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Blumenauer: Sessions must resign

March 2, 2017

Washington, DC -- Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) released the following statement reports that Jeff Sessions lied under oath during his confirmation hearings about meetings with Russian officials:

"The news that Jeff Sessions lied under oath about contacts with Russian officials during the campaign only further confirms what we already knew -- he is unfit to serve as Attorney General.

"He should resign his position, and if he doesn't resign, the House should immediately begin investigative proceedings that could lead to his removal from office. He's said it himself, those who commit perjury should be removed. We now have strong evidence that Sessions presented a knowing and deliberate falsehood under oath during his confirmation hearings when he denied contact with the Russian Ambassador during the Trump campaign.

"This administration's connections with Russia are beyond troubling. I'm not going to stop demanding we get answers. I'm not going to stop demanding there be an independent commission to investigate just how deep this goes. I'm not going to stop demanding we see Donald Trump's tax returns, which would also shed some light. I'm not going to stop."

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