Trump has set itself squarely behind Sessions on

washington - President Trump stands firmly behind his criticized Justice Minister Jeff Sessions. He said he had in his Thursday 'total confidence'.

Sessions is under increasing fire for his alleged contacts with the Russian ambassador in Washington during the election campaign of Trump. Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, demanded the resignation of the minister with the words: 'Anything other than resignation is unacceptable. '

The Washington Post revealed that Sessions had conversations during the campaign of Trump with the ambassador and this would have lied to the committee that reviewed his nomination as minister.

Even within the Republican Party has criticized the minister. The leader in the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, called him not to continue interfering with the investigation into the alleged Russian interference in the US election, which it is its responsibility as a minister.

Sessions denies the allegations: 'I've never talked about campaign issues with Russian diplomats. It is a false accusation. 'Trump said to believe that statement.

Two weeks ago, took contact with the Russians, the US national security adviser Michael Flynn head. He got in trouble because he US sanctions against Moscow would have discussed with the Russian ambassador to the US before Trump was actually president.