GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Walks Back Call for Sessions Recusal

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As other GOP leaders call for Sessions to bow out, McCarthy walks it back.

Published Mar. 2 2017 7:48AM EST

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Thursday morning that Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself from the Department of Justice’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, but then walked the suggestion back shortly afterward.

GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Walks Back Call for Sessions Recusal

As other GOP leaders call for Sessions to bow out, McCarthy walks it back.

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