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Sessions 'Must Recuse Himself' From Probes of Deutsche Bank, Trump Loans

© AP Photo / Alex BrandonAttorney General Jeff Sessions arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about his role in the firing of James Comey, his Russian contacts during the campaign and his decision to recuse from an investigation into possible ties between Moscow and associates of President Donald Trump. - Sputnik International
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US Attorney General Jeff Sessions must immediately recuse himself from any Justice Department investigation into Deutsche Bank's Russian mirror trading scheme and any loans the bank may have provided to President Donald Trump, US Congresswoman Maxine Waters said in a letter to Sessions on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Waters noted that concerns have been raised suggesting Russia possibly guaranteed loans made by Deutsche Bank to Trump or his family.

"Given the demonstrated collusion between President Trump’s family and presidential campaign and the Russian government to undermine our democracy, I write to demand your immediate recusal from any investigation conducted by the Department of Justice ("the Department") into Deutsche Bank’s ("the Bank") Russian mirror trading scheme and any probe into any loans the Bank provided to the President or his immediate family members," Waters stated in her letter to Sessions.

Jared Kushner, Trump's adviser and son-in-law, also received a $280-million loan one month before the 2016 presidential election, Waters added.

Deutsche Bank headquarters are seen in Frankfurt, Germany October 8, 2015 - Sputnik International
Deutsche Bank Fine Shows Need for US Investigation - Finance Committee Member
In May, Waters stated that a $41-million fine imposed on Deutsche Bank by the Federal Reserve shows the need for increased congressional oversight and an investigation into the bank's practices.

At that time, Waters also reiterated her call on Deutsche Bank to provide details of internal reviews it conducted into the 2011 "mirror trading" scandal and President Donald Trump’s accounts at the bank.

In January, Deutsche Bank agreed to pay $500 million in penalties to US and British regulators to settle an investigation into whether it helped transfer $10 billion out of Russia through a so-called mirror trading process.

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