He didn't recuse himself over some limp-wristed sense of propriety. He recused himself because his involvement would undermine a case in which the Trump administration is on the winning side.
It's no coincidence that his hurriedly-scheduled announcement about recusing himself came less than a day before Trump's legendary "Obama wiretapped me!" Twitter post that exposed the leaking and unmasking that had been done in the final months of the Obama administration.
you dont see what is happening?...a lousy 4 months in and theres a special counsel already?...over a conspiracy theory?. All the law breaking that Obama did, did you see even a hint of a special counsel?..no you did not, Holder and Lynch would never let that happen. Trump is now out there defending himself, and coming dangerously close to falling into a trap. Sessions could have ended this dumb Russia story day 1, instead, he threw his power right out the window. The true collusion of Clinton/Comey/ Lynch is not being investigated..Clintons e mail crimes should be grand juried immediately...yet nothing is done. The media attacked Sessions over an absurd perjury claim, and i’m sorry, but he crumbled badly and recused himself. Trump was furious. and now you see why. Hes a nice man, but these are different times. Make no mistake, all sides are out to get Trump, he needs a loyal killer as AG. You saw first hand that Clinton was never charged for the e mail crimes...what lengths they went to to make sure of that. This is war, our side has all the power, yet who’s being attacked?...why you dont see this is perplexing.