Sessions, then a senator for the state of Alabama and a surrogate for the Trump campaign, told Lou Dobbs on the FOX Business Network the night of the October letter's release that the FBI director had done his duty.
"[Comey has] done what his duty is, I think," Sessions told anchor Lou Dobbs. "He's got evidence to go forward now with further criminal investigation. He has no other responsibility than to follow that and then tell the American people what he's doing."...
Sessions defended Comey again in interview on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures on November 6th, 2016, shortly before Comey closed the investigation.
"You know, FBI Director Comey did the right thing when he found new evidence," Sessions told anchor Maria Bartiromo. "He had no choice but to report to the American Congress where he had under oath testified. The investigation was over. He had to correct that and say, this investigation is ongoing now. I'm sure it's significant or else he wouldn't have announced that."