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When was Jeff Sessions sworn in as Attorney General?

Nov 08, 2018 · President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to nominate Mr. Sessions on November 18, 2016, and he was sworn in as the 84th Attorney General of the United States by Michael R. Pence on February 9, 2017.

Who is the current Attorney General of the United States?

Mar 30, 2018 · Former Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama was the U.S. attorney general appointed by President Donald Trump from February 2017 until November 2018.

How many terms did Jeff Sessions serve in Congress?

Nov 07, 2018 · After Trump won the White House, Sessions, who faced no opposition in his 2014 re-election to the Senate, gave up a safe seat to become Trump’s attorney general.

Does sessions have lawyered up too?

Feb 09, 2017 · The Senate voted 52-47. Agreement with attorney general Letitia James covers two eldest children but seeks to speed up civil legal proceedings New York’s attorney general, Letitia James, has agreed to set aside a 10 March deadline for the Trumps to answer questions under oath as his appeal continues.

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Nov 07, 2018 · Jeff Sessions Out as Attorney General, Says Trump Asked for Resignation. The former Alabama senator fell out of favor with the president after he recused himself from the Russia scandal embroiling ...

How long did sessions serve as attorney general?

Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III (born December 24, 1946) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 84th United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018.

Who was AG after sessions?

Matthew WhitakerPreceded byJeff SessionsSucceeded byWilliam BarrChief of Staff to the United States Attorney GeneralIn office September 22, 2017 – November 7, 201820 more rows

Is Pete Sessions related to Jeff Sessions?

In August 2012, Sessions married Karen Diebel, a 2010 congressional candidate in Florida and a Trump Administration appointee to the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Pete Sessions is not related to former Senator and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Who is Matt Whitaker married to?

Marci WhitakerMatthew Whitaker / Spouse

Who is Matt Whitaker wife?

Marci WhitakerMatthew Whitaker / Wife

Is Pete Sessions a Republican or Democrat?

Republican PartyPete Sessions / PartyThe Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major, contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main historic rival, the Democratic Party. Wikipedia

What district is Pete Sessions?

Representative (R-TX 17th District) since 2021Pete Sessions / Office

What congressional district is Waco?

Texas's 17th congressional districtTexas's 17th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.RepresentativePete Sessions R–WacoDistribution75.28% urban 24.72% ruralPopulation (2019)786,0233 more rows

Overview

Alabama attorney general (1995–1997)

Sessions was elected Attorney General of Alabama in November 1994, unseating incumbent Democrat Jimmy Evans with 57% of the vote. The harsh criticism he had received from Senator Ted Kennedy, who called him a "throw-back to a shameful era" and a "disgrace", was considered to have won him the support of Alabama conservatives.

Early life and early career

Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama, on December 24, 1946, the son of Jefferson Beauregard Sessions, Jr., and the former Abbie Powe. Sessions, his father, and his grandfather were named after Jefferson Davis, a U.S. senator and president of the Confederate States of America, and P. G. T. Beauregard, a veteran of the Mexican-American War and a Confederate general who oversaw the Battle of Fort Sumter that commenced the American Civil War. His father owned a general st…

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama (1981–1993)

Sessions was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama beginning in 1975. In 1981, President Reagan nominated him to be the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama. The Senate confirmed him and he held that position for twelve years. In 1993, Sessions resigned his post after Democrat Bill Clinton was elected President of the United States.

Failed nomination for federal trial court judgeship (1986)

In 1986, Reagan nominated Sessions to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama. Sessions's judicial nomination was recommended and actively backed by Republican Alabama senator Jeremiah Denton. A substantial majority of the American Bar AssociationStanding Committee on the Federal Judiciary, which rates nominees to the federal bench, rated Sessions "qualified", with a minority voting tha…

U.S. Senate (1997–2017)

In 1996, Sessions won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, after a runoff, and then defeated Democrat Roger Bedford 53%–46% in the November general election. He succeeded Howell Heflin (a Democrat), who had retired after 18 years in the Senate, making his victory a Republican pickup in the Senate.
Following the Columbine High School massacrein April 1999, Sessions took pa…

Attorney General of the United States (2017–2018)

President-elect Trump announced on November 18, 2016, that he would nominate Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States. Trump would later state in an August 22, 2018 interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardtthat the only reason he nominated Sessions was because Sessions was an original supporter during his presidential campaign. The nomination engendered supp…

U.S. Senate campaign (2020)

In October 2019, Sessions began exploring a potential candidacy for his old Senate seat in the 2020 election. On November 7, 2019, Sessions, the night before the deadline to file in the hyper-competitive Republican race, announced his candidacy. The winner of the Republican primary would challenge incumbent Democrat Doug Jones.