Rep. Kathleen Rice calls on Jeff Sessions to resign

By Anna Giaritelli

Published June 10, 2017 2:36am ET

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Rep. Kathleen Rice calls on Jeff Sessions to resign — Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign over the Justice Department's position on whether President Trump is in violation of the emoluments clause. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman, File) | Frank Eltman

Rep. Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign from his post for the Justice Department’s defense in a legal case about the emoluments clause.

“Sessions should resign immediately. This is an embarrassment to the many people at DOJ who’ve devoted their lives to the law & Constitution,” Rice wrote in a tweet late Friday.

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