WASHINGTON: US Attorney General Jeff Sessions came under fire late Wednesday after the Washington Post reported he met twice last year with Russia's ambassador to Washington, seemingly contradicting statements he made in Senate confirmation hearings in January.

The revelation cast a fresh cloud over President Donald Trump's administration—which has repeatedly denied any suspected ties between members of the Republican's election campaign and Russia—which US intelligence says interfered in the 2016 election against Trump's rival Hillary Clinton.

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