RantCrush Top 5: June 14, 2017

Yesterday was Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ turn to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee regarding Russian interference in the election. Here are the highlights: Sessions did confirm that James Comey had expressed not wanting to be alone with the president, but said, “it didn’t seem to me to be a major problem.” He also denied having had a third meeting with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., something that Comey had indicated. But after some follow-up questions, he seemed to take that back. If he did have a talk with Kislyak, he said, it would certainly not have been about anything improper. “And it’s conceivable that that occurred. I just don’t remember it,” he said.

Sessions said he doesn’t know anything about the Russian interference in the election, as he recused himself from the investigation a day after being sworn in. He also seemed to defend the president, answering “no comment” to questions regarding their private conversations, as well as “I don’t remember” to 25 other questions.

“I don’t know.”
“I don’t recall.”
“I don’t remember.”
Did you refresh your memory with any written documents? #SessionsHearing

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 13, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.