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    Sessions Interviewed By Special Counsel Robert Mueller As Part Of Russia Inquiry

    The attorney general might be the first member of the Cabinet to talk with investigators in the special counsel's office as they investigate potential criminal conduct.
    by Ryan Lucas Jan 23, 2018 3 minutes
    Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave an interview to Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators last week, a spokesman confirmed.

    Updated at 12:17 p.m. EST

    Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed last week by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

    Sessions is the first member of President Trump's Cabinet known to have been questioned by the special counsel's office in its investigation into possible coordination between the Trump campaign and Moscow.

    Justice Department spokesman Ian Prior confirmed Sessions' interview to NPR on Tuesday.

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