Attorney General Sessions to face U.S. Senate panel in public


  • World
  • Tuesday, 13 Jun 2017

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is seen on stage as the Atlanta Police Department Honor Guard presents the colors while the National Anthem is played at the National Law Enforcement Conference on Human Exploitation in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions' public testimony before a Senate panel on Tuesday sets up another potentially dramatic hearing on possible ties between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race.

Sessions will likely face tough questions at the open Senate Intelligence Committee hearing over his dealings with Russian officials during the campaign and whether he had a role in the firing of former FBI Director James Comey.

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