• President Trump said he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions had he known Mr. Sessions would recuse himself from overseeing the Russia investigation that has dogged him, calling the decision “very unfair to the president.”

In an interview with The New York Times, Mr. Trump also discussed his relationship with President Emmanuel Macron of France. “He’s a great guy — smart, strong, loves holding my hand,” Mr. Trump joked, referring to a couple of long handshakes that were caught on video. Here are excerpts from the interview.

We discovered that Deutsche Bank has been in contact with federal investigators about accounts held by Trump businesses. The lender expects to have to provide information to the special counsel conducting the Russia investigation.