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Eric Swalwell: Attorney general Sessions should no longer serve, I believe for other reasons. He's already lost the trust of the…

On the recordJuly 20, 2017
Attorney general Sessions should no longer serve, I believe for other reasons. He's already lost the trust of the American people. He wasn't forthcoming about his contacts with Russia as they were interfering in our campaign. He participated in the firing of James Comey, which was improper.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell argues that Jeff Sessions should resign due to a lack of trust and improper actions regarding Russia.

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