Sessions denies Leahy claim he misled about Russian meetings

Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., speak before a Senate Judiciary hearing Wednesday. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — Before taking his seat to testify for the first time before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions greeted his former colleagues of both parties behind the dais where the panel sits.
For some, at least, the conviviality did not last long.One early tense exchange came about an hour into the hearing Wednesday