"Given my decision to step aside from the ASX board, I think it is also appropriate that I step aside from the Future Fund Board of Guardians," he said.
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If true, Moore should step aside from his campaign immediately.
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Colyer called for Kobach to step aside from earlier Thursday.
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Other Democrats called on him to step aside from the investigation.
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"I had to step aside from all the emotions," she said.
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He added that Moore "should step aside" from the Alabama senate race.
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Democrats and other critics urged Whitaker to step aside from overseeing Mueller's investigation.
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During the coming week I plan to step aside from my leadership responsibilities.
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During the coming week, I plan to step aside from my leadership responsibilities.
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Democrats and other critics have called on Whitaker to step aside from overseeing Mueller's investigation.
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Whitaker doesn't appear to have any plans to step aside from overseeing the Russia probe.
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Democrats have also called on Barr to step aside from decisions on the Ukraine matter.
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And I'll always do that; I'll never truly step aside from fighting for our country.
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Prosecutors do not like to step aside from the jobs they're empowered to do, Green said.
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Note that Monday, McConnell did not simply call for Moore to step aside from the race.
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Limbaugh also went after Republicans who have called on Moore to step aside from the race.
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Many Republicans, like McConnell, said Moore should step aside from the race if the allegations are true.
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Numerous Republican lawmakers have said Moore should step aside from the race if the allegations are true.
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The Emmy-winners have opted to step aside from the franchise and work on new Star Wars films.
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Other liberal advocacy groups are asking the congresswoman to step aside from leadership positions as the case unfolds.
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After six years with the company, he will step aside from his CEO role so Donahoe can take charge.
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It is unclear if Rosenstein will step aside from his role in helping oversee the investigation, The Post noted.
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So on Thursday morning, Nunes bowed to the criticism and announced he'd temporarily step aside from the House investigation.
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Rachel was forced to step aside from her duties as leading lady after viewers were introduced to Eric's Aunt Verna.
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Earlier reports that said Justice Department ethics officials told him he did not need to step aside from the investigation.
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Whitaker disregarded the advice of a DOJ ethics official, who suggested he step aside from overseeing the ongoing Mueller investigation.
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While he was under investigation, Jamie said he needed to step aside from some of his duties as Britney's conservator.
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He doesn't have to step aside from the investigation, and the letter noted the decision to do so is ultimately Whitaker's.
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Nunes will remain chairman of the committee, but will temporarily step aside from the probe, he said in a statement. Rep.
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Reports emerged last month that Whitaker had disregarded the advice of an ethics official that he step aside from the probe.
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Gregory Meeks of New York and Raul Grijalva of Arizona, had called on Conyers to step aside from his judiciary post.
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The network said it granted a request from Gimelstob to step aside from his job as a broadcaster during the legal process.
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Nunes pointed to the House Ethics Committee investigation earlier Thursday when explaining his decision to temporarily step aside from the Russia investigation.
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Sigler suggested that instead of refusing to answer a question, you should "step aside" from it and reply with a broad statement.
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He denied the allegation, but Cardinal Blase J. Cupich asked him to step aside from the ministry while the charges were investigated.
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Nunes, a Republican from California and a Trump surrogate, announced Thursday that he will step aside from his role chairing the House's investigation.
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Despite the controversy, King refused to step aside from his post in Congress and announced in February he'll run for reelection in 2020.
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Nunes has said he sees no reason to step aside from the investigation, and House Speaker Paul Ryan has expressed confidence in him.
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Schumer said Whitaker's appointment "should concern every American" and warned of a crisis should Whitaker not step aside from the special counsel investigation.
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He was forced to step aside from the committee's Russia investigation pending an ethics inquiry into allegations surrounding his handling of classified material.
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The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Devin Nunes, will step aside from the investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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Despite the controversy, King refused to step aside from his post in Congress and announced in February he'll run for re-election in 2020.
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The controversy prompted her to step aside from any public role during the convention ahead of her resignation at the end of the event.
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Judge Jackson should step aside from this case, and Stone's constitutional right to criticize Mueller and Jackson as he sees fit should be restored.
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Critics have called on Whitaker to step aside from overseeing a special counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election won by Trump.
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They're willing to step aside from the pack and fully commit to those moves, in a way so few bands are ever willing to.
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"Everyone, for the most part, has a pretty unified message that it was right for him to step aside from the governor's race," Woodruff said.
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On presidential power, Kavanaugh declined on Wednesday to pledge he would step aside from any cases that might come before the court involving Trump's conduct.
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Mike Enzi, Wyoming: "Senator Enzi does believe that if the allegations are true that Roy Moore should step aside from the race," a spokeswoman said.
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The cable network also said Hardwick will step aside from moderating AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
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Washington (CNN)Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker disregarded the advice of a Justice Department ethics official to step aside from overseeing Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.
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The ethics investigation, announced in April, forced Nunes to temporarily step aside from leading the Russia probe, a move that put Conaway in charge instead.
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On Thursday, Representative Devin Nunes announced that he would step aside from leading the House Intelligence Committee's inquiry into Russian efforts to disrupt the election.
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Representative Devin Nunes announced today that he would step aside from leading the House Intelligence Committee investigation into Russia's efforts to disrupt the presidential election.
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McConnell had previously called on Moore to step aside from the race, then said the race was ultimately in the hands of the Alabama voters.
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Trans actors should at the very least be the first choices for trans characters, something Johansson realized in her decision to step aside from Rub & Tug.
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Whitaker has given no indication he believes he needs to step aside from ultimately overseeing Mueller's investigation, one person familiar with his thinking told CNN Thursday.
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The ordeal has prompted Democrats to renew calls for Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R) to step aside from administering elections in November, the AP reported.
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Only 15 member-elects have been asked to "step aside" from election contests considered by the House between 1933 and 2011, according to the CRS report.
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Music mogul Russell Simmons has announced that he will "step aside" from his companies in the wake of a new sexual assault allegation from screenwriter Jenny Lumet.
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Whitaker has given no indication he believes he needs to step aside from ultimately overseeing Mueller's investigation, one person familiar with his thinking told CNN on Thursday.
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Mr. Comey also said that FBI personnel had been calling for you to step aside from the investigation at least two weeks before you finally did so.
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After the November 9 report in The Washington Post and subsequent allegations about Moore's past, Republicans in Washington said the judge should step aside from the race.
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Mr. Kemp ignored calls throughout the campaign to step aside from a post that made him the supervisor of an election in which he was a candidate.
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At the time, Republicans had called for McCabe to step aside from the Clinton email probe over ties between his wife's own political campaign and Clinton donors.
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Both men were convinced that the other was damaged by the events that had transpired and should step aside from the Russia investigation, according to multiple sources.
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The congresswoman made the decision to step aside from both roles as pressure was growing within her own party to account for the claims in a Jan.
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Facing pressure from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress to step aside from any investigation of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, Sessions announced Thursday that he would recuse himself.
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"I think the president should step aside from any comments, any tweets on the investigation and focus on the agenda that he ran on," Duffy said on CNN.
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It is easy to imagine that a bipartisan group of prominent politicians could step aside from their parties, band together, and create a new movement of the centre.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Thursday said he will temporarily step aside from his committee's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
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Word of the federal probe came after CEO Kevin Plank, in a surprise move last month, announced he will step aside from the chief executive role on Jan.
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Republicans in Washington are calling on Moore to step aside from the race and have floated various paths to retain Republican control of the Senate seat without Moore.
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Nunes' decision to step aside from the investigation came as House investigators began looking into allegations that the California Republican may have made unauthorized disclosures of classified information.
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To prevent a costly war of choice, the U.S. may need to step aside from maximalist demands and preconditions and use staggered sanctions relief to advance win-win negotiations.
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The League of Women Voters, which sued Mr. Scott to force him to step aside from any matters involving the recount, insisted it wanted a neutral outsider appointed instead.
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The calls for an investigation came as Democrats privately raised the prospect that Mr. Conyers would at least be asked to step aside from the coveted top Judiciary post.
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Senator Rob Portman of Ohio, a respected voice among Senate Republicans, issued a statement urging Mr. Sessions to step aside from any Russia-related investigation by the Justice Department.
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His comment comes one day after Trump told The New York Times he wouldn't have hired Sessions had he know that he would step aside from the Russia probe.
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On April 6th Devin Nunes, a Republican from California who is chairman of the intelligence committee, announced he would step aside from leading his committee's investigation into the Russian affair.
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Critics have urged Whitaker to step aside from overseeing Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the election and any collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign.
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But Democrats have objected to House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes, R-California, still having a say on the issuing of subpoenas, despite a promise to step aside from the probe.
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He did step aside from a case concerning the Pledge of Allegiance in 2003 after saying in public that the federal appeals court in San Francisco had decided the case incorrectly.
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House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes will temporarily step aside from the committee's investigation into Russian interference in the November presidential election, as well as Trump's campaign associates' ties to Moscow.
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With Trump's presidency clouded by a widening probe into Russian election meddling, Kavanaugh declined to pledge to step aside from any cases that might come before the court involving Trump's conduct.
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Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the committee, said that Nunes made a "difficult decision" to step aside from the Russia investigation, but that it would lead to a "fresh start."
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The new acting attorney general has given no indication he believes he needs to step aside from ultimately overseeing the probe, one person familiar with his thinking told CNN last week.
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He has given no indication he believes he needs to step aside from overseeing the probe, according to one person familiar with his thinking, a belief echoed by White House officials.
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Mr. Tillerson said he planned to immediately step aside from his post, turning over all responsibilities by the end of the day to John J. Sullivan, the deputy secretary of state.
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Nunes's panel is also investigating Russian interference, but the chairman was forced to step aside from that probe amid accusations that he had attempted to share intelligence with the White House.
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Nunes has wielded this considerable influence despite not attending classified hearings with witnesses after announcing last year he would temporarily step aside from the investigation and handing the reins to Rep.
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According to Reuters, the Monday court filing also states that Nunes did not recuse himself from the Russia investigation, despite saying earlier this year that he would step aside from the probe.
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Separately, investigations by the FBI into Russia's interference in the election needs to be seen to be scrupulously independent—which means that Mr Trump's attorney-general, Jeff Sessions, should step aside from them.
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IOOF Managing Director Christopher Kelaher and Chairman George Venardos would step aside from their respective positions immediately, the company said in a filing on Monday, pending the resolution of proceedings brought by APRA.
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At the end of three weeks, Nunes announced he would step aside from the House Russia investigation, as he became the subject of a House Ethics probe into whether he revealed classified intelligence.
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But Nunes had to step aside from the investigation in April after facing ethics complaints for abruptly cancelling several important hearings after having a secret late-night meeting with a White House aide.
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Colyer issued a public letter on Thursday evening calling for Kobach to step aside from overseeing the final stages of the vote count in their race and defer to the state's attorney general.
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Why he stepped aside When Nunes announced he would step aside from the probe almost two months ago, the fighting had reached a fever pitch that looked certain to derail the House investigation.
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AFMA, which said it intended to instead focus on its "core activities", declined to comment on whether the alleged misconduct involving benchmark rigging had influenced its decision to step aside from its role.
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The synagogue's president emailed members on Wednesday night to say that the rabbi "intends to step aside from the Senior Rabbinate" of the center, which Rabbi Rosenblatt has led for more than 30 years.
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As Vox's German Lopez wrote Wednesday night, Democrats have gone further in their response — calling on Sessions to not just step aside from the investigation, but to resign the post of attorney general altogether.
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He told CNN he had attended a House Freedom Caucus board meeting before House votes on Monday night to announce he would step aside from both the board and the group as a whole.
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Three days after Rice's name was revealed, Nunes became the subject of a House ethics probe into whether he revealed classified information and was forced to step aside from leading the House Russia investigation.
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Were you aware of any concerns that the FBI or elsewhere in government about your contacts with the Russians or any other matters relevant to whether you should step aside from the Russian investigation.
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The president has privately and publicly fumed about Sessions's decision to step aside from the Russia investigation last year, complaining that the attorney general had failed to protect him from scrutiny in the probe.
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Hank Azaria willing to 'step aside' from playing Apu on 'The Simpsons The actor, who voices multiple characters on "The Simpsons," also made a pitch for more diversity on the long-running animated show.
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Those recusals would force Mr. Smith to step aside from his bureau's most prominent investigations: the investigations into incidents at Facebook and Equifax that leaked the personal data of tens of millions of people.
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Justices have to follow federal laws that require them to recuse if a case presents a conflict of interest, but each justice handles the decision about whether to step aside from a case on their own.
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" Trump's reluctance to step aside from his company was apparent in a New York Times interview last week in which he said, "in theory I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly.
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Unaware that Mr. Sessions had already decided to step aside from the inquiry, Democrats began calling for Mr. Sessions to recuse himself — and Mr. Trump told Mr. McGahn to begin a lobbying campaign to stop him.
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But it was in the intelligence committee's best interests for him to temporarily step aside from the Russia investigation, he said in the statement, which was issued 26 minutes before the ethics committee announced its inquiry.
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" Months later, Mr. Azaria said in an interview with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" that he would be "perfectly willing and happy to step aside" from the character or "help transition it into something new.
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" Trump's reluctance to step aside from his company was apparent in a New York Times interview last week in which he said, "in theory I could run my business perfectly, and then run the country perfectly.
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Though he originally shared a video saying he would not apologize for the comments and tweets, Hart, 39, said he would step aside from the prestigious gig two hours later and also finally said he was sorry.
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On Thursday, less than two hours after declaring he would not apologize for his past homophobic comments and tweets, Hart, 39, said he would step aside from the prestigious gig and also finally said he was sorry.
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Facing pressure from Democrats and some Republicans in Congress to step aside from any investigation of any contacts between Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and officials known to US intelligence, Sessions announced Thursday that he would recuse himself.
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Last week, the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch an offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces who they regard as enemies.
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On Friday, two dozen nonprofits also called on the attorney general to step aside from any inquiry into ties between Russia and the Trump campaign and transition, including any secondary investigation into leaks about the FBI probe.
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) welcomed House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes's (R-Calif.) decision to step aside from the panel's probe of Russian election interference, but he stopped short of calling for Nunes's removal as chairman.
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While we assess the situation, 'Talking with Chris Hardwick' will not air on AMC, and Chris has decided to step aside from moderating planned AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
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While we assess the situation, Talking with Chris Hardwick will not air on AMC, and Chris has decided to step aside from moderating planned AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
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And Chmielewski told investigators that the raises were "100 percent Pruitt himself" and that he was asked to step aside from his job in order to give another one of the aides, Millan Hupp, a $28,130 pay bump.
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While we assess the situation, Talking with Chris Hardwick will not air on AMC, and Chris has decided to step aside from moderating planned AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
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For one, Putin had introduced a series of constitutional reforms in January, all of which looked to be paving the way for him to step aside from the presidency but consolidate and retain power in some other way.
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a deputy White House press secretary, said congressional investigations into possible Russian hacking of Democratic groups would have to run their course before Sessions needed to decide whether to step aside from the FBI probes.
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Five Democrats signed onto the request for an inspector general inquiry into Sessions' recusal, which they hope will touch on any communication Sessions had with the White House before announcing he would step aside from campaign-related probes.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito sold his shares in Exxon Mobil Corp worth up to $250,000 that had prompted him to step aside from cases involving the oil company, financial disclosure forms released on Wednesday showed.
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If Sessions decides not to step aside from the Justice Department's investigation of alleged Russian contacts with the Trump campaign, it seems unlikely that the Trump administration or the Republican Congress will clamor for Sessions to change his mind.
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"I have decided to step aside from the task force so that the integrity of its work is not questioned due to the allegations made against me in Le Monde," Fredericks was quoted as saying in Monday's IAAF statement.
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CNN reported previously that Whitaker disregarded the advice of a Justice Department ethics official to step aside from overseeing the Mueller probe and that Trump lashed out at Whitaker regarding the federal case against his former attorney Michael Cohen.
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Justice Brett Kavanaugh is unlikely to heed calls by critics to step aside from certain politically charged U.S. Supreme Court cases in which his fairness and independence might be questioned after a divisive confirmation fight, according to legal experts.
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Mr. McGahn's argument to Mr. Sessions that day was twofold: that he did not need to step aside from the inquiry until it was further along, and that recusing himself would not stop Democrats from saying he had lied.
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With the long-awaited Model 3 finally rolling out of a bustling factory and Tesla poised to take its place among mainstream automakers, perhaps the time has come for Elon Musk to step aside from the day-today of building cars.
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"Stephen made the decision last week and informed the NFL and members of the working committee that he was going to step aside from the group and continue to focus his efforts on RISE," the team said in a release.
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The situation began to deteriorate last week when the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch its offensive against the Kurds, who they regard as enemies.
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"I think the biggest and boldest move that Starbucks leaders can do right now is step aside from the potential political problems behind needle-disposal boxes in restrooms and give it a nationwide launch," another Starbucks employee told the outlet.
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After the House ethics committee in April announced it would investigate Nunes over allegations he disclosed classified information, the Republican chairman said he would temporarily step aside from the probe -- a move that satisfied Democrats on the panel at the time.
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AMC announced it had suspended his show, "Talking with Chris Hardwick," while it assesses the accusations against him and said Hardwick would step aside from moderating AMC and BBC America panels at Comic-Con International in San Diego next month.
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Trump told The New York Times he wouldn't have hired Sessions had he know that he would step aside from the Russia probe — a shocking criticism that suggested a dramatic breakdown in their relationship and ignited speculation that Sessions might resign.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Justice Brett Kavanaugh is unlikely to heed calls by critics to step aside from certain politically charged U.S. Supreme Court cases in which his fairness and independence might be questioned after a divisive confirmation fight, according to legal experts.
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Jill Wine-Banks, a former Watergate prosecutor, said she signed the statement because of concerns not only about how Whitaker was appointed, but about whether he should step aside from any involvement in the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats stepped up pressure Sunday on acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker to step aside from overseeing a special counsel probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, vowing to order him to testify early next year.
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A month before the 2016 election, Lee asked candidate Trump in a Facebook video to "step aside" from the campaign following the release of the "Access Hollywood" audio clip in which Trump can be heard bragging about being able to assault women.
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"Oscar López Rivera agreeing to step aside from any formal role in the parade is a critical step forward in refocusing our city's attention on the more important issues facing Puerto Rico," said the statement, which was attributed to Mr. de Blasio.
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After his confirmation hearing, The Washington Post reported on Sessions' undisclosed meetings with Kislyak, prompting members of Congress to call for Sessions to resign or step aside from overseeing the FBI's investigation into potential coordination between Russian officials and the Trump campaign.
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Embattled Alabama GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore told supporters on Thursday that he would not back down amid calls for him to step aside from the race following a new report that accuses him of inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor in 1979.
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Starting with Devin Nunes briefing Trump during the Russia probe in 2017, which led to his decision to step aside from running his panel's inquiry last Congress, relations have grown increasingly tense to the point where private shouting matches are not uncommon.
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The president humiliated Mr. Sessions at every turn, and stunned Washington when he said during an interview with The Times that he never would have named Mr. Sessions attorney general if he had known Mr. Sessions would step aside from the investigation.
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"Having had to change tack for six months leading into it and to achieve the things I have, I feel satisfied and happy to step aside from the sport and try something new and different," the 33-year-old told local broadcaster Channel Nine.
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The writing was on the wall for Davutoglu as, after he and Erdogan met on Wednesday evening, party officials said that the prime minister was expected to step aside from both his public roles at an extraordinary congress reported to be held on May 22.
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This decision to step aside from any probes came after Mr Sessions had to concede that his testimony to senators during his confirmation hearings had some large holes in it, roughly the same size and shape as Sergey Kislyak, Russia's burly ambassador to America.
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" He goes on to say that he will step aside from his companies to make room for "a new and diverse generation of extraordinary executives" and that he will convert the studio for yogic science into a "not-for-profit center of learning and healing.
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Pruitt, who had sued the environmental agency more than a dozen times when he was the oil- and gas-producing state's top legal officer, had pledged during his Senate confirmation that he would step aside from ongoing cases if the agency's ethics panel required it.
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Rep. John Conyers, who has been accused of sexual harassment by multiple women, announced he will step aside from his role as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while the Ethics Committee reviews his conduct, the New York Times' Yamiche Alcindor reports.
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It has subsequently been caught out as the economy has floundered because of the misguided interventionism of Dilma Rousseff, who had to step aside from the presidency in May after Brazil's Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial against her, compounded by the falling prices of commodities.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick for FBI chief, corporate lawyer Christopher Wray, would likely face conflicts of interest at the agency due to his defense work for many big companies and be forced to step aside from some investigations, legal ethics experts said on Wednesday.
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Mr. Nunes was forced to step aside from leading the investigation in April after it was disclosed that he had received classified information from the White House that showed that Mr. Trump and his associates were incidentally swept up in foreign surveillance by American spy agencies.
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In that case, as I mentioned, Justice said it believes CFPB's director is unconstitutionally appointed, but nevertheless urged the justices not to grant review, in part because Justice Brett Kavanaugh would have to step aside from hearing a case decided during his tenure on the D.C. Circuit.
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Harvey Weinstein's defense lawyers asked a New York City judge Wednesday to step aside from presiding over his rape case because of "prejudicial and inflammatory" comments about the fallen movie mogul, which they say suggest he has already decided that Weinstein is guilty before hearing any evidence.
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After Republicans began joining Democrats on Thursday in calling upon Mr. Sessions to recuse himself from overseeing any criminal investigation related to Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the attorney general announced that he would step aside from any current or future cases related to the campaign.
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MADRID, March 1 (Reuters) - Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont will step aside from his candidacy for president of the Spanish northeastern region later on Thursday in order to allow another candidate to take his place, El Nacional newspaper said on Thursday, citing sources from Puigdemont's party Junts per Catalunya.
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NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's pick for FBI chief, corporate lawyer Christopher Wray, would likely face conflicts of interest at the agency due to his defense work for many big companies and be forced to step aside from some investigations, legal ethics experts said on Wednesday.
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Pressure on Mr. Sessions to step aside from the Russia investigation began building almost as soon as he took office, culminating in a Washington Post report on March 1 that he had not been forthcoming during his Senate confirmation hearing about his contacts with Russian officials during the campaign.
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Klobuchar then followed Warren by saying that she welcomed Bloomberg to the stage because "I thought that he shouldn't be hiding behind his TV ads," before noting that a memo from the Bloomberg campaign this morning seemed to show he wanted women to step aside from the Democratic nomination.
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A second-term lawmaker, he's carving out a unique space for himself defined by his call for House Democratic Leader Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiJohnson eyes Irish border in Brexit negotiations Mueller report fades from political conversation Five key players in Trump's trade battles MORE (D-Calif.) to step aside from leadership.
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The decision means Nunes still has significant sway to influence the direction of the probe, despite announcing in April that he would still remain chairman of the committee but temporarily step aside from leading the investigation as the House Ethics Committee planned to investigate him for potentially disclosing classified information. Rep.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker will consult with ethics officials about any matters that could require him to recuse himself, the Justice Department said on Monday, after critics called on him to step aside from overseeing a Special Counsel probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Whether you're a consumer, a techie or a D.C. lifer, we're here to give you ... THE BIG STORY: --NUNES STEPS ASIDE FROM RUSSIA PROBE: House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) on Thursday said he will temporarily step aside from his committee's investigation into Russia's meddling in the 28500 presidential election.
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Her allegations are the latest in a string of accusations made by multiple women this month — including another former staffer — and have prompted the now 88-year-old Conyers to step aside from his role as the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee while a congressional ethics committee investigates his conduct.
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Representative Devin Nunes California, the committee's Republican chairman who had to step aside from leading the inquiry last spring, has made clear he will continue to push ahead with his own investigation of a dossier of salacious and unsubstantiated reports about ties between Mr. Trump, his campaign team and Russia's interference campaign.
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"When someone says they're going to recuse themselves or step aside from the investigation, you have to expect that they're not going to insist on having final approval over subpoenas, one of the most important tools of an investigation," Representative Adam B. Schiff of California, the committee's top Democrat, said in an interview.
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The conversation between Don McGahn, the president's White House counsel, and Sessions took place on the president's orders and occurred just before the attorney general announced that he would step aside from the ongoing inquiry into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, according to a person with knowledge of the interaction.
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Said differently, our decision to step aside from our Buy rating today has less to do with any Company specific headwinds, and more to do with our view of where we are in the lodging cycle, HLT's position within it, which gave us the confidence to continue recommending it to this stage, and current valuation.
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The report's release marks the conclusion of a yearlong committee investigation that devolved into a partisan brawl between Democrats and Republicans, fighting over the decision by House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes to step aside from the probe, the subpoenas that were and were not issued and dueling memos over a surveillance warrant for a former Trump campaign adviser.
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And Schiff said he also wants to know whether Whitaker told the president he would not step aside from overseeing special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTrump calls for probe of Obama book deal Democrats express private disappointment with Mueller testimony Kellyanne Conway: 'I'd like to know' if Mueller read his own report MORE's investigation, like Sessions did.
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Following allegations about his contact with the White House, Nunes announced last year that he would step aside from his committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, but he remained a prominent Trump ally in the House and a top critic of the Justice Department's work in 2016 on through the special counsel investigation led by former FBI Director Robert Mueller.
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Trump-backed candidate for governor and current Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said on Friday he will step aside from his role as Kansas' top elections chief until results from the GOP gubernatorial primary are finalized, according to the AP. Why it matters: Kobach is barely holding on to his lead in the primary, and already a handful of vote count discrepancies have been discovered.
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Key Republicans, including House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason ChaffetzJason ChaffetzHouse Oversight panel demands DeVos turn over personal email records The Hill's Morning Report - Presented by JUUL Labs - Trump attack on progressive Dems draws sharp rebuke GOP senators decline to criticize Acosta after new Epstein charges MORE (R-Utah) and former Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) as well as three GOP senators, called on Sessions to step aside from any probe.
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Devin NunesDevin Gerald NunesJuan Williams: Trump, his allies and the betrayal of America Trump expected to nominate Texas GOP lawmaker to replace Dan Coats: report House Republicans claim victory after Mueller hearings MORE (R-Calif.), was forced to step aside from the Russia probe earlier this year after it was revealed that he received classified information from the White House showing that Trump and his associates were incidentally swept up in U.S. foreign surveillance.
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For weeks last fall, she set up shop in early-voting states like Iowa and New Hampshire against the backdrop of negative headlines: Cherokee Nation leaders criticized her release of a DNA test, meant to explain her past claims to Native American heritage, as "inappropriate and wrong;" her hometown paper, the Boston Globe, suggested she step aside from the race because she had become too "divisive" a national political figure; and on the eve of her launch, a Massachusetts poll found that 56% of her own constituents didn't want her in the race.
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