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Jeff Sessions' Testimony in Cartoons

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday. As part of the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, senators asked Sessions some tough questions.

Senators probed into then-Senator Session's two (and possibly three) undisclosed meetings with Russian officials and his relationship with fired FBI director James Comey, who testified last week.

Here is a selection of cartoons I drew during the hearing, beginning with Sessions getting sworn in.

Sessions Under Oath by Mark Fiore

Meanwhile, hard to miss was . . .

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Sessions exhibited flashes of anger at certain points in the hearing and was steadfast in his denials.  (And cartoonists everywhere gave thanks for his ears.)

California's own Senator Dianne Feinstein zeroed in on the DOJ letter that recommended President Trump fire Comey.

Meanwhile, Jeff Sessions said "I don't recall" in numerous different ways.

Senator Kamala Harris' line and manner of questioning provided the most heated exchange of the hearing . . .

. . . leading to a now-famous response from Sessions:

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