In an interview with The New York Times published on July 19, 2017, Trump stated that he would have not appointed Sessions as Attorney General had he known that he was going to recuse himself from the investigation.
I en intervju med The New York Times publicerad 19 juli 2017, uppgav Trump att han inte skulle ha utsett Jeff Sessions som justitieminister hade han vetat att han skulle förklarat sig inkompetent från utredningen.