By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Attorney General Jeff Sessions was one of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, defending the president’s populist agenda.
But his loyalty to the president will be tested during today’s Senate Intelligence Committee in which Sessions will be grilled about the investigation into alleged collusion between Russia and Trump’s campaign.
Sessions, who recused himself from the investigation for failing to initially reveal contacts with a Russian ambassador, could provide critical information about the probe. Or he could invoke executive privilege and decline to answer the most sensitive questions.
During fired FBI Director James Comey’s testimony last week, he said it would be “problematic” to loop Sessions into details of Trump’s alleged request of Comey to drop the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Sessions also could come under fire for his involvement with Comey’s firing, especially since Trump later acknowledged the termination was the result of the federal investigation into Russia.
As it turns out, Sessions privately offered to resign after Trump criticized the attorney general for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.
At this point, it’s anyone’s guess how Sessions will address the tough questions he’ll be asked during the hearing.
