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
A voicemail transcript obtained by the Daily Caller shows the Washington Post called to harass the wife of a Veteran who served with Senate candidate Tim Sheehy