Sessions said of the anti-war protesters: "The group who spoke here the other day did not represent the American ideals of freedom, liberty and spreading that around the world. [172][173], On March 6, 2018, Sessions sued the state of California in federal district court, alleging that the state's laws regarding prisoner release, workplace inspection, and detention site inspection are preempted by the federal government's immigration policy. Now he could lead Trump's Pentagon", "Q&A Jeff Sessions: Sessions Says He's Looking For Judicial Restraint", "Did Jeff Sessions Actually Champion Desegregation? He was active in the Young Republicans and was student body president. Alabama Senate race? Jeff Sessions, American lawyer and politician who served as senator (1997–2017) from Alabama and as U.S. attorney general (2017–18) in the administration of President Donald Trump. Sessions and his communications director Stephen Miller developed what Miller describes as "nation-state populism" as a response to globalization and immigration. Franken was referring to a news report alleging that Russia had compromising material on Trump, and that Trump surrogates were in contact with the Russian government. At that time, Specter said that his vote against Sessions' 1986 federal judicial nomination had been a mistake, adding that he had later found Sen. [9] He succeeded Howell Heflin, who had retired after 18 years in the Senate. Sessions told associates he did not intend to resign,[152] but on November 7, 2018, he submitted a letter of resignation to Chief of Staff John Kelly at President Trump's request. [4] Trump zou zich verraden voelen door Sessions, omdat deze aan het Congres had beloofd zich buiten het onderzoek naar de banden tussen het campagneteam van Trump en de Russen te houden. The litigation resulted in the creation of a new funding system after "Judge Eugene W. Reese found the state's education funding unconstitutional and ordered lawmakers to come up with a system to remedy inequities between rich and poor schools". [170], Sessions attempted to block funding to sanctuary cities. [60], President-elect Trump announced on November 18, 2016, that he would nominate Sessions to be Attorney General of the United States. [61] Trump would later state in an August 22, 2018 interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt that the only reason he nominated Sessions was because Sessions was an original supporter during his presidential campaign. "[36], On June 5, 1986, the committee voted 10–8 against recommending the nomination to the Senate floor, with Republican senators Charles Mathias of Maryland and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania voting with the Democrats. "[151], On September 3, 2018 Trump complained on Twitter that "investigations of two very popular Republican Congressmen were brought to a well publicized charge, just ahead of the Mid-Terms, by the Jeff Sessions Justice Department. [55] He was on the short list to become Trump's running mate and was widely seen as a potential Cabinet secretary in a Trump administration. [74] On February 7, 2017, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell stopped Senator Elizabeth Warren from reading statements opposing Sessions' nomination as federal judge that had been made by Ted Kennedy and Coretta Scott King. He said that a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants undermines the rule of law, that the inflow of guest workers and immigrants depresses wages and raises unemployment for United States citizens, and that current immigration policy expands an underclass dependent on the welfare state. [83], On May 9, 2017, Sessions delivered a memo to the president recommending that Trump fire FBI director James Comey, attaching a memo by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein which called the Director's behavior indefensible. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama", "Ancestry of Jefferson Beauregard "Jeff" Sessions III", "Jeff Sessions, a Lifelong Outsider, Finds the Inside Track", "10 Things You Didn't Know About Jeff Sessions", "For Trump's AG nominee Jeff Sessions, race is great battle not fought", "Key Player: Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. | Online NewsHour", "SESSIONS, Jefferson Beauregard III (Jeff)", Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, "Alabama Senator Sessions stumps for Trump in Florida", "Jeff Sessions resigns: What's next for Mueller investigation? Sessions was voor de interventie in Irak. Trump would later state in an August 22, 2018 interview with Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt that the only reason he nominated Sessions was because Sessions was an original supporter during his presidential campaign. [22] His nomination was opposed by the NAACP, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, and People for the American Way. PolitiFact called Session's statement "False", stating that the provision would allow Napolitano to determine where the fence was built, but not opt out of building it entirely. View current Alabama Senators Sessions said he did not recall making that remark and he did not believe it. 1997-2017: U.S. [145][146] According to Bob Woodward's book Fear: Trump in the White House, Trump called Jeff Sessions "mentally retarded" and described him as a "dumb southerner". [260], From March 2018 until the end of his service as Attorney General, Sessions sat on the Federal Commission on School Safety. [211] On May 22, 2020 President Trump tweeted "3 years ago, after Jeff Sessions recused himself, the Fraudulent Mueller Scam began. "[189], In a "Dear Colleague" letter issued February 22, 2017, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education withdrew and rescinded the 2016 "Dear Colleague" letter issued jointly by the same organizations. In die tijd was hij ook actief bij de Jonge Republikeinen. [37] The pivotal votes against Sessions came from his home state's Democratic senator Howell Heflin of Alabama. To fill his position, President Trump appointed Matt Whitaker as the acting Attorney General while thanking Sessions for his services in multiple Twitter posts. Perhaps you've forgotten. "[268], Sessions voted against the Matthew Shepard Act, which added acts of bias-motivated violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity to federal hate-crimes law,[269] commenting that it "has been said to cheapen the civil rights movement". Hij zou de tweede Republikein zijn die sinds de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog werd gekozen in Alabama en de eerste die erin slaagde voor een tweede termijn gekozen te worden. Join Facebook to connect with Jeff Sessions and others you may know. [186] The Rohrabacher–Farr amendment is a 2014 measure that bars the Justice Department from using federal funds to prevent states "from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession or cultivation of medical marijuana. Jeff Sessions, the former attorney ... 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Historian Wayne Flynt told The Washington Post he regarded concerns about tactics employed in the 1984 election and by Turner in particular as legitimate, but also noted Sessions had no history of advocating for black voter rights before 1984. Sessions was elected Attorney General of Alabama in November 1994, unseating incumbent Democrat Jimmy Evans with 57% of the vote. Trump fired Comey that day. 1977 to H.R. [287] He has voted to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. [7] Hij was uren bezig zwarte stemmers te ondervragen en vond uiteindelijk maar veertien verkeerd gebruikte stembiljetten op een totaal van 1,7 miljoen. Sessions was elected Attorney General of Alabama in November 1994, unseating incumbent Democrat Jimmy Evans with 57% of the vote. [295] Sessions also questioned the nominee about her views on the use of foreign law in deciding cases,[296] as well as her role in the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF). His acting deputy, Dana Boente, and Deputy Attorney General nominee Rod Rosenstein remained in place after Trump declined their resignations. Hij is tegen het homohuwelijk en stemde tegen Obamacare. [120] Accused of "stonewalling" by Senator Ron Wyden, Sessions discussed the executive privilege power, and said that he was refusing to answer questions about his conversations with Trump because "I am protecting the President's right to assert it if he chooses. [135] When told that a special counsel had been appointed, the president slumped back in his chair and said, "Oh my God. [42][252][253], On October 5, 2005, Sessions was one of nine Senators who voted against a Senate amendment to a House bill that prohibited cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment or punishment of individuals in the custody or under the physical control of the United States Government. Andrew George McCabe (born March 18, 1968) is an American attorney who served as the Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from February 2016 to January 2018. In his confirmation hearings, Sessions stated under oath that he did not have contact with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign and that he was unaware of any contact between Trump campaign members and Russian officials. Jeff Sessions Will Lose the GOPs Battle Over Weed May 22, 2018 Mary Jane Blog In the year-and-a-bit since Donald Trump took office, Americans have witnessed a neck-wrenching 180-degree turn on an array of policy topics. [4] His father owned a general store in Hybart, Alabama, and later owned a farm equipment dealership. [165][166], On March 27, 2017, Sessions told reporters that sanctuary cities failing to comply with policies of the Trump administration would lose federal funding, and cited the shooting of Kathryn Steinle as an example of an illegal immigrant committing a heinous crime. [83] On April 24, 2017, Sessions traveled to an ethics lawyers' conference to assure them the department would continue prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, regardless of Trump's comments that the law is a "horrible law" and that "the world is laughing at us". I took control of the Department of Justice the day I was sworn in. Sessions was the ranking Republican member on the Senate Budget Committee,[51] a former ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee. Perhaps you’ve forgotten. [246] The bill also increased the level of coverage under the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance from $250,000 to $400,000. In particular, Sessions was asked about a September 8, 2016, meeting that Sessions had had with Kislyak in Sessions’s Senate office. [132] Deputy Director Andrew McCabe then assigned FBI agents to investigate. [256] The United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary approved the bill by a vote of 15–5. [123], In July 2017, The Washington Post reported that Kislyak, in communications intercepted by U.S. intelligence, had told his superiors in Moscow that his conversations with Sessions had concerned Trump's campaign as well as "Trump's positions on Russia-related issues". "[63] More than 1,400 law school professors wrote a letter urging the Senate to reject the nomination. senator. [153] U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar then denied Sessions' request to delay a new consent decree with the Baltimore Police Department. An ACLU suit challenged a recent decision by Sessions to make it nearly impossible for victims of domestic violence and gangs to qualify for asylum in the U.S. The second interaction took place on September 8, 2016, when they met in Sessions' office;[101] Sessions said they discussed Ukraine and terrorism. [157], In September 2017, the Justice Department under Sessions stated that it would no longer investigate police departments and publicize their shortcomings in reports, a policy previously enacted under the Obama administration. The harsh criticism he had received from Senator Edward Kennedy, who called him a "throw-back to a shameful era" and a "disgrace", was considered to have won him the support of Alabama conservatives. During her tenure, Kagan reinstated the practice of requiring military recruiters to coordinate their activities through a campus veterans organization, rather than the school's Office of Career Services. View the profiles of people named Jeff Sessions. [84] In March 2017, Sessions had recused himself from investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. [5], Op 7 november 2018 nam Sessions op verzoek van president Trump ontslag als minister van Justitie.[6]. Despite this, the Judiciary Committee approved the nomination by a 13–6 vote. [169] Two days later, Sessions said that reducing false tax credits given to "mostly Mexicans" could pay for the U.S.-Mexico border and it would be paid for "one way or the other". Sessions threw the file on a table, and remarked, 'I wish I could decline on all of them'", by which Figures said Sessions meant civil rights cases generally. A Department of Homeland Security official stated, "We are complying with the court's requests ... the plaintiffs will not disembark and will be promptly returned to the United States." [38] A law clerk from the U.S. District Court in Mobile who had worked with Sessions later acknowledged the confirmation controversy, but stated that he observed Sessions as "a lawyer of the highest ethical and intellectual standards". The committee approved Sotomayor by a vote of 13–6. [124][125] The Department of Justice responded by saying that Sessions stood by his testimony that he "never met with or had any conversations with any Russians or any foreign officials concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election". De officiële aanleiding daarvoor was een brief van Sessions en zijn onderminister Rod Rosenstein. [133], On March 16, 2018, Sessions fired McCabe hours before the Deputy Director would have qualified for a government pension, citing McCabe's lack of candor to the Department's Inspector General. Sharon McGowan, a lawyer with Lambda Legal who previously served in the Civil Rights division of DoJ, rejected that argument, saying "this memo [issued by Sessions] is not actually a reflection of the law as it is — it's a reflection of what the DOJ wishes the law were" and "[t]he Justice Department is actually getting back in the business of making anti-transgender law in court. Zijn vermogen wordt geschat op 15,8 miljoen dollar.[1]. sanctions. Sessions also voted against Kagan in the full Senate vote, joining 36 other senators (including one Democrat) in opposition. However, on April 3 the Trump campaign sent a letter to Sessions, objecting and condemning the connections that Sessions has made between him and Trump during the Senate race. [136], On March 2, 2017, Sessions announced that he would recuse himself from any investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, or any other matters related to the 2016 presidential election. Sessions later said that the comment was not serious, but did apologize for it, saying that he considered the Klan to be "a force for hatred and bigotry". In 1996, Sessions won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, after a runoff, and then defeated Democrat Roger Bedford 53%–46% in the November general election. The lawsuit claims the woman and her young daughter came to the U.S. from El Salvador after twenty years of spousal abuse and her receiving death threats from a violent gang. On July 28, 2009, Sessions joined five Republican colleagues in voting against Sotomayor's nomination in the Judiciary Committee. [195] Devin O'Malley, representing the DoJ, stated "the last administration abandoned that fundamental principle [that the Department of Justice cannot expand the law beyond what Congress has provided], which necessitated today's action." Sessions nam zitting in de Senate Judiciary Committee en was een sterke voorstander van de nuclear option, een tactiek die de voorkeur had van de toenmalige meerderheidsleider Bill Frist om een filibuster in een debat over de benoeming van (federale) rechters te voorkomen. "[238], According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), a woman and her child fled domestic abuse in El Salvador to seek asylum in the U.S. Jeff Sessions, a 73-year-old Selma native, is vying to regain a seat he held for 20 years, during which he was considered the most popular politician in the state. A majority was required for the nomination to proceed. [102] Sessions released a statement on March 1, 2017, saying "I never met with any Russian officials to discuss issues of the campaign. The defendants, known as the Marion Three, were acquitted of all charges by a jury after three hours of deliberation. Many lawmakers, including Republican senators, said Trump's remark was inappropriate, and a spokesperson for House Speaker Paul Ryan said the Justice Department "should always remain apolitical".[152]. [20][29] He also testified that "Mr. Na zijn schooltijd werd hij advocaat. [18], At Sessions' confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, four Department of Justice lawyers who had worked with Sessions testified that he made racially offensive remarks. [247], In June 2014, Sessions was one of three senators to vote against additional funding for the VA medical system. He was introduced by Senator Susan Collinsfrom Maine who said, "He's … [16], In 1985, Sessions prosecuted three African American community organizers in the Black Belt of Alabama, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s former aide Albert Turner, for voter fraud, alleging tampering with 14 absentee ballots. 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His Senate voting record includes votes against comprehensive immigration reform (2006), the 2008 bank bailout, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the Affordable Care Act (2009) and criminal justice reform (2015). "[103][104][106], Upon the revelation that Sessions had met several times with the Russian ambassador, Republican senator Lindsey Graham called for Sessions to recuse himself from any investigations into the connections between Russia and the Trump campaign. [298], Sessions also served as the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee during the nomination process for Elena Kagan, President Obama's nominee to succeed retired Justice John Paul Stevens. He characterized an episode in which "there’s a riot, and he has a beer at the White House with some criminal, to listen to him. "[190] Sessions issued a statement which said "Congress, state legislatures, and local governments are in a position to adopt appropriate policies or laws addressing this issue. [58], During the transition, Sessions played a large role in appointments and policy preparation relative to space, NASA and related facilities in Alabama,[59] while Peter Thiel advocated for private spaceflight. [87], In a November 2017 overview of his tenure in the Washington Post, Sessions was described as having made "dramatic and controversial changes [which] reflect his nationalist ideology and hard-line views". In 1986 werd Sessions genomineerd als rechter bij het United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, maar de benoeming werd tegengehouden door de Senaat, omdat hij te onverschillig zou zijn ten opzichte van rassenkwesties. "[223][224] He is a supporter of E-Verify, the federal database that allows businesses to electronically verify the immigration status of potential new hires,[225] and has advocated for expanded construction of a Southern border fence. [301][302], On July 20, 2010, Sessions and five Republican colleagues voted against Kagan's nomination. Alabama, do not trust Jeff Sessions. A staunch opponent of illegal immigration, Sessions adopted a hard line on sanctuary cities and told reporters that cities failing to comply with federal immigration policy would lose federal funding. 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He was introduced by Senator Susan Collins from Maine who said, "He's a decent individual with a strong commitment to the rule of law. In 1975, Jeff sessions worked in the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama as the Assistant United States Attorney. [97][98], On March 1, 2017, reports surfaced that Sessions had contact with Russian government officials during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, even though during his confirmation hearings he denied he had any discussions with representatives of the Russian government. [255], In October 2015, Sessions opposed Chairman Chuck Grassley's (R-IA) Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, a bipartisan bill which sought to reduce mandatory minimum sentences for some nonviolent crimes. He's a leader of integrity. Following the vote, Sessions remarked on future nominations and elections, saying that Americans would "not forgive the Senate if we further expose our Constitution to revision and rewrite by judicial fiat to advance what President Obama says is a broader vision of what America should be". Hij was ook een van de 37 senatoren die stemden tegen het gebruik van embryo’s bij stamcelonderzoek. It is impossible to describe Donald Trump’s political rise without including the role of Jeff Sessions, the former U.S. senator from Alabama who was … [117][118][119] Sessions rejected reports he had met with Russian Ambassador Kislyak during Trump's April 2016 speech at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., testifying that he did not remember any "brief interaction" he may have had with the ambassador. The prosecution stirred charges of selective prosecution of black voter registration. He also played a key role in the implementation of the Trump administration family separation policy. I frankly don't know what they represent, other than to blame America first. Bible scholar and professor Matthew Schlimm said that history was being repeated as Sessions had taken the quote "completely out of context" just as slave traders and Nazis had misused the Bible in the past. De tekst is beschikbaar onder de licentie. On February 8, 2017, Sessions was confirmed as Attorney General by a vote of 52 to 47. Hij behaalde daar een Bachelor of Arts in 1969. ... were arrested in early January after staging a sit-in at Sessions’s Mobile office. [139] Sessions said during a televised interview that the recusal was not an admission of any wrongdoing. "[240] The same year, he opposed legislation by Senator John McCain prohibiting the U.S. military from engaging in torture; the amendment passed 90–9. [249], In 1996, Sessions promoted state legislation in Alabama that sought to punish a second drug trafficking conviction, including for dealing marijuana, with a mandatory minimum death sentence. Sessions successfully sought a fourth term in 2014. [305], Sessions and his wife Mary have three children and as of March 2020, ten grandchildren. [198] Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered the freezing of Sessions' assets in Turkey in retaliation for U.S. He also served on the Environment and Public Works Committee. [124] Previously, after initially denying having met with Kisylak at all, Sessions had repeatedly asserted that in his meetings with the Russian ambassador he never discussed the campaign and only met with him in his capacity as a U.S. [143], For the rest of Sessions' tenure, Trump continued to be furious with him for his recusal, blaming it for the appointment of Robert Mueller as special counsel by Assistant Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. 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