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On the recordJune 12, 2017
If you're talking about meetings with a prominent Russian official and he says he doesn't really remember much, he doesn't know if there are any records, this kind of thing, it just cries out for those of us who are charged with oversight to insist that we get more facts and we're going to stay at it.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden calls for more investigation into Sessions' meetings with Russian officials due to his vague recollections.

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