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Who is Attorney General Jeff Sessions?

Feb 08, 2017 · Sen. Jeff Sessions won confirmation Wednesday evening to become the next attorney general of the United States, capping a Senate fight so contentious that one of the nominee’s biggest critics ...

Did Jeff Sessions testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee?

Feb 09, 2017 · After a highly contentious nomination process, Jeff Sessions was confirmed last night as the new Attorney General of the United States. Doug Mataconis · Thursday, February 9, 2017 · 66 comments ...

Will Jeff Sessions hold the line on legal immigration?

Feb 09, 2017 · Newly confirmed US Attorney General Jeff Sessions, seen February 2, 2017, voted present for his Senate confirmation vote, and when the tally was announced many senators broke into extended applause...

Did president Trump ask Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reverse his recuse?

Feb 09, 2017 · Feb. 8, 2017. WASHINGTON — Senator Jeff Sessions was confirmed on Wednesday as President Trump’s attorney general, capping a bitter and racially charged nomination battle that crested with the ...

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Feb 08, 2017 · Feb. 9, 201700:27. The Senate voted Wednesday night to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Alabama, to become the nation's attorney general after three days of partisan acrimony over President Donald ...

Are Pete and Jeff Sessions related?

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 was the US attorney general in Feb 2018?

Matthew WhitakerIn office November 7, 2018 – February 14, 2019PresidentDonald TrumpDeputyRod RosensteinPreceded byJeff Sessions20 more rows

How tall is Jeff Sessions?

5′ 5″Jeff Sessions / Height

Who is Jeff Sessions wife?

Mary Blackshear SessionsJeff Sessions / Wife (m. 1969)

Who succeeded Jeff Sessions?

Jeff SessionsPreceded byLoretta LynchSucceeded byWilliam BarrUnited States Senator from AlabamaIn office January 3, 1997 – February 8, 201733 more rows

How many attorney generals are there in the United States?

Term Limits. Of the 50 Attorneys General, 25 do not have a formal provision specifying the number of terms allowed. Of the 44 elected attorneys general, all serve four-year terms with the exception of Vermont, who serves a two-year term.

Who was attorney general before Barr?

William BarrPresidentGeorge H. W. BushPreceded byDonald B. AyerSucceeded byGeorge J. Terwilliger IIIUnited States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel30 more rows

Where is Jeff Sessions from?

Selma, ALJeff Sessions / Place of birthSelma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River, the city has a population of 20,756 as of the 2010 census. About 80% of the population is African-American. Wikipedia

Who are the two US senators from Alabama?

Richard Shelby (Republican Party)Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party)Alabama/Senators

How is US Attorney General chosen?

The attorney general is a statutory member of the Cabinet of the United States. Under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution, the officeholder is nominated by the president of the United States, then appointed with the advice and consent of the United States Senate.

5 Takeaways From Jeff Sessions' Attorney General Hearing, So Far

During the past month, Democrats have brought up the past allegations of racism against Sessions, which sank his nomination by President Ronald Reagan three decades ago to be a federal judge. The then-U.S. attorney admitted he had made insensitive remarks and called some top civil rights groups such as the ACLU "un-American."

Republicans Vote To Silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren In Confirmation Debate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was formally silenced by the Senate after she read a letter Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., wrote in 1986 objecting to Sessions' ultimately unsuccessful nomination to the federal bench.

Trump Fires Acting Attorney General For Refusing To Defend Immigration Order

Last month Trump fired Acting Attorney General Sally Yates, a holdover from the Obama administration, after she announced she would not defend his executive order on immigration, replacing her with Dana Boente, the top federal prosecutor in suburban Virginia.