Senate Intelligence Committee hearings: What James Comey and Jeff Sessions said

Donald Trump had fired James Comey on 9 May, a move that came as a surprise for many, including Comey.

While Comey has claimed he was fired because he was invested in the Russia probe, Sessions on the other hand insisted that he was fired because of mismanagement of the FBI.

Sessions said that he recused himself after taking note of ethics rules, but did not comment on what Comey thought was a problematic aspect of Sessions' behaviour.

Comey testified that he had talked to Sessions' about the President breaking communications protocols but that Sessions did not respond to it. Comey said that he had expected Sessions to recuse himself — leading to speculation that Sessions might know something about the Russia interference.

Sessions maintained that he had no direct connection with anything related to Russia and that he could recuse himself from the matter and continue as the leader of the Department of Justice.

But, it raises questions about how Sessions could support the decision to fire Comey who was investigating the Russia issue and has claimed that the president had asked him to lay off on the Mike Flynn angle.

Sessions made it clear that he won't be commenting on the conversations between him and the president — which leaves one to wonder if those are conversations that are sinister in nature or those which could implicate the president.

Comey on the other hand spoke about how he had raised the issue of the President having private meetings with him, breaking protocol and how he was uncomfortable with that.