Because Republicans defected and voted with all the Democrats to reject Jeff Sessions` nomination when they discovered that when he was working… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions for federal district court judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Something the committee had not done in 50 years. Jeff Sessions is now the Chairman of the Committee that rejected him. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Someone who traffics in much more than what Jeff Sessions said back then will be with the president every day in the… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
He sits beside the ranking Democrat Patrick Leahy who voted against Jeff Session`s nomination in that committee in 1986. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
According to the old rules, Senator Jeff Sessions could not be confirmed by the United States Senate because in fact he wasn`t. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
If Jeff Sessions had been an editor of something like "Breitbart", Ronald Reagan wouldn`t have even nominated him. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
He addressed a black lawyer as "boy". That`s why Jeff Sessions couldn`t get through Senate confirmation process under the old rules followed… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
My Worst Political Move of the 2015 Year. John Boehner inviting Benjamin Netanyahu to address the joint session of Congress. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Strom Thurmond, the former segregationist candidate for president was the Republican Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1986 and he tried… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Senator Jeff Sessions is reportedly on the [Donald] Trump shortlist to be either the next Secretary of Defense or the next Attorney… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
All writers are forced to live within deadlines, and deadlines determine how good they can be. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The question for the Republicans running the confirmation hearings in the United States Senate is whose rules are they going to use? — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Prosecutors have absolutely no control over what witnesses say when they leave the grand jury room. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Because Republicans defected and voted with all the Democrats to reject Jeff Sessions` nomination when they discovered that when he was working as a… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
In this case, the government will essentially be run by the people who are running it now. The top level [Barack] Obama appointees will… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I've never understood the value of putting someone on television to lie, knowing that they're going to lie ahead of time, knowing that that… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
The Trump view of immigration defies our history. Immigration is a transaction that has historically benefited the country. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I don`t think anybody knows it was Russia that broke into the DNC. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying Russia, Russia, Russia. Maybe it was.… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing that makes… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
National security advisors are not there to be advocates, generally. They`re not there to be partisans, they`re not there to be ideologues. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Never once has Republican world said hey, maybe we should look into how police officers are carrying out their solemn public responsibility to serve… — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image
When Ronald Reagan nominated Jeff Sessions for federal district court judgeship, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected his nomination. — Lawrence O'Donnell Copy Share Image