Byron York: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Democrats' nightmare

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Byron York: Attorney General Jeff Sessions is Democrats' nightmare

By Byron York 11/20/16 7:15 AM

 

President-elect Trump's transition team knew that nominating Jeff Sessions for Attorney General would set off controversy. Democrats and their allies in the press have at key times in the past called Sessions a racist — they're now using the Alabama senator's full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, to heighten the Old South effect — and now, as they oppose Trump at nearly every turn, they've turned to race again.

 

Here's why the effort to stop Sessions is likely to intensify as his confirmation hearings near. Sessions is the Senate's highest-profile, most determined, and most knowledgeable opponent of comprehensive immigration reform. Democrats are particularly anxious about immigration because of the unusually tenuous nature of President Obama's policies on the issue. Those policies can be undone unilaterally, by the new president in some cases, and by the attorney general and head of homeland security in other cases. There's no need for congressional action — and no way for House or Senate Democrats to slow or stop it.

 

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Sessions Can End ‘Destructive Rhetoric’ of Obama DOJ

Law enforcement veterans, experts hail Trump's choice for attorney general

 

November 19, 2016

by Jim Stinson | Updated 20 Nov 2016 at 12:27 PM

 

The pick of U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions to be U.S. attorney general may have angered liberals and many on the far Left, like Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

 

But law enforcement officials and criminal justice experts are rallying behind the pick of the Alabama Republican.

 

“I’m hopeful that the destructive rhetoric and actions initiated by the president and often echoed by Attorney General Holder that divides law enforcement from the citizens … becomes a distant memory under Sen. Sessions’ leadership.”

 

If confirmed by the Senate, Sessions will be the 84th attorney general. He would preside over the Justice Department, all U.S. attorneys and the FBI.

 

“Senator Sessions is a former assistant U.S. attorney and U.S. attorney, which suggests he has worked as a line prosecutor and a chief federal prosecutor so he understands how cases move through the federal system, how they are prioritized, how decisions on prosecution are made and advanced (or declined),” said Ronald T. Hosko, a former assistant director of the FBI. “He’s no novice or stranger to it.” http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/law-enforcement-hails-sessions-nod-attorney-general/

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Jeff Sessions' Greatest Hits

President-Elect Donald Trump selected Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama to be U.S. attorney general. Here are highlights of the senator’s qualifications — and his best moments from over the years.

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