The Los Angeles Times reports:
Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions denied “stonewalling” in his testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee as Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) pressed him on his refusal to answer questions.
Sessions declined to elaborate about his conversations with President Trump concerning the handling of the investigation into Russian meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
But “I am not stonewalling,” he said, his voice rising. “I am following the historic policies of the Department of Justice” regarding confidential communications with the White House.
Sessions appeared frustrated when Wyden continued the line of questioning, while raising his own voice. “I can tell you that … this is secret innuendo being leaked out there about me and I don’t appreciate it,” Sessions said.
Sen. @RonWyden: “I believe the American people have had it with stonewalling.”
Attorney General #Sessions: “I am not stonewalling.” pic.twitter.com/7JMnP7esmU— CSPAN (@cspan) June 13, 2017
Ron Wyden confirms that Jeff Sessions stonewalling has no legal basis. Thank you for putting that on record @RonWyden
— AltHomelandSecurity (@AltHomelandSec) June 13, 2017
Sessions IS stonewalling. Also, if he was alive during the Civil War he would’ve fought for the Confederates as Gen. Stonewall Sessions.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) June 13, 2017
Sens. Wyden, Heinrich & King accuse Sessions of stonewalling by refusing to say if he discussed Russia probe w/ Trump re Comey firing.
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) June 13, 2017
Sessions denies “stonewalling” on questions https://t.co/ZCKe0Stlsk pic.twitter.com/v8EFd2mTsl
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 13, 2017
Senator @RonWyden: American people have had it with being stonewalled. Sessions has acknowledged no legal basis for this stonewalling.
— Julian Borger (@julianborger) June 13, 2017