WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) issued the following statement:
"I have always known Jeff Sessions to be honest, ethical, and fair.
"Today, he has proven once again that this reputation is well deserved.
"Attorney General Sessions decided out of an abundance of caution, and to avoid even the appearance of partiality, to recuse himself from investigations related to the 2016 presidential campaign due to his advocacy for Donald Trump's election.
"Attorney General Sessions explained that any communications he had with Russian envoys were in his role as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, not as a surrogate for the Trump campaign. Based on this, I do not think there is any reason to believe Jeff Sessions was less than truthful in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
"I continue to strongly support Jeff Sessions as Attorney General of the United States.
"Vladimir Putin is no friend to the United States. I look forward to the results of the bipartisan Senate Intelligence Committee investigation -- led by Richard Burr and Dianne Feinstein -- into Russian actions during the 2016 election."
