Sen. Angus King Angus KingHopes for DC, Puerto Rico statehood rise Government watchdog recommends creation of White House cyber director position Democrats step up hardball tactics as Supreme Court fight heats up MORE (I-Maine) told CNN early Wednesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsRoy Moore sues Alabama over COVID-19 restrictions GOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs MORE's testimony revealed that Sessions has no interest in the scope of Russian interference during the 2016 presidential election.

King told CNN's "New Day" that Sessions didn't answer King's questions on Tuesday about why President Trump decided to fire former FBI Director James Comey, and Sessions's other remarks on the Russia investigation revealed the attorney general's disinterest.

"The other question he didn't answer, I've got to say, really, really disturbed me, and that is, 'Have you looked in to what the Russians did?'" King said Wednesday. "Did you ask for any briefings? Do you understand the magnitude of what was done to us? And the answer was no."

King says Sessions's disinterest in the Russia investigation extends to the White House.

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"Jim Comey essentially said the same thing last week about the president," King continued. "He had nine interactions with the president, the president never asked how did the Russians do it, how do you know they did it ... this is the most serious attack on our country since Sept. 11."

"An adversary is aiming an arrow at the heart of our democracy and these guys are just shrugging it off," King accused. "It really bothers me when the commander in chief takes that position."