Chuck Schumer: Jeff Sessions avoided questions because he has something to hide

Published June 14, 2017 2:25am ET



Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday said Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ refusing to thoroughly answer questions at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing earlier in the day indicates the White House has something to hide.

“Jeff Sessions seemed to be avoiding almost every question, few exceptions. And when the president, when the people around him say ‘Why do people suspect us?’ Well, if you had done nothing wrong, the obvious conclusion is you’d be happy to talk about things. But if you’re worried you might have done something wrong, then the conclusion is you better avoid it,” Schumer told MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.

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