国际英语资讯:U.S. Attorney General to testify publicly before Congress over contacts with Russia
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 12-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Comey">Comey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="testimony">testimony</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Jeff">Jeff</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="testify">testify</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="contacts">contacts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="Sessions">Sessions</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Justice">Justice</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="requested">requested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="committee">committee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="read">read</span>.</p><p><span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FBI">FBI</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> "<span word="problematic">problematic</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="his">his</span> (<span word="Sessions">Sessions</span>') <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span>," <span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>.</p><p><span word="Comey">Comey</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="unreported">unreported</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Sessions">Sessions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Sergey">Sergey</span> <span word="Kislyac">Kislyac</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recuse">recuse</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="March">March</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="investigation">investigation</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="election">election</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Kislyak">Kislyak</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="disclose">disclose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>.</p>
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