GOP/JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/RUSSIA: “Republican Reps. Mark Meadows and Jim Jordan said Thursday [1-4-18] that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should step aside ‘now,’ citing the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation into President Donald Trump’s campaign ties to Russian operatives and intelligence leaks to media as key concerns with his performance.
In a joint opinion piece published in the Washington Examiner, Meadows (R-N.C.) and Jordan (R-Ohio), the chairman and former chairman, respectively, of the influential conservative House Freedom Caucus, decried the ‘manufactured hysteria’ over the probe into Russian election interference, faulting Sessions — who has recused himself from the inquiry — for allowing revelations about the investigation to reach the press.
Meadows and Jordan said that ‘in spite of the constant headlines, rampant speculation, and overshadowing of accomplishments, a simple truth remains: There is no evidence of any collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russians.’ “
-Cristiano Lima, “Freedom Caucus leaders call for Sessions to step down,” Politico, Jan. 4, 2018 10:21am