Feel your party, the Democratic Party does not Pay Attention to them any more you are more concerned with what bathroom people go into, to how they earn a living . What is the message. Very fair question. One, you give me credit. Its about 1 10. Its not a bad rate for me. Look, if we were going back in history to the 30s and 40s, and you asked the average working person, which party is the party of the Working Class in america . Overwhelmingly, people would have said it was the Democratic Party. Today people do not say that. And for good reason. No. When we talk about the greed on wall street, it wean the the republicans alone who did it, they did it with democrats. It was a democratic administration, not a republican
administration, that brought forth nafta, i think the democrats have got to make a fundamental choice, chris, that is which side are they on . You cannot be on the side of wall street, of the Drug Companies and the Insurance Companies and the big money and go to Working People and say, hey, im on your side, theyre smart enough, theyre not going to believe you. What we have got to do is come up with an agenda that speaks to the needs of Working People, that is creating millions of decent paying jobs, Making Public Colleges and universities tuition free. Raising minimum wage to 15 an hour. Creating jobs by addressing the crisis of climate change. Dealing with the need for immigration reform, et cetera, et cetera. I think the American People understand that theres something profoundly wrong in this country when you have a small number of billionaires that have so much power. And i believe they want to see a government which represents all of us, thats what the Democratic Party has goat to stand for. We get to the issues, was it a serious discussion about serious things . Our thanks to vermont senator, Bernie Sanders. Happy new year to you. For everyone who made this town hall possible, and its more than you may just be thinking about what you see up here on the stage. This is just the beginning of a special week at cnn. Tomorrow, we have president obamas farewell address, wednesday, you have President Elect donald trump, holding his first full scale News Conference in months. And later on wednesday night, van jones is going to host another edition of his town hall series, the messy truth. Thursday, you have my colleague here at the George Washington university with the republican speaker of the house, representative paul ryan. Our thanks to our host, to George Washington university, and to all of you in the audience tonight at home and watching. Don lemon picks up our coverage right now. Thank you very much. Very nice job, my friend. You and the senator both. You just saw our town hall with Bernie Sanders. And he his Senate Colleagues begin Confirmation Hearings tomorrow for Donald Trumps cabinet picks. Thanks for joining us. One president getting ready to move into the white house, the other getting ready to say goodbye. President barack obama hard at work tonight on his Farewell Address Set for tomorrow in chicago. As President Elect trump prepares to take the oath of office, his daughter and son in law have become d. C. s newest power couple. Jared kushner named a senior exec. The person asking to sit in the most respected seat in our country imitated a disabled reporter, someone he outranked in privilege, power and the capacity to fight back. We have so much to get to tonight. I want to begin with jim acosta. Emily jane fox, also here, richard painter, chief white house ethics lawyer under george w. Bush joins us. And jon meacham historian. Quite a fascinating hour, jon meacham. I want to get your reaction to Bernie Sanders town hall. Trum assembly his administration. Theyre regrouping to try to figure out what happens with the Democratic Party. You should be worried about the issues at hand instead of what happened. Every action produces a reaction. If trump is an answer to the obama years, theres going to be given the speed of the american pulse. Theres going to be a moment where the democrats are going to be rethinking. Its striking to me still that senator sanders, given his age,
elites, but who are the elites when you have so many billionaires in power. This is a Pivotal Moment for the campaign. Theyre making it official his son in law is going to be an adviser. What are you hearing. People have been comparing this to Hillary ClintonRunning Health care reform under bill clinton, i think Jared Kushner coulding more powerful than Hillary Clinton was in that white house. He was probably Donald Trumps most trusted adviser throughout the entirety of the 2016 campaign. And what theyre envisioning for Jared Kushner is sort of the Senior Adviser who overseas everything. He was down at the capitol today meeting with paul ryan to go over tax reform. Hes been meeting with donald trump and other foreign leaders. They looked at this, the legalities of all of this on a Conference Call one of jared
asked questions of lawyers who represent various people who are up for positions in the administration, and ive given my honest opinion on that. Its debatable. Whether it applies to an appointment by the president in the white house it certainly applies to the president making an appointment outside the white house. One point ive emphasized with all the lawyers representing anybody appointed in this add men stras, its critical to comply with a Financial Disclosure law and also the financial Conflict Of Interest statutes. These are criminal statutes that prohibit a Government Official from engaging in any official action that has a direct predictable effect on their financial holdings. This means for mr. Kushner, hes going to have to sell quite a lot of holdings, and if he holds on to some real estate, some bank loans, he may have to recuse from some important
issues, such as the regulation of the Financial Services industry. Its going to be very important that he follow the rules like Everybody Else. I hope he will persuade his fatherinlaw to divest conflict creating assets, to disclose his tax returns and follow the same rules that Everybody Else does. Richard we have a lot of billionaires in this administration, they are not they dont necessarily understand the needs of working americans, but at least they can zoo their jobs free of conflicts of interest. You were reading everyones mind on this panel, probably every viewer at home is saying, if Jared Kushner has to do this, what makes a President Elect so different . Why doesnt he have to do it if hes going to hold the top office in the land . Well, technically, the feenl Conflict Of Interest statute does not apply to the president , there are other provisions that do. Such as the constitution will
prohibit any foreign money coming into trust with the United States government. That applies to kushner and the president. They have to make sure theres no Foreign Government money coming into these businesses that are still owned by President Trump or by Jared Kushner or anybody else in the United States government. We need to look at wilbur ross, whos a billionaire going over to the congress department. Betsy devos going over to the education department. A lot of billionaires here, they need to file their Financial Disclosure reports and let the American People know whats going on. Those who expect senate confirmation, need to file those with the senate before they ask for hearings. I want to get jon meacham back in, the meacham team believes these antinepotism laws. Should they be able to get around this . Right. You know, the law was passed in 67. It was a rider to a bill that
President Johnson cheerfully signed, to say that President Johnson and senator kennedy, the former Attorney General were not close is something of an understatement. And so this was seen as pay back for years of rivalry between lbj and rfk. It began to some extent when bobby went down to sound johnson out in 59 about whether or not he was going to run for president. And johnson gave bobby a particularly harsh rifle that knocked him down. You know, son, have you to learn how to shoot a gun like a man. That was the beginning of that romance. When kennedy became Attorney General, he was harsh toward johnson. When the tragedy of dallas happened, that tension rose. So there are technicalities here that seems to me the courts, that there probably is a way, obviously for kushner to do this, i think one of the questions, if i were mr. Trump,
which is quite a sub junktive. How do you what if you dont like the advice youre getting . Can you fire your son in law . Can you move him out . It does raise an interesting question on both sides, both outside the ethical questions and on the inside, which in terms of the family dynamic. That will be interesting to watch, if it doesnt quite work out, what happens, speaking of that family dynamic, i think whats important, and a lot of people arent talking about, ivanka, who has a very robust business. Is she planning to divest, and whats going to happen with her business . Shes planning to she announced today that shes planning to take a step back from her role at the Trump Organization and her own brand of fashion, line accessories. Jewelry. Shes moving to washington, shes moving her whole family, shes going to settle her whole family there. Shes taking a step back. Its not to say shes not going to get paid by the Trump Organization. She wont be paid if her brothers decide to make a deal, she wont necessarily get a cut of that specific deal, but shell get a share of the overall Trump Organization revenue. She is going to be involved in that new d. C. Hotel built in the Old Post Office pavilion, Down The Street from the white house. And according to transition officials who are on this call today, if a matter comes before the white house, that is involving that hotel, Jared Kushner is going to have to recuse himself, there are going to be some cases here and there. Hes not divesting himself of all of his holdings and all of his investments neither is she. Jared kushner is going to have to step back. How do we know. We dont even know. Jared has said that hes going to comply with federal laws about what he has to disclose about his Financial Statements. We dont know what kind of holdings he has. We have no idea what kind of holdings she has, the president has, all of these things are steps in the right direction, but its still just so opaque. I dont know if its a step it sounds good. How do we know that Jared Kushner is recusing himself or ivanka trump is not getting a cut on some deal. How would the American People know that . Queer not going to know for sure. But were going to get a Financial Statement from him, hes going to be a senior white house employee, and hes going to be subject to a criminal Conflict Of Interest statute, which is a lot better than we are with carl icahn who they claim is not a government employee. Though he will be. At least we have the final disclosure forms, and the criminal Conflict Of Interest statute that apply. The Department Of Justice will enforce the criminal Conflict Of Interest statute, they have in the past, they have good prosecutors there, i expect him to comply. That hotel, they have to get rid of that hotel, they have Foreign Governments coming in there, Foreign Government money coming
into that hotel. No Person Holding a position of trust with the United States government can be receiving profits from dealing with Foreign Governments. We have lobbyists who stay in that hotel. Including the ncaa coaches, Athletic Directors want to go in there and lobby the president while staying in his hotel. That hotel is going to be an ethics nightmare for the next four years. If they dont get rid of that hotel, change the name, they have one place on Pennsylvania Avenue they ought to be focused on, and thats the white house. John, youll get the first word on the other side of the break. Please bear with me. Im a little snifflely, you may hear some of that during the show tonight. I apologize in advance. If youre gonna make an entrance. [car driving upon the water] knowing where you stand. Its never been easier. Except when it comes to your retirement plan. But at fidelity, were making Retirement Planning clearer. And it all starts with getting your Fidelity Retirement score. In 60 seconds, youll know where you stand. And together, well help you make decisions for your plan. To keep you on track. Time to think of your future its your retirement. Know where you stand. Time to think of your future oh, how waso good en house . Did you apply . Oh, ill do it later today. Your credit score must be amazing. My credit score . Credit karma. Its free. Thats great um hm. Just whip bam boom, its done. That apartment is mine credit karma. Give yourself some credit. Normal expectations, i think trump has every intention of making his own political rules. The interesting tension is going to be where the law trumps the politics. If the job numbers get strong, if in fact, people feel that the country is Getting Better under a President Trump. The political appetite for the raising the kinds of questions, and making these questions stick is going to be fairly minimal. Jar ed and ivanka are follows the rules. Why the double stand aud . I dont think theres a double standard. Theres a difference in ambition here. Jared and ivanka are 35. Theyre half donalds age and twice as ambitious. They want to have a long career in washington, or at least in
power. Theyre taking steps that look good and appear to comply with Ethics Standards and rules. Donald is 70 years old, do you think hes going to have a political future down the road. This is important to people who have been incredibly ambitious. Why do you think its tough for him ivanka and the two sons who are running the business. As it is already, why is it tough to have him untangleal of his en257k elments. We were supposed to have a Press Conference about all of this in december. Will that come wednesday. Nine days before the inning august ouration, is how were going to find out how trump is going to do all of this. He descended into the lobby of trump tower today and took a few questions from reporters, and dodged a few. One of the questions he took was about this Conflict Of Interest. He said, this is simple, i can
do this, its not going to be that tough. It sounds like a donald trump answer to a complex question. As mr. Painter was saying earlier, there are no conflicts of interest when youre president of the United States. Those Conflict Of Interest restrictions dont apply to you. The clause does apply to you. He is going to have to demonstrate how hes going to disentangle himself from all of these hotels, properties, All Over The World that have russian interests and chinese interests. And countries that are not friends of the United States. Hes going to have to make it Crystal Clear to the American People, this is not a problem. Yes, he gets the economy going again, he does more of these car company announcements, people are going to be jumping on the bandwagon, theres still the question of the constitution, and if questions of violating the constitution are raised, theyre going to be pursued, no matter how popular he is in that oval office. If there are ethics conflicts, whos going to hold the president accountable . You talked about who would
hold the advisers and Jared Kushner and ivanka trump accountable. Who would hold the president accountable . It depends on the type of conflict, if he holds on to these businesses, were going to have the mix that people are mixing trump business with the United States government business. And conversations that look like a quid pro quo. There could be an investigation by the Department Of Justice under the gratuity statutes. With respect to the monuments clause, which simply prohibits Foreign Government payoffs for United StatesGovernment Officials through Profit Earring or anything else, that is something that the House Of Representatives might very well look at, and if somebody refuses, to stop taking illegal payments from Foreign Governments, they would have to resort to impeachment. Were not there yet. I hope this can be resolved. And the vast majority wanted a
president who represents the interest of the American People. If you can make 15 million an hour, and call it the art of the deal. Hes already coming at this from a different perspective. Theres only so much of this in charge that voters are going to put up with. I think this is going to sink in quite quickly. I have to run, do you think that donald trump thought about this, about all of this disentanglement and xi vesting before he ran for president . I think he thinks he can get away with anything. An i he said it himself, he could shoot someone on fifth avenue and his numbers would go up, theres been nothing thats happened in the past during the transition, it seems to me, that would undercut that central view. He believes in intuition, in his gut. He believes in himself, and i think thats what were about to deal with. John, emily, richard, jim, thank you so much. Will democrats try to slow down the Confirmation Hearings and would that make a difference in the long run. Now, get 15 off making your company stand out. Staples. Make more happen. Cmohappy birthday i survived a heart attack. Im doing all i can to keep from having another one. And im taking brilinta. For people whove been hospitalized for a heart attack. I take brilinta with a baby aspirin. No more than one hundred milligrams as it affects how well it works. Brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. Brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. Or dying from one. It worked better than plavix. Dont stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. Brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily, or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. Dont take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers, a history of bleeding in the brain, or severe liver problems. Tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery, and all medicines you take. Talk to your doctor about brilinta. Im doing all i can. That includes brilinta. If you cant afford your medication, astra zeneca may be able to help. And its not tested for in routine blood work. If left untreated, hep c can cause liver damage, even liver cancer. But theres Important Information for us the cdc recommends all baby boomers get tested for hep c. All it takes is a simple onetime blood test. And if you have hep c, it can be cured. Be sure to ask your doctor to get tested for hep c. For us its time to get tested. Its the only way to know for sure. The senates got a very big week ahead, starting in hours,
they hold a series of Confirmation Hearings on Donald Trumps cabinet. A columnist for usa today, shes doing double duty. Kevin madden, who is a republican strategist, and Jack Kingston a former Senior Adviser to the trump campaign. Hello, to all of you, thank you for joining us, i have to ask you all about the moment in the Bernie Sanders town hall, he had some choice words for trump. We are dealing with a man who in many respects is how can i phrase this. A pathological liar. And i say that without any i have many conservative friends and i disagree with them, theyre not liars. Time after time after time he says stuff which is blatantly absolutely untrue. Hes basically calling hes saying, van joins, that the President Elect is a liar, whats your reaction . Hes telling the truth, he cant deny. It doesnt give me any great joy to say it, in a few days, hes going to be the president of me, of you, of my children, but he has a pattern of saying things that are not true. And then and then he wont apologize or retract very easily or very often and that is a bad thing. We should not adopt to absurd identity and pretend that blue is green and green is plaid. Its a true statement. Not that im putting democrats first, but go ahead. I think probably whats almost as bad or worse, is the Gaslighting Component of it which is not telling the truth, and telling us that we imagined he didnt tell the truth. For example, that He Wasnt Imitating that reporter, the disabled reporter, just telling us the things were looking at are not happening, that is the
sort of Crazy Making Aspect to it. That he doesnt ever people make mistakes and say things that arent true. But they come back and say, i misspoke. Thats not what he said. Im sorry about that, i didnt mean to mock you. He just says it didnt happen. You next. I think it was a nostalgic tour down the golden oldies of birney sanders. Efrg was corporate greed, 1 . He opened up saying this election is about sexism and racism and xeno phobe yo, and other tried and failed Campaign Rhetor rhetoric. To me, one of the bright moments, i have worked with Bernien Sadders On Legislation before. When he said he would work with donald trump on repealing or reforming nafta, he meant that. I worked with him on a drug
reimportation issue. He will work with somebody if he believes them. It was rhetoric pulled out one more time. There was a retread quality to what we saw in the town hall. But i think if i look at this clinically, what he said about donald trump is a collarian call for what the progressives want to see they dont want to normalize trump in anyway they wan the to goo directly, actually, in a personal way, at you know, his veracity. Have you ever seen it this personal . Yeah, the 2016 race has desensitized a lot of us so much of our outrage, those of us who have worked in politics for a long time, we look at the race,
and so much of it is a departure from the past p. M. This is the personalization of so many attacks right now, it could potentially be the new normal. Its interesting van. There are four things that i think progressives are concerned about, his personality is one of them. Theres a concern that hes not just a bad role model but a dangerous, Air Addict Person to have on the trigger. Theres the personality, then there are the appointments, the personnel. Hes putting people in place that progressives have a very hard time with, especially when youre talking about putting people in charge of the epa, who dont believe in global warming. Thats and then third, theres a question of the policies, the sort of rolling back obama care without any real help for 20 million people. The most important thing to me is not the personality, not the personnel, not the policies, its the principles and the values that we should be one country, we shun the be picking on people because of how they dress or their faith or whether
theyre disabled or not. The principles and values i feel, thats whats under threat for progressives, progressives are there for wanting to fight harder than ever, to defend our principles and values. You said, all of those things were said on the campaign trail. Now the two years that were from this moment where we are now, and none of it seemed to make a difference. One thing is different. One thing is different, there was a hope. And i think a false hope, one that even i had, maybe the man you saw on stage during the primaries was just an act and he was going to change for the general election. Then there was the hope at the general election. Once he is elected and he is the man, that then hes going to become president ial. Now theres a fading, dwindling hope that he puts his hand on the bible. I think this is it. This is a populous, this is what they do, they rub the feathers the wrong way of the
establishment. Bernie sanders was a populace as well. And there were other people who were Popula Ulists and they did handle themselves this way on the campaign trail. I think the idea of going to twitter is great, he goes straight to the American People. Donald trump jumped on it today. To me, he spoke to the heart of somebody whos simple minded like me, i understood what he was saying. Heres this woman thats extremely wealthy and wineny donald trump goes straight to the heart of the American People. He goes to the heart of. You were saying donald trump, you thought he would change. When someone shows you who they are. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice. Well talk, well be right back, dont go anywhere. So i go national, where i can choose any available upgrade in the aisle without starting any conversations or paying any upcharges. What can i say . Control suits me. Go national. Go like a pro. With sleep number, theres an adjustment for that. Just a swipe to realign your spine. Does your bed do that . Come into a sleep number store where the c2 mattress is now 699. 99. Its a no brainer. Kevin, Jack Kingston said hes simple minded. Thats what i heard. He was did you say you were i didnt want to put words in your mouth. He didnt like the merrill speech last night. He didnt ask give himself enough credit. Theres not a lot of people in the country that liked the speech. I think. Go ahead. I danced in small circles. A lot of people on my side of the political prism did not like the speech. I think it was a cliche right now for someone in hollywood to stand up and criticize somebody whos a republican. I do think there was there definitely were some heartfelt moments in the speech. It resonated with that
particular audience. There were things that seemed out of touch with middle america, saying that without them, all we would have is football or mma. This is something that i think continues to sort of Dwemonstrae The Red State Blue state divide we have. I would agree with you. Except that he is the apprentice, and he is hollywood person son phied. You were criticizing her for being a rich celebrity. Season the that what donald trump is. Well, he its a yes or no question. I dont think thats right. I think she was whats interesting about what kevin said, i didnt see it as a conservative versus a liberal. I think anyone could have given that speech. Anyone whos concerned about what she is talking about, someone who is in the position of the president of the United States, whos beating up on people and humiliating people . I saw, the first part of it, yeah. I agree the mma stuff was a bridge too far, i didnt see her as being a victim. I saw her as standing up for victims. And using her strength to come to the rescue of people who feel vulnerable. I do think this Idea Of The Hollywood Elite would sit down and be quiet, the republicans would be happy. They want to feel victimized by the hollywood elite. This whole elite thing. What are we talking about
elites. Donald trump is a selfproclaimed multibillionaire. Its probably theyre richer than he lives in manhattan. Why are we using this term elites to apply to a Certain Group of people, Arent Elite People just people who have privilege . That could apply to a lot of people . As a football fan, shes talking about my people. I thought that was tongue in cheek. Im a football fan. And an mma fan, i didnt take offense to that. If hollywood doesnt stop wining, epa is going to have to declare it a wetland. They need to move on and please, could you tell the friends out there that you have. I know youre well connected. No more videos instructing us how we should behave. Just with the cowboys and the westerns. The people who are in the middle of the country watch
movies. Consume music and they consume a lot of the arts. You may say these people are disconnected from the arts someones buying that music, someones going to the movieses. I think thats right. I dont want do interrupt. Ill get to you real quick, i think thats right, i think what they dont like is the idea of being preached to. Theyre not cultured enough to make up their own mind. To address the issue of elites, i dont think its about wealth or how much wealth youve accumulated. It has more to do with a mindset, when a lot of these folks feel like they believe, they know better than others i think that is where theres a backlash toward that type of its a level of hypocrisy on this point is almost laughable, in that everybody on this here tonight. We spend our lives trying to
influence public opinion. For some reason when hollywood people do it, well known celebrities and artists do it. Those people are terrible because theyre telling us what to do. Were all telling people what to do, and what to think. Its how they do it. How they do it. This whole idea, remember the idea of American Exceptionalism . What happened to that . I thought that conservatives were the folks who wanted American Exceptionalism the most out of everyone. Any time someone fights to be the built what is wrong with that, i stwaen Wasnt That Cull Touche Ali aware maybe some people are just not in certain places. What is wrong with admitting that whats wrong with aspiring to that. When someone does aspire to that, why do you call them an elite. I want to know. Remember, donald trump likes
the arts, he wrote a book about it, its called the art of the deal. Let me say this. He lives in a Culture Capital of the world. To somebody who has been in policy making, i find it frequently offensive when some hollywood actor comes in and rungs their mouth. They have a huge bully pulpit. They often engarj in debates they have no idea what theyre talking about. I had this i have to go, the producers are telling me to go. I had this conversation with a friend just last night. She had this bully pulpit, and he wasnt there to defend himself. Donald trump could hold a Press Conference and knocked the Golden Globes off the air for as long as he wanted to. I digress, ill get off my soap box know. The Elite Capital Of The World next to hollywood and washington, d. C. And chicago maybe. Thank you, everyone. I appreciate that. Dont miss the messy truth with mr. Van jones, Carly Fiorina and jennifer grand holme. Make sure you tune in. Senator versus senator. One of the witnesses against Jeff Sessions is his senate colleague. And a face. This is nice. And does it come in a california king . Getting roid rage. Hemorrhoid. These are the worst, right . Im gonna buy them. Boom. Ill take them. Impulse buy. Ommmmmmmmmmm. With the blue cash everyday card from American Express you get cash back on purchases. Its all happening. With no annual fee. Here we go its more than cash back. Its backed by the service and security of American Express. Its more than cash back. What Makesheart Healthysalad the becalifornia walnuts. R . The best simple veggie dish ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. The best simple dinner ever . Heart healthy california walnuts. Great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. So simple. Get the recipes at walnuts. Org. Wis that they contourt tempurpeto your body. S. It keeps us comfortable and asleep at night. Start the new year off right with the best sleep of your life. Buy your tempurpedic now for as low as 25 a month and a 90night free trial. Call or click today. And theyre absolutely right. They say that its hot. When really, its scorching. And while some may say the desert is desolate. We prefer secluded. What is the desert . Its absolutely what you need right now. Absolutely scottsdale. Drama ahead for Donald Trumps pick for Attorney General. Cory booker and john lewis are each scheduled to appear as witnesses against him. Meanwhile, Senator Sessions is deep into his preparation for the hearing. Dana bash has more. Don, im told Jeff Sessions spent the weekend with his team in his Senate Office doing final prep for tomorrows Confirmation Hearing. For years, sessions has been a member of the Judiciary Hearing that will decide his fate. Its the same committee who was blocked from being a federal judge three decades ago 37. Jeff sessions was the first u. S. Senator to endorse him. This is a moment. Look at whats happening. The kbam bam republican gave the new york Reality Tv Star Credibility with the gop base. Because Jefferson Beauragard Sessions The Third is from the heart of alabama. 30 years ago, when Ronald Reagan nominated sessions to be a federal judge, democrats blocked him. Something sessions rarely talked about, but did with us in 2009. It was not a pleasant event, i have to tell you. It was so heart breaking. He was accused of racial insensitivity, calling a black lawyer boy. I am not a racist, i am not insensitive to blacks. Sessions was pounded by democrats, including then senator joe biden. They may have taken positions
that i consider to be adverse to the Security Interests of the United States. Does that make them unamerican . No, sir, it does not. That was not fair, that was not accurate, those were false charges and distortions of anything that i did. I never had those kind of views. Now, the son of civil rights activists, who sessions prosecuted for voter fraud is coming to his defense. I dont think hes a racist. Hes worked extensively with sessions, who was elected senator 20 years ago. When i talked to Senator Sessions about historical black colleges and trying to get historical black colleges assistance and funding, he list listened. I can go on and on about the particular irish yous that jeff
sessions and i have discussed. Susan collins was elected the same year. You dont agree with him on a lot of issues . We dont agree on a host of issues. She plans to introduce sessions at his Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General. I dont know what happened more than 30 years ago, i do know the Jeff Sessions i have worked with in the past 20 years, i want a person of integrity and experience. And Jeff Sessions has all of those characteristics and qualities. Sessions spent two decades in the senate fighting for conservative causes. Did team up on a bill with this high ranking democrat. Dick durbin was trying to reduce the penalty for crack cocaine, which was 100 times higher than powder cocaine, he saw sessions
in the senate gym. Were putting our clothes on, getting ready to leave. Jeff, give me a number. If you cant do one to one, i wont go for 100 to 1. What is it . It was 18. We agreed. Durbin says he disagrees with sessions on most legal issues, which makes it hard to support him for Attorney General. Other democrat s sessions got t know in the gym agree. If he made you trade head of the trade representative, wed be working together very well. You keep these positions on immigration, you keep these positions on civil rights and voting rights, its going to be hard for me to support you. From democrats about bonding with sessions in the senate gym, hes part of the senate club, however, you could also hear from those democrats who know and like sessions, they are unlikely to vote for him, since they disagree so staunchly with him on issues that he would oversee as Attorney General. Thank you dana, well be watching, well be right back. If youre told you have cancer, explore your Treatment Options with specialists who treat only cancer. Every stage. Every day. At Cancer Treatment centers of america. Learn more at cancercenter. Com experts isjust wanna see ifa again . My score changed. You wanna check yours . Scores dont change that much. I havent changed. Oh, really . Its girls night they said business casual. I love summer weddings