It has just come to light, through The Washington Post, that Attorney General Jeff Sessions met with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak twice during the 2016 election campaign. This is important because then-Senator and Attorney General nominee Sessions was asked at a confirmation hearing by fellow Senator Al Franken (Democrat) what he would do if he learned of any evidence that anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign communicated with the Russian government in the course of the 2016 campaign. Under oath, he said, "I'm not aware of any of those activities. I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I did not have communications with the Russians." Senator Patrick Leahy (D) said, "Several of the President-elect’s nominees or senior advisers have Russian ties. Have you been in contact with anyone connected to any part of the Russian government about the 2016 election, either before or after election day?" Sessions responded with one word, "No." This is in direct contradiction to what the report by The Washington Post says.

Heading into the night, several Democratic congresspeople had mixed responses. While some have called for him to recuse himself from from any investigations into the connections between Russia and the Trump campaign, others such as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi have called for his resignation. Days earlier, Congressman Darrell Issa (Republican) called for a special prosecutor to investigate the Trump–Russia connections. As the news was unfolding, Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham were attending a CNN town hall. At the town hall, Graham said Sessions should recuse himself. Meanwhile, McCain called for a select congressional committee to investigate Russia's attempts to influence the U.S. election. I have no doubt that tomorrow is going to be a long day.