Washington — The eyes of Washington turn again to the Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday, where embattled Attorney-General Jeff Sessions faces questions over his Russia contacts and role in the firing of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey. It will be the first sworn public testimony from Sessions, a longtime former senator, since he was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed as the nation’s top law enforcement officer in February. It comes as political intrigue pulses through the US capital following explosive testimony by Comey before the same panel last week, and as Trump has expressed frustrations with Sessions, one of his earliest high-profile campaign backers. In his riveting appearance on Thursday, Comey said the FBI was aware of information that would have made it "problematic" for Sessions to be involved in investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Comey said he could address the details only in a classified s...
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