6/5/2017 - More than four months into his presidency, Mr. Trump has grown sour on Mr. Sessions, now his attorney general, blaming him for various troubles that have plagued the White House. Source
6/6/2017 - As the White House braces for former FBI Director James Comey’s testimony Thursday, sources tell ABC News the relationship between President Donald Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become so tense that Sessions at one point recently even suggested he could resign. Source
22.1. Relationship to Russia
3/21/2016 - Sessions led the Foreign Policy team which brought in Carter Page. Source
10/7/2016 - Sessions has a relationship with Richard Burt, who also worked with him on Trump’s foreign policy team. Source
3/1/2017 – Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) spoke twice last year with Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Justice Department officials said, encounters he did not disclose when asked about possible contacts between members of President Trump’s campaign and representatives of Moscow during Sessions confirmation hearing to become attorney general. Source
If you wish to view the discussion between Franken and Sessions during his hearing to become AG where he denied any Russian contact you can view that here. Source
3/2/2017 - U.S. investigators examined sessions as part of a counterintelligence investigation into possible Trump campaign communications with Russia. Source
3/2/2017 – The FBI did not inform the Senate Judiciary Committee about its investigation. Source
3/2/2017 - Records show attorney general used campaign account for travel expenses to Cleveland, where he met Russian envoy. Source
3/8/2017 - Jeff Sessions Likely Met Russian Ambassador A Third Time. Source
4/28/2017 - Sessions dodges a question multiple times on if TrumpRussia is a fake story in an interview on Today show. Source
5/24/2017 - Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose meetings he had last year with Russian officials when he applied for his security clearance, the Justice Department told CNN Wednesday. Source
6/8/2017 - Former FBI Director James Comey told senators in a closed hearing Thursday afternoon that Attorney General Jeff Sessions may have had a third interaction with Russia’s ambassador to the US. This appears to be a reference to the reported meeting at the Mayflower Hotel. Source
6/15/2017 - An American lobbyist for Russian interests who helped craft an important foreign policy speech for Donald Trump, Richard Burt, has confirmed that he attended two dinners hosted by Jeff Sessions during the 2016 campaign, apparently contradicting the attorney general’s sworn testimony given this week. Source
20.2. Sessions response to news of contact with Russia occurring
3/1/2017 - Sessions - “I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign.” Source
3/1/2017 - Spokeswoman for Sessions claims he didn’t mislead Senate despite denial. Source
3/2/2017 – Sessions holds a press conference giving some information about the meetings which at one point Ukraine was mentioned and announces his recusal from any investigations on Trump. Source
3/2/2017 – Sessions appears to give differing statements on the degree of communications with Russia. Source
3/3/2017 – Sessions states “I don’t have any idea” when asked if Russia wanted Trump to win. Source
3/3/2017 – Sessions will “amend Senate Confirmation Testimony”, answer questions in writing. Source
5/31/2017 - Investigators on the Hill are requesting additional information, including schedules from Sessions, a source with knowledge tells CNN. They are focusing on whether such a meeting took place April 27, 2016, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. This meeting would be the third Sessions had not reported. Source
22.3. Outside response to news of Sessions-Russia contact occurring
22.3.1 Calls for Resignation
3/1/2017 - Senator Elizabeth Warren calls on Sessions to resign. Source
3/1/2017- Dem leader Nancy Pelosi calls on Sessions to resign. Source
3/1/2017 - Rep. Cummings (D-Md.), the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, calls on Sessions to resign. Source
3/2/2017 – Senator Sanders calls on Sessions to resign. Source
3/2/2017 - Senate Dem. Leader Schumer said Thursday that Sessions should resign. Source
3/3/2017 - McMullin believes that Sessions should resign. Source
3/3/2017 – Franken states that sessions needs to resign for lying under oath. Source
3/7/2017 - Franken “I think Jeff Sessions committed perjury” Source
22.3.2 Calls for Recusal in Trump-Russia investigation
3/2/2017 - House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz on Thursday morning said Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself. Source
22.3.3 White House Response
3/2/2017 - “There’s nothing to recuse himself,” – Sean Spicer White House Press Sec. Source
3/2/2017 - President Trump said Thursday he “wasn’t aware at all” that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had twice met with the Russian ambassador during the presidential campaign. Source
3/2/2017 – President Trump says he has “total confidence” in Sessions. Source
3/2/2017 - Asked by reporters traveling with the President in Virginia if Sessions should recuse himself, the President said. “I don’t think so.” Source
3/2/2017 - “Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything wrong. He could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intentional,” Trump said. “This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win. The Democrats are overplaying their hand. They lost the election and now, they have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other information. It is a total witch hunt!” Source
3/3/2017 – Trump tries to compare democratic members from meeting with Russians and says they should be investigated in a series of tweets.** **SourceSource
*3/4/2017 – ** Trump reported to be “furious” Sessions recused himself. Source
22.3.4 Additional responses
3/1/2017 - Former Bush White House ethics lawyer - "Misleading the Senate in sworn testimony about one own contacts with the Russians is a good way to go to jail “ Source
3/2/2017 – ACLU calls for investigation into potential perjury by Sessions. Source
3/2/2017 - House Intelligence Committee member Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said Thursday that information about Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ conversations with a Russian ambassador “should never have made it to the public domain.” Source’
3/2/2017 – Top Bush Ethics Lawyer: Russia could have blackmail on Sessions and he must resign. Source
3/3/2017 – Kremlin states Sessions controversy could impact US-Russia relations. Source