a friend, but pointed to his role as a political appointee who had worked on the Trump campaign. On Sunday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said congressional investigations on Russia and the campaign should be allowed to go forward before a special prosecutor appointment was considered.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 26, 2017 17:53 UTC