Top Democrats want documents on Sessions’ departure

Published November 8, 2018 11:26pm ET



Democratic lawmakers are pressing members of the Trump administration to preserve and provide records pertaining to former Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ departure from the Justice Department and announced that congressional committees will be investigating the matter.

In a letter to Trump administration officials including White House counsel Pat Cipollone, FBI Director Chris Wray, and acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker, top lawmakers on multiple committees requested that all documents related to Sessions’ ouster be submitted to them “immediately.”

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