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From 1981 to 1993, he served as the
United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Alabama. Sessions was nominated in 1986 to be a judge
of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, but was not
confirmed. Sessions was elected
Attorney General of Alabama in 1994, and to the U.S. Senate in
1996, being re-elected in
2002,
2008, and
2014. During his time in Congress, Sessions was considered one of the most
conservative members of the U.S. Senate.
February 8: Jeff Sessions—whose civil rights
history was so troubling that a Republican Senate refused to confirm him as a
federal judge in the 1980s—was confirmed today to serve as U.S. Attorney
General. “Sessions’ abysmal record of opposition to fundamental civil rights and
environmental protections disqualifies him for service as head of our federal
department dedicated to justice for everyone in our country,”
said Martin Hayden, Vice President of Policy & Legislation.
May 12: [Regarding Sessions' admitting he
omitted his communications with Russians, unlike those communications with
foreign countries which many workers do not report, these] omissions matter ...
because they land amid a federal investigation now being run by special counsel
Robert Mueller into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election and potential
collusion with the Trump campaign.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/25/politics/jeff-sessions-russians/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlist
July 22: [Justice Department spokeswoman, Sarah Isgur Flores, said]: " ... the attorney general stands by his testimony from just
last month before the Senate Intelligence Committee, when he specifically
addressed this and said 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.'"
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/22/politics/trump-tweets-pardon-powers/index.html
July 24: Former House speaker Newt Gingrich,
R-Ga., a vigorous Trump ally, said in an interview that he and Trump had talked
about Sessions and that Trump had indicated "he was very unhappy both with the
recusal and the fact that Jeff didn't talk to him beforehand." But Gingrich said
he would "strongly oppose" the firing of Sessions
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-criticize-jeff-sessions-20170724-story.html
July 26: Activists try to head off recess
replacement for AG Sessions [they] are calling on the Senate to hold pro forma
sessions throughout August to deny President
Trump recess
appointment powers, fearful that he might take any opening to fire Attorney
General Jeff Sessions and impose a new Justice Department chief who would derail
the Russia investigation.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/27/activists-try-head-recess-replacement-ag-sessions/
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a
well-known admirer of Nancy Reagan's recommendation that kids "just say no"
to drugs. It turns out he applies that advice not only to curious teenagers but
also to people suffering from severe pain.
"I am operating on the assumption that this country prescribes too many opioids,"
Sessions
said during a speech at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Tampa yesterday. "I
mean, people need to take some aspirin sometimes and tough it out a little.
That's what Gen. Kelly—you know, he's a Marine—[he] had surgery on his hands,
painful surgery. [He said,] 'I'm not taking any drugs!' It did hurt,
though. It did hurt. A lot of people—you can get through these things."
https://reason.com/blog/2018/02/08/jeff-sessions-advice-to-pain-patients-ta
February 9: 'Let's Get Rid of Him': Chaffetz
Says Sessions Is 'Worthless Attorney General' ... Fox News contributor and
former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz slammed Attorney General Jeff Sessions
and said it's time to "get rid of him."
February 12: Sessions invokes 'Anglo
American heritage' of sheriff's office ... "I want to thank every sheriff in
America. Since our founding, the independently elected sheriff has been the
people's protector, who keeps law enforcement close to and accountable to people
through the elected process," Sessions said in remarks at the National Sheriffs
Association winter meeting, adding, "The office of sheriff is a critical part of
the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement."
"We must never erode this historic office," Sessions continued.
Invoking "Anglo-American heritage" seems to have been an impromptu decision by
the attorney general. A
written version of the remarks says that Sessions was supposed to say: "The
sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage."
March 17: Jeff Sessions may have saved
himself — for now — by firing FBI's Andrew McCabe
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe on
Friday evening, two days before he was slated to retire — and become eligible
for full pension benefits.
March 18: Speaking with reporters Thursday,
[Senator Lindsey] Graham ... railed against Trump for his continued public
humiliation of [Attorney General Jeff] Sessions, repeating Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley’s
comment on Wednesday night that there would be no confirmation hearings in
2017 for any Sessions replacement.
“This effort to basically marginalize and humiliate the attorney general is not
going over well with the Senate. I don’t think it’s going over well in the
conservative world. If you believe Jeff Sessions should be fired, use the power
you have and accept the consequences. I hope it stops,” Graham said, adding, “If
Jeff Sessions is fired there will be holy hell to pay.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/27/lindsey-graham-trump-robert-mueller-241027
March 18: Sources contradict Sessions'
testimony he opposed Russia outreach
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ testimony that he opposed a proposal for
President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign team to meet with Russians has been
contradicted by three people who told Reuters they have spoken about the matter
to investigators with Special Counsel Robert Mueller or congressional
committees.
The three accounts, which have not been reported, raise new questions about
Sessions’ testimony regarding contacts with Russia during the campaign.
March 19: Is Jeff Sessions in danger of
being fired? Relationship with Trump at crossroads
President Donald Trump's aides are watching for two key encounters this week to
see if Attorney General Jeff Sessions has finally extricated himself from the
danger of being fired, in part by ousting the former No. 2 official at the FBI,
according to two people familiar with the situation.
Sessions's standing improved after his Friday night firing of Andrew McCabe, who
the president and some Republicans have accused of anti-Trump bias. Top White
House officials, including Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff John
Kelly, have been protective of Sessions, going out of their way to make Sessions
feel appreciated amid frequent criticism from Trump ...
http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/03/is_jeff_sessions_in_danger_of.html
April 2: On Thursday
at a Chicago nightclub, Papadopoulos had some drinks and, in a conversation with
a new acquaintance, allegedly made new and explosive claims about Attorney
General Jeff Sessions.
Papadopoulos, according to this new acquaintance, said that Sessions was well
aware of the contact between Papadopoulos and Joseph Mifsud, an academic from
Malta with high-level connections in Russia. Papadopoulos’ indictment revealed
that Mifsud had told Papadopoulos that the Russians had “‘dirt’ on
then-candidate Hillary Clinton in the form of ‘thousands of emails.'”
April 5:
President Donald Trump floated
replacing Attorney General Jeff Sessions with
Scott Pruitt as recently as this week, even as the scandal-ridden head of
the Environmental Protection Agency has faced a growing list of negative
headlines, according to people close to the President.
June 19: Members of
Jeff Sessions' own church filed a
formal complaint against the attorney general, accusing him of "child
abuse," "immorality," and "racial discrimination" and the “dissemination of
doctrines contrary to the established standards of doctrines” of the United
Methodist Church.
Last week, Sessions
cited the Bible in his defense of the administration's border policy
separating children from their parents after they enter the U.S. illegally,
which he issued last month.
August 9: An angry federal judge on Thursday
ordered a plane carrying a mother and daughter deported by the Trump
administration to turn around and head back to the US because they were
plaintiffs in a lawsuit he was hearing over asylum restrictions.
Washington, DC, Judge Emmet Sullivan was hearing a lawsuit filed by the American
Civil Liberties Union and Center for Gender and Refugee Studies when he learned
of the deportations — which came after he was assured by administration lawyers
that none of the plaintiffs would be kicked out
https://nypost.com/2018/08/09/judge-orders-plane-carrying-deported-mom-and-daughter-back-to-us/
August 9: The mother in the case, identified
in court papers only as "Carmen," is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the
American Civil Liberties Union, which challenges a decision by [Attorney
General Jeff] Sessions to exclude domestic and gang violence as reasons for
immigrants to be granted asylum.
[Judge] Sullivan, who sits on the U.S. court in the District of
Columbia, threatened to hold Sessions in contempt of court.
August 9: Jennifer Chang Newell, managing
attorney with the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project, said in a statement that
the administration’s actions were putting immigrants in “grave danger.”
“In its rush to deport as many immigrants as possible, the Trump administration
is putting these women and children in grave danger of being raped, beaten, or
killed,” her statement read. “We are thrilled the stay of removal was issued but
sickened that the government deported two of our clients — a mom and her little
girl — in the early morning hours. We will not rest until our clients are
returned to safety.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/09/mother-daughter-deportation-halted-by-judge-threatening-to-hold-sessions-in-contempt.html
August 9:
Deported Mother and Daughter on Plane Judge Ordered to Turn Back Didn't Know
Fate Until Landing
A woman immigration officials put on a plane to El Salvador last week despite
government promises not to deport her said she was "very sad and scared" on the
flight, according to a statement in court documents filed Monday ...
"While we were in the air, no one told me anything about what was happening,"
the woman said.
August 27:Jerry Falwell Jr. says Sessions has lost evangelical
support
Jerry Falwell Jr., a top conservative religious leader, said Monday he
urged President Donald Trump to fire Jeff Sessions over his handling of
investigations into Russian election meddling, saying the attorney general has
lost evangelicals' support.
August 30: President Donald Trump attacked
his own Justice Department and FBI leadership and implied Hillary Clinton could
face criminal charges during a campaign rally Thursday night in Indiana.
"Our Justice Department and our FBI have to start doing their jobs and doing it
right and doing it now, because people are angry. People are angry," Trump said
at a rally in Evansville, where he was campaigning for Republican Senate nominee
Mike Braun.
Trump also suggested he could take a heavier role in the Justice Department --
comments that came hours after he told Bloomberg that Attorney General Jeff
Sessions would remain in his job until after November's midterm elections.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/30/politics/trump-evansville-rally/index.html
September 2:Convicted former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos has publicly
contradicted Attorney General Jeff Sessions' sworn testimony to Congress, saying
both Sessions and Donald Trump apparently supported his proposal that Trump meet
with Vladimir Putin during the 2016 campaign, according to a court filing late
Friday night.
"While some in the room rebuffed George's offer, Mr. Trump nodded with approval
and deferred to Mr. Sessions who appeared to like the idea and stated that the
campaign should look into it. George's giddiness over Mr. Trump's recognition
was prominent during the days that followed," Papadopoulos' lawyers wrote in a
court filing Friday. Papadopoulos' legal team said that he has shared with
special counsel Robert Mueller his recollections of the March 31, 2016, meeting.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/01/politics/papadopoulos-sessions-putin-campaign-meeting/index.html
November 7: Trump ousts Attorney General
Jeff Sessions
Speculation had swirled for months that Sessions would leave following the
midterms.
November 7: As a senator, Jeff Sessions was
one of Donald Trump’s earliest supporters, and he served as one of his
campaign’s top foreign-policy advisers. But the seeds of the attorney general’s
rift with the president were planted during his confirmation hearing, when he
offered up some thoughts about Russia collusion that turned out to be not
entirely accurate. Here’s how their relationship devolved to the point that
Sessions was asked to submit his resignation a day after the midterms, following
months of the two 71-year-old lawmakers barely speaking, except to lob insults
on Twitter.
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/11/history-trump-jeff-sessions-feud.html
