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Top Democrats announce opposition to Jeff Sessions for attorney general

Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic Minority Leader, announced on Thursday that he will not support Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general.

Chuck Schumer will be joined by other prominent Senate Democrats who have spoken out against Sessions, including Cory Booker.

Schumer said in a statement:

“After reviewing his record and giving careful consideration to his answers during the hearing, I am not confident in Senator Sessions’ ability to be a defender of the rights of all Americans, or to serve as an independent check on the incoming administration. I am also deeply concerned by his views on immigration, which I saw firsthand during the push for comprehensive immigration reform. For those reasons, I will oppose his nomination to serve as the next attorney general.”

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Schumer also sent out a series of Tweets on the issue:

 

 Senator Cory Booker said on the issue, “Sen. Sessions has not demonstrated a commitment to a central requirement of the job ― to aggressively pursue the congressional mandate of civil rights, equal rights and justice for all. In fact, at numerous times in his career, he has demonstrated a hostility toward these convictions.”

Senator Richard Blumenthal also came out against the nomination of Jeff Sessions Thursday, saying “Senator Sessions has failed to convince me that he will be a champion of constitutional rights: voting rights, women’s health care and privacy rights, and anti-discrimination protections. Rather, he has demonstrated hostility and antipathy ― even downright opposition ― to these bedrock Constitutional principles.”

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