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Comey hints that there are 'facts' we don't yet know about why Jeff Sessions recused himself from the Russia probe

Comey says FBI is aware of additional information that he can't discuss in an open setting about Jeff Sessions that contributed to his recusal.

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What was it about the attorney general's own interactions with the Russians or his behavior with regard to the investigation, that would have led to the entire leadership of the FBI to make this decision?

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We also were aware of facts that I can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a Russia-related investigation problematic, and so we were convinced, and in fact I think we had already heard that the career people were recommending that he recuse himself, that he was not going to be in contact with Russia-related matters much longer.

And that turned out to be the case.

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