WASHINGTON DC, United States (Reuters) – United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions, appearing at a high-stakes Senate hearing, on Tuesday (June 13) denounced as “an appalling and detestable lie” the idea that he colluded with Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Sessions testified about his dealings with Russian officials and whether he intentionally misled Congress as the Senate Intelligence Committee probes the Russia matter.
As Sessions entered the crowded hearing room, a swarm of news photographers clicked away with their cameras.
Sessions is the most senior member of President Donald Trump’s administration caught up in the controversy over whether associates of the president colluded with Russia to help Trump win the election.