Remember Comey in his testimony said he “knew” Sessions would have to recuse.
He saw the intercepts.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/336938-comey-fbi-expected-sessions-to-recuse-himself
The Democrats have assumed the right to fabricate accusations to induce weak-kneed Republicans to abdicate their duties in favor in favor of people who are out to get them. Our recuser-in-chief took the bait.