Given the controversy surrounding his false testimony about communications with Russia, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should be on his very best behavior. There are credible reasons to believe the Alabama Republican may have perjured himself, and the number of federal lawmakers calling for his resignation isn't short.

If anyone should be going out of their way to be as honest and forthcoming as humanly possible right now, it's Jeff Sessions.

And with this in mind, it was a little surprising last night when the attorney general sat down with Fox News' Tucker Carlson, who brought up some of the basic details surrounding the Russia scandal. The host asked, "Did the [Trump] campaign believe that the Russian government, the Putin government, favored Trump over Clinton in this race?"

Sessions replied, "I have never been told that." Asked if he thought Russian officials intervened to help Trump, the attorney general added, "I don't have any idea, Tucker. You'd have to ask them."

This is not a sensible answer. The Washington Post reported: