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3/2/2017 AttorneyGeneralSessionsStatementonRecusal|OPA|DepartmentofJustice

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.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorneygeneralsessionsstatementrecusal 1/1

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