GETTY Trump called his Attorney General 'an honest man'

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Trump condemned the Democrats and said the party “have lost their grip on reality”. The statement reads: “Jeff Sessions is an honest man. He did not say anything wrong.

“He could have stated his response more accurately, but it was clearly not intentional. “This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win.”

GETTY On Thursday, Sessions said he would recuse himself from any investigations into Trump's campaign

This whole narrative is a way of saving face for Democrats losing an election that everyone thought they were supposed to win Donald Trump

The response comes amid accusations that Sessions lied to Congress about his conversations with Russian officials – something the Attorney General strongly denies. With some Democrats pushing for Sessions to resign as Attorney General, President Trump came out to show he was firmly behind his man.

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