A number of congressional Republicans and Democrats have called for Attorney General Jeff Sessions to resign or recuse himself for an investigation into President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia, according to The Washington Post.

On Wednesday night, both The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal reported that Justice Department officials said then-Senator Sessions had met with a Russian ambassador during the fall of 2016.

The problem? Sessions told Congress during his confirmation hearing that he hadn’t met or spoken with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Sessions spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores released a statement saying there was nothing misleading about the comments Sessions made during his hearing.

Statement from Sessions spokeswoman: Nothing misleading; he was asked about comms between Russia & Trump camp—not his meetings as a Senator pic.twitter.com/gEIg7Wt7bO — Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 2, 2017

Utah Rep. Chaffetz was one of the members of Congress to call for Sessions to recuse himself from an ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties to Russia, The Washington Post reported.

AG Sessions should clarify his testimony and recuse himself — Jason Chaffetz (@jasoninthehouse) March 2, 2017

Chaffetz spoke with reporters over the issue on Thursday morning,

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, also called for Sessions to recuse himself, according to The Post.

"Jeff Sessions is a former colleague and a friend, but I think it would be best for him and for the country to recuse himself from the DOJ Russia probe," he said in a statement, according to The Post.

A number of other congressional leaders called for Sessions to recuse himself or to resign from his post, which we’ve posted below.

Check back for updates on this piece throughout the day.

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass.

AG #Sessions should resign. This is exactly why we need an independent special counsel to investigate #TrumpRussia https://t.co/9oLhAONPQX — Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) March 2, 2017

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-California

#Sessions lied under oath about contact with Russians. He's unfit to investigate Trump & unfit to serve as AG. He should resign immediately. https://t.co/SPAi4wv2ED — Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 2, 2017

Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich.

Corruption & lying by public officials cannot be tolerated whatsoever. The Attorney General must resign https://t.co/Nwgwq5TBJY #TrumpRussia — Rep. Dan Kildee (@RepDanKildee) March 2, 2017

Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin

Lying about Russia supersedes recusal. AG Jeff Sessions must resign and the American people deserve an independent investigation. — Rep. Mark Pocan (@repmarkpocan) March 2, 2017

Rep. Judy Chu, D-California

Jeff Sessions lied to his Senate colleagues & American people about his meetings w/ Russians. He has betrayed trust already & must resign. — Judy Chu (@RepJudyChu) March 2, 2017

Rep. Mark Takano, D-California

Jeff Sessions lied under oath about his contacts with a country that's actively trying to undermine our democracy. So yes, he should resign. — Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) March 2, 2017

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas

Recusal is no longer an option. AG Sessions betrayed the trust of the American people and must step down immediately #SessionsLied — Sheila Jackson Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) March 2, 2017

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey

I stand firmly with Ranking Member @RepCummings call for AG Sessions' resignation. https://t.co/1Z2YAjZd4Z — Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) March 2, 2017

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington

If this report is true and Attorney General Jeff Sessions lied under oath, he should immediately resign. https://t.co/PXIeqeTtSK — Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) March 2, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass

We need a special prosecutor totally independent of the AG. We need a real, bipartisan, transparent Congressional investigation into Russia. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 2, 2017

And we need Attorney General Jeff Sessions – who should have never been confirmed in the first place – to resign. We need it now. — Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 2, 2017

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California

We are far past recusal. Jeff #Sessions lied under oath. Anything less than resignation or removal from office is unacceptable. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) March 2, 2017

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-New York

DOJ Inspector General must immediately begin an investigation into AG #Sessions involvement in the investigation thus far. — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 2, 2017

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois.

Under oath, Jeff #Sessions said: "I did not have communications with the Russians." He did. That's perjury. He must resign. — Jan Schakowsky (@janschakowsky) March 2, 2017

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii