Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday disputed former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his response to Comey’s request not to be left alone with President Donald Trump.
“Mr. Comey expressed concern about proper communications protocol with the White House and with the President. I responded,” Sessions said. “He didn’t recall this, but I responded to his comment by agreeing that the FBI and the Department of Justice needed to be careful to follow department policies regarding appropriate contacts with the White House.”
“I recused myself from any investigation into the campaign for president, but I did not recuse myself from defending my honor against scurrilous and false allegations,” Sessions added.
Comey testified last week that Sessions did not offer a verbal reply to his remarks.
“I have a recollection of him just kind of looking at me — and there’s a danger here I’m projecting onto him, so this may be a faulty memory — but I kind of got — his body language gave me the sense, like, ‘What am I going to do?'” Comey said.
