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Attorney General Sessions questioned in special counsel's Russia probe

* Attorney General Jeff Sessions was questioned last week for several hours by Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.

* Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

* Sessions is the first member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet known to be questioned in the investigation.

Dan Mangan| @_DanMangan Published 10 Mins Ago Updated 2 Mins Ago
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/23/special-counsel-questions-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-on-russia.html

Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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President Donald Trump's attorney general, Jeff Sessions, has been questioned by the special counsel's office in connection with its probe into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Robert Mueller's office questions Sessions for several hours last week. It was the first time that a Trump cabinet member was known to have been interviewed for that investigation.

The New York Times first reported the news, and NBC News confirmed it.

Mueller, in addition to looking Russia interference in the election that sent Trump to the White House, also is investigating whether the president has obstructed justice by interfering with inquiries into Russian actions.

Sessions last March recused himself from any inquiry into Russian interference.

The attorney general's move came after he failed to inform Congress that he had twice met with Russia's ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign.

The news comes following a report that said FBI Director Christopher Wray threatened to resign over pressure from Sessions and Trump to fire Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.

The Justice Department did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/23/special-counsel-questions-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-on-russia.html