Washington, DC, June 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions is taking responsibility for permitting his top deputy, Rod Rosenstein, to remain in charge of the Russia case despite allegations of a conflict of interest.
Rosenstein took charge of the case more than a year ago, when Sessions recused himself because of earlier contacts with Moscow’s ambassador during the 2016 campaign - a decision which led to criticism from some of Sessions’ own party members.
But in an exclusive interview with The Hill’s new TV show Rising set to air Thursday morning at 8 a.m., Sessions made clear he authorized Rosenstein to remain in charge of the politically charged probe.
“That decision really fell to me, ultimately on the Comey matter,” the attorney general told co-host Buck Sexton. “And that’s not a disqualifying thing.”
You can watch Sessions' full interview Thursday at 8 a.m. at http://hill.tv/rising
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