Russian envoy overheard saying he discussed campaign with Sessions

Leaks claim the Russian ambassador told the Kremlin he discussed policy with Jeff Sessions during the presidential race - but the Attorney General stands by his denial Washington Post says intercepts of the Russian ambassador's communications indicate he and the attorney general discussed campaign-related issues Sessions, who recused himself from the Russia investigation, has long denied discussing campaign issues with Sergey Kislyak President Donald Trump criticized Sessions in scathing terms in an interview this week with The New York Times, saying he was sorry he had hired him Trump said he regretted the hiring because Sessions in March recused himself from overseeing an FBI-led probe into Russian meddling in the election By AFP and ARIEL ZILBER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 00:56 BST, 22 July 2017 | UPDATED: 16:42 BST, 22 July 2017 Embattled US Attorney General Jeff Sessions discussed campaign-related issues with the Russian ambassador to Washington during the presidential race - something Sessions has insisted he did not do, The Washington Post reported late Friday. The paper quoted current and former administration officials who cited US intelligence intercepts of Ambassador Sergey Kislyak's accounts to his bosses in Moscow of two encounters he had with Sessions, then an adviser to President Donald Trump, during the campaign. The report is certain to add more pressure on Sessions, whose job security is seen as being in jeopardy after Trump criticized him in scathing terms in an interview this week with The New York Times, saying he was sorry he had hired him. Trump said he regretted the hiring because Sessions in March recused himself from overseeing an FBI-led probe into Russian meddling in the election in Trump's favor and whether the Trump team colluded in that effort. Read more: http://ift.tt/T3uzlf... Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook