Leahy asks Sessions to recuse himself from Cohen probe

Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., left, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., talk during a Judiciary Committee hearing in January 2017. Leahy has asked Sessions, who is now attorney general, to recuse himself from the Michael Cohen investigation. Photo courtesy of Sen. Patrick Leahy’s office
WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy has called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to recuse himself from a probe of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney.
Leahy wrote to Sessions on Friday asking