Lobbyist for Russian interests contradicts key claim from Jeff Sessions testimony
A lobbyist for Russian state-owned businesses says he attended two dinners hosted by Jeff Sessions — contradicting a key claim the U.S. Attorney General made during his Senate testimony this week.
Richard Burt told The Guardian on Thursday that he went to two events with Sessions and former GOP officials during the 2016 campaign.
But Sessions said in his hearing that he did not “believe” he had contacts with any lobbyists working for Russia during the presidential race.
Burt, who last year lobbied for a company controlled by Russia’s state-owned Gazprom energy conglomerate, said he was not sure whether Sessions knew about his work with Russia.
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