Ummm, no. The recusal does not depend on "Russians" or on any relationship Sessions may or may not have with "Russians."
The press narrative spun up around Sessions' various recusals, the appoiintment of Mueller, and pretty much everything else is FALSE.
On Sessions' recusal from investigating the Trump campaign, that is based on conflict of interest regulations in force in the DOJ.
DOJ-Specific Conflict of Interest Regulation: No DOJ employee may participate in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with any person or organization substantially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the investigation or prosecution, or who would be directly affected by the outcome. 28 CFR 45.2Political relationship means a close identification with an elected official, candidate, political party or campaign organization arising from service as a principal advisor or official; personal relationship means a close and substantial connection of the type normally viewed as likely to induce partiality.
If the DOJ ws investigating the Trump campaign for ANY crime, the conflict of interest regulations call for Sessions to recuse himself from the case.
Common sense tells you the same thing. If the shoe was on the other foot, would you trust Holder to investigate the Obama campaign for encouraging foreign donations by deliberately failing to ask the address associated with credit card?
“Advisor to the campaign” seems one of those gray areas. Think Loretta Lynch.....not gray, but starkly black and white and she did not recuse, though she indicated she “may.”