Heres a portion of his confirmation hearing from january. The attorney general of the United States is of course, the nations chief Law Enforcement officer. He or she is not the president s theer, no rr is he president s wingmen, as the attorney general described himself. Rather, he or she has an independent obligation to the constitution and to the American People. I know you care deeply about this foundational principle. So, i am going to ask you a question. I have heard you ask other nominees for attorney general. Occasionally he will be called upon to offer an opinion to the president who appointed you. You will have to tell him, yes or no. And sometimes, president s dont like to be told no. So, i would like to know, will you be able to stand up and say no to the president of the United States if in your judgment, the law and your duty demands it . I ask that because i know you work very hard for the president elect. Mr. Chairman, i understand the importance of your question. I und
Heres a portion of his confirmation hearing from january. The attorney general of the United States is of course, the nations chief Law Enforcement officer. He or she is not the president s theer, no rr is he president s wingmen, as the attorney general described himself. Rather, he or she has an independent obligation to the constitution and to the American People. I know you care deeply about this foundational principle. So, i am going to ask you a question. I have heard you ask other nominees for attorney general. Occasionally he will be called upon to offer an opinion to the president who appointed you. You will have to tell him, yes or no. And sometimes, president s dont like to be told no. So, i would like to know, will you be able to stand up and say no to the president of the United States if in your judgment, the law and your duty demands it . I ask that because i know you work very hard for the president elect. Mr. Chairman, i understand the importance of your question. I und
Mr. Sessions was nominated to be a federal judge by Ronald Reagan but was rejected by the Senate Judiciary committee. Jeff sessions later served as Alabama Attorney general and spent 20 years in the u. S. Senate. Heres a portion of his confirmation hearing from january. The attorney general of the United States is, of course, the nations chief Law Enforcement officer. He or she is not the president s lawyer, nor is he the president s wingmen, as attorney general holder described himself. Rather, he or she has an independent obligation to the constitution, and to the American People. I know you care deeply about this foundational principle, so i am going to ask you a question i have heard you ask other nominees for attorney general. Occasionally, you will be called upon to offer an opinion to the president who appointed you. You will have to tell him yes or no. Sometimes president s dont like to be told no. So i would like to know, will you be able to stand up and say no to the presiden
I am tracking 80 for the end of your weekend. Cooler temperatures and the chance of showers back in your sevenday forecast. I will go over all the details coming up the effects of yesterdays fire at a suburban chicago Flight Control center are still being felt across the country. More than 600 flights were canceled at chicagos two international airports. Down for more than 2000 yesterday. There are still reports of long lines at ohare where many stranded travelers spent the evening. Southwest airlines, the dominant carrier at Midway Airport is hoping to resume a full flight scheduled by the end of the day. Authorities say the fire was deliberately set by a contract employee at the control center in aurora. The search for the suspect in the deadly ambush of two Pennsylvania State troopers is entering week three. Authorities say information found on eric freins computer proves he has been planning that attack for years. Investigators say frein opened fire on the State Police Barracks in
Theyre trying to get back open today. Had a lot of people cancel. Theyre not sure if were open. The tables are not as full as they were last night when he took this video of an underground fire. Across the street from his restaurant. We took all the food out of our walkin loaded up into chriss truck. For those still left in the dark, when they will open is a question they still cant answer. As many as 80 customers were without power. And as it continues to work to isolate a damaged cable that caused the underground blast, some customers who have power came to work only to have the lights go out. Terrence has never had an el fresco haircut, but he says the unpredictable electricity is enough to make him close early. With the parking meters down theres a plus side to those shopping and dining today. The free parking is only good, though, if you can get on the streets. Were here to serve the community. Now, just after 4 00 police did open up the section of north wayne avenue using the bar