Were Dems Too Soft On Sen. Jeff Sessions During The First Day Of Confirmation Hearings?

2,448 views · Published 12 January 2017 · 12:20 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions is in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee this week in his bid to become the U.S. Attorney General, but were Democrats too soft on President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee during his first day of testimony?

Lawmakers were congenial and refrained from holding Sen. Sessions’ feet to the fire regarding his sketchy record on civil rights, voting rights, and charges of racism. The toughest questioning the Alabama Senator faced on Tuesday came from Sen. Al Franken (D-MN).

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