Affiliated

10:00 p.m.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season last year, contact likely to fuel calls for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the election.

Sessions, an early supporter of President Donald Trump and a policy adviser to the Republican candidate, did not disclose those communications at his confirmation hearing in January when asked whether “anyone affiliated” with the campaign had contact with the Russians.

Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said Wednesday night that “there was absolutely nothing misleading about his answer.” ~via AP

My take on how things went down:
Sessions: Can you repeat that? Affiliated. Hmmm. Can you use it in a sentence? Affiliated. Hmmm. Are there alternate pronunciations? What is the language of origin?