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Jul 14, 2020 · The former prosecutor, senator, and attorney general went out the same way he entered the national stage more than three decades ago: in a blaze of racism. Racism defined Sessions’ entire career...
- Pema Levy
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sessions defended unsuccessful circuit court nominee Charles W. Pickering against allegations of racism, saying he was "a leader for racial harmony". Sessions rejected criticisms of successful circuit court nominee Dennis Shedd 's record, saying he "should have been commended for the rulings he has ...
Dec 2, 2016 · Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, has drawn much criticism due to racially charged comments he made when he was a U.S. attorney in...
- Michelle Ye Hee Lee
- U.S. Senator (R-Ala.)
Nov 18, 2016 · “Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions had a lengthy history of making racist statements,” a headline in The Nation charged at the time.
Jan 9, 2017 · Thirty-five years ago, the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Southern District of Alabama played a crucial role in ensuring that the lynching of 19-year-old Michael Donald by two members of the Ku Klux...
Nov 18, 2016 · -- The man who Donald Trump has tapped as his nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is being criticized anew for decades-old allegations that he made racist remarks as a federal prosecutor in his home state.
Jun 30, 2020 · Trump’s son-in-law despised Sessions, who came to be the chief opponent of Kushner’s vision for criminal-justice reform, and at least once referred to him to colleagues as a racist.
