SEN. RICHARD BLUMENTHAL, D-Conn:

It is nowhere near far enough, because he owes an explanation to the Judiciary Committee. He should be brought back to the Judiciary Committee and give an explanation as to why he omitted and denied key relevant facts in the course of our hearing on his nomination.

If he fails to provide a credible explanation, he should resign. And it's also nowhere near enough, because the scope of his recusal is still somewhat undefined. He referred to the campaign, but really the investigation from which he should recuse himself relates to the entire cyber-attack and act of cyber-warfare on our democratic institutions and the potential complicity, connection, contact between the Trump transition, as well as the campaign, and the administration since the inaugural with the Russians.

And, as more news develops, the Jared Kushner meeting, for example, the need for that broader recusal becomes all the more necessary.