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Trump's attorney general pick is about to come face to face with decades-old allegations of racism
Business Insider ^ | 11/18/2016 | Allan Smith

Posted on 11/18/2016 1:08:02 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama is about to face a wave of intense scrutiny as he seeks confirmation to become attorney general and head the Justice Department in President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming administration.

Trump said Friday that it was an "honor to nominate" a "world-class legal mind" to the position. Sessions said, should he be confirmed, that he will give "all my strength to advance" its "highest ideals" and will be dedicated to "fairness and impartiality."

But Sessions is likely to face heavy examination over his overall record, as well as decades-old allegations of racism that are now certain to be hashed out in public.

Sessions, prior to his 20-year Senate career, served as a US attorney and as attorney general of Alabama. While serving as a US attorney for the state's southern district, he was nominated to be a federal district court judge by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.

His nomination, however, was rejected by the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee — a committee on which he now serves — because of racially charged comments and actions that he denied. It was only the second time in nearly 50 years the committee stunted a judicial nomination.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: 1986; alabama; jeffsessions; racecard; reagan; ronaldreagan; sessions; trumpcabinet; trumptransition
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To: Liberty Ship; Petrosius
Ben Carson would have been accused of Racism.

Well, of course. He does have an (R) after his name.

Thanks Petrosius! I'm going to get a lot of use out of that one.
21 posted on 11/18/2016 1:16:57 PM PST by Garth Tater (What's mine is mine.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

But of course. What else do they do? Of course, its pretty ironic since he prosecuted KKK and helped desegregate the schools.....but facts have never been anything they care about


22 posted on 11/18/2016 1:16:57 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They use the race card so much, that almost no one cares anymore.


23 posted on 11/18/2016 1:17:12 PM PST by fhayek
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Schumer happily lays out the demonic-rats plans in an interview taped today for broadcast on Sunday with Chris Wallace.

All the charges against Senator Sessions are from the 80’s when he was President Reagan’s nominee.


24 posted on 11/18/2016 1:17:51 PM PST by onyx (CELEBRATE PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S VICTORY DONATE MONTHLY or JOIN CLUB 300!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

All they do is bitch. For 8 years we have put up with the filthiest of racist scum in the Obama admin. That scumbag always got his way.

They need to just shut up and quit the damn bitchin’

Just sick of it. They lost and it is time to throw that in their foul faces.


25 posted on 11/18/2016 1:18:17 PM PST by dforest
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
I do not like this nomination. Sessions is needed in the Senate he is a very indipensible man there. Surely we can find someone else as good as Sessions to be Attorney General who will also not have this baggage hanging over his head so we can keep Sessions where we need him.
26 posted on 11/18/2016 1:19:06 PM PST by amnestynone (We are asked by people who do not tolerate us to tolerate the intolerable in the name of tolerance.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Jeremiah Wright + Robert Byrd = shut up and clean up your own house.


27 posted on 11/18/2016 1:19:22 PM PST by rightwingcrazy ("We will not tolerate those who are intolerant of the intolerant.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Problem is only white folk mostly care these days.

Hillary got only 80 percent of black male votes, which means 70 percent when you include those who lied.

They’re starting to realize this #### isn’t saving their kids lives or giving them a future.


28 posted on 11/18/2016 1:19:42 PM PST by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The democrats gained control of the senate in the election of 1986. The republicans controlled the senate for the entire year 1986. The 100th congress, in which democrats took control the senate, was sworn in until the new senate was sworn in in on January 3, 1987.


29 posted on 11/18/2016 1:20:04 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

And, he is from Alabama.


30 posted on 11/18/2016 1:20:18 PM PST by depressed in 06 (I'm going to have to come up with a new tag line.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

“Lefties gratuitously playing the race card.”

Maybe they didn’t get a clue that one reason they lost this election was because we’re sick and tired of political correctness. The race card is so ‘90s and they need to get over it.


31 posted on 11/18/2016 1:20:55 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (I'm starting early with a very non-PC... "MERRY CHRISTMAS!")
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To: WayneS

Wow. Proofreading is my friend!

The democrats gained control of the senate in the election of 1986. The republicans controlled the senate for the entire year 1986.

The 100th congress, in which democrats took control of the senate, was sworn in on January 3, 1987.


32 posted on 11/18/2016 1:21:58 PM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Consider the source:

This child member of the Millennials is the 'expert' on all things business and politics?

How does he find time to do anything when he is sitting curled up in his college 'Safe Space?

Allan Smith

Allan is a politics reporter for Business Insider. He's a 2015 graduate of Ohio University, where he was also a writer and editor for his college newspaper, The Post.

Just another mushed brained product of Liberal Indoctrination centers.

Move on. Nothing to see here.

33 posted on 11/18/2016 1:25:20 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

BS then and BS now.


34 posted on 11/18/2016 1:25:44 PM PST by Hugin (Conservatism without Nationalism is a fraud.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Expect them to label every Trump nominee an “ist” of some kind.


35 posted on 11/18/2016 1:26:17 PM PST by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: KeyLargo

That means that he pulled the story from reports on the internet. Some real Lois Lane investigation skills there.


36 posted on 11/18/2016 1:28:36 PM PST by Vermont Lt (Brace. Brace. Brace. Heads down. Do not look up.)
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To: Petrosius

Absolutely.


37 posted on 11/18/2016 1:28:41 PM PST by sport
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To: LostPassword
Within 2 months of Trumps campaign start it was understood all the left had to oppose Trump's campaign were their old worn out race card they deal out to everyone who does not agree with them.

They are going to use the card over and over. It's all they have and it was all predicted.

38 posted on 11/18/2016 1:28:55 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

each pick inspires more confidence that Trump will not back away from the key issues that got him elected. sessions WILL enforce immigration laws.
great job so far.


39 posted on 11/18/2016 1:29:47 PM PST by MyDogAteMyBallot
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To: Buckeye McFrog

The Dumbos cant even win elections....why should they be allowed to decide who or what is a racist?


40 posted on 11/18/2016 1:30:22 PM PST by Liz (Experience is a dear teacher, but fools will learn at no other. Benjamin Franklin)
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