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Editor’s Note: The following is a transcript of the ABC News program “This Week with George Stephanopoulous” on Feb. 26.

STEPHANOPOULOS: We also heard from a key Republican member of Congress this week, Darrell Issa, who said that the attorney general, Jeff Sessions, must recuse himself from this Russian investigation.

Let’s listen.

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REP. DARRELL ISSA (R), CALIFORNIA: You cannot have somebody, a friend of mine, Jeff Sessions, who was on the campaign and who is an appointee. You’re going to need to use the special prosecutors statute and office to take not just to recuse — that’s — you can’t just give it to your deputy. That’s another political appointee.

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