Subject: BREAKING NEWS: Trump says he has 'total' confidence in Sessions
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Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2017 13:28:56 -0600
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President Donald Trump said Thursday he has "total" confidence in Attorney General Jeff Sessions following the revelation Sessions had two meetings with the Russian ambassador last year and did not tell senators about them during his confirmation hearing.

Trump told reporters on Thursday that he "wasn't aware" of Sessions' meetings with the ambassador, Sergey Kislyak. When asked if Sessions spoke truthfully to the Senate, the president responded, "I think he probably did." 

Trump also said he didn't think Sessions should recuse himself from an investigation into contacts between Trump campaign advisers and Russian officials in the run-up to the election. 

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