Trump's attorney general pick is about to come face to face with decades-old allegations of racism

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.

Trump's attorney general pick is about to come face to face with decades-old allegations of racism

And those decades-old lies will be swatted away like the immaterial phantoms that they are.

Such tactics will make the Democrats look even more dishonest and crooked than they do already.

I don't know if the Establishment and Media (but I repeat myself) have noticed, but the American People are wise to their little game of "pin the racism on the conservative" and it doesn't work anymore, even with their minority base.

Those phony accusations do not constitute logical reasoning or thoughtful debate.

America is entering a new era of both national pride and brotherhood between our fellow citizens. I'm very confident that President Donald Trump will help unify the People.

Doubtless, some hysterical, brainwashed malcontents will have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the bright morning which now unfolds before us all.

But if President Trump plays his cards right and follows his heart, eventually bulk of the People will smile upon a beloved leader who partnered with them to build a better American future...

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