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AttorneyGeneralSessionsStatementonRecusal
AttorneyGeneralJeffSessionstodayissuedthefollowingstatement:
DuringthecourseoftheconfirmationproceedingsonmynominationtobeAttorneyGeneral,IadvisedtheSenate
JudiciaryCommitteethat[i]faspecificmatterarosewhereIbelievedmyimpartialitymightreasonablybequestioned,I
wouldconsultwithDepartmentethicsofficialsregardingthemostappropriatewaytoproceed.
Duringthecourseofthelastseveralweeks,IhavemetwiththerelevantseniorcareerDepartmentofficialstodiscuss
whetherIshouldrecusemyselffromanymattersarisingfromthecampaignsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Havingconcludedthosemeetingstoday,Ihavedecidedtorecusemyselffromanyexistingorfutureinvestigationsofany
mattersrelatedinanywaytothecampaignsforPresidentoftheUnitedStates.
Ihavetakennoactionsregardinganysuchmatters,totheextenttheyexist.
Thisannouncementshouldnotbeinterpretedasconfirmationoftheexistenceofanyinvestigationorsuggestiveofthe
scopeofanysuchinvestigation.
ConsistentwiththesuccessionorderfortheDepartmentofJustice,ActingDeputyAttorneyGeneralandU.S.Attorneyfor
theEasternDistrictofVirginiaDanaBoenteshallactasandperformthefunctionsoftheAttorneyGeneralwithrespectto
anymattersfromwhichIhaverecusedmyselftotheextenttheyexist.
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