--- title: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks Amid Russia Firestorm description: Attorney General Jeff Sessions will hold a press conference Thursday, amid controversy over meetings with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. canonical: https://time.com/4689351/jeff-sessions-press-conference-watch-live/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-02T20:58:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T03:38:26.412Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks Amid Russia Controversy og:description: His press conference is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. og:url: https://time.com/4689351/jeff-sessions-press-conference-watch-live/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16a437e13b3e5416/6988bccf4dd215e258efdfde/jeff-sessions-press-conference-live.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5041 og:image:height: 2836 og:image:alt: Jeff Sessions Addresses African American History Month Observation At Justice og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks Amid Russia Controversy twitter:description: His press conference is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16a437e13b3e5416/6988bccf4dd215e258efdfde/jeff-sessions-press-conference-live.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Attorney General Jeff Sessions Speaks Amid Russia Controversy > Sponsored content. 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Attorney General Jeff Sessions delivers remarks at the Black History Month observation at the Department of Justice on Feb. 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Zach Gibson/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 2, 2017 8:58 PM UTC Attorney General Jeff Sessions will hold a press conference Thursday afternoon, following a day of controversy over [reports](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-spoke-twice-with-russian-ambassador-during-trumps-presidential-campaign-justice-officials-say/2017/03/01/77205eda-feac-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f%5Fstory.html?amp;utm%5Fterm=.19d6ad32ae65&hpid=hp%5Frhp-top-table-main%5Fno-name%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm%5Fterm=.c7e50c88ee02) that that he [met twice with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.](http://time.com/4688982/jeff-sessions-russia-contact-campaign/?xid=homepage) during the presidential campaign. Some Democratic lawmakers on Thursday [called on Sessions to resign](http://time.com/4688406/jeff-sessions-chuck-schumer-nancy-pelosi-resign/?xid=homepage) from his post, while some Republicans asked Sessions to recuse himself from investigations related to Russia’s interference in the presidential election. But President Donald Trump [defended Sessions](http://time.com/4689161/president-trump-jeff-sessions-total-confidence/?xid=homepage), announcing that he has “total” confidence in his Attorney General and sees no need for him to step aside. 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