relieved of that command because he was too outspoken on the threat isis posed and the blindness that he saw from the obama white house. the other view is that leadership-wise, he was not quite as open and a little more strident than perhaps he could have gone or should have been. there is a great deal of concern about how he behaved after he took off the uniform. >> at the pent gon, thanks for that. turning back to donald trump's choice for attorney general. senators on both sides gearing up to review jeff sessions who trump picked to lead the justice department. here is an interesting part of the sessions story. he was rejected by the senate before. 30 years ago back in 1986, sessions was nominated for a federal judgeship by ronald reagan. what held up the appointment or killed his appointment then were accusations of racism.