Sessions interviewed by special counsel investigating Russian interference in 2016

Attorney General Jeff Sessions during a prison reform roundtable discussion at the White House on Jan. 11, 2018. Sessions was questioned for several hours in January 2018 by the special counsel’s office as part of the investigation into Russia’s meddling in the election and whether the president obstructed justice since taking office, according to a Justice Department spokeswoman. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times Copyright 2018 / New York Times)

WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions was interviewed last week by investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible election campaign coordination between Russia and Trump associates, according to Justice Department officials.

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