Jeff Sessions has again denied meeting with Russian officials to discuss the 2016 presidential elections, amid reports he spoke with the Russian ambassador twice last year.
Donald Trump's Attorney General told NBC News the reports were "unbelievable", adding that he would only recuse himself from an investigation into Russian involvement in the election "whenever it's appropriate" to do so.
The Justice Department does not deny Mr Sessions met the ambassador in July and September 2016, but says that he did so in his capacity as a member of the Senate Armed Forces committee and not to discuss the election.
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