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He carries. brian: by the way, shouldnt president obama be saying something? the more you think of it, i know he set an example and said some great things and mentioned the chief of staff dennis mcdonough also said this guy won the election. we have said that all along. why wouldnt barack obama say listen you have to come together. he won 30 out of 50 states. ainsley: why do you expect he would brian fallon who ran hillarys campaign. friends with the obama administration folks saying he expected...

Armor versus infantry. i will see you this afternoon. >> thank you, senator cotton. >> im glad to see, mike, that you havent forgotten where the razor is like some army veterans. >> im preparing to deploy covertly. >> senator harris? >> representative pompeo, glad to meet with you earlier this week. congratulations on your nomination. for clarification, have you read in its entirety the ic report assessing russian activities and intentions in recent u.s. elections? >> i have. >> and do you fully...

Questions. in my view the american people deserve a really full and fair hearing for their next potential next attorney general. >> this morning he also said that his critics, especially back in the 1980s, were trying to paint a characterure of him on the issue of race. do you buy that? do you think his critics were trying to paint a characterure of him back in the 1980s, and do you believe that he has a strong civil rights record? >> what matters to me is his voting record as a senator and the ...

Victimization. it keeps going. >> if that was the case, i would agree with you. this is a sharad charade. why do we bother paying attention? i think he has a voting record in the senate. he has been opposed to immigration reform, opposed to the violence against women act. he has a real voting record thats a real concern to people. this is why i thought danas point was on target for theres a difference between campaigning and governing and he says this is how i will govern. i will obey the law. t...

>> sean: the issue should be of concern, but the fact of the matter is that senator sessions record and deed should assure them. you look at 30 years ago when he was a u.s. attorney, prosecuting clients members. i think you are absolutely right, you look at his vote in support for the voting rights act of 30 years, his voting record, his actions as u.s. attorney, his attorney general back in alabama, and his votes as a u.s. senator, show that he actually is a champion. >> julie: what happened at...

And how he responded to the russia hacking. i want to point out, we are now just three minutes away from this beginning. so many people are so excited because, you know, jeff sessions on some level almost serves as a surrogate to donald trump, who people have not been able to ask questions of. i want to bring in nbc justice correspondent pete williams, whos standing by. pete, we are just showing up on the screen protesters who are already there with signs, "stand against xenophobixenophobia." th...

But a smooth presentation doesnt take one from ones voting record. doesnt take away from ones long standing record of hostility to civil rights and equal justice. so nothing today has given me or any of the civil rights leaders in america any confidence that jeff sessions can be trusted to be the chief civil rights enforcer in the united states of america. when civil rights enforcement is something the american people to want see. they want to see it done vigorously, without regard to politics, ...

>> heather: senator jeff sessions is first in the hot seat as confirmation hearings on the capitol. they will decide if he is the right person to lead the department of justice. his nomination comes with a bit of controversy as critics call his taerngz to a voting record. shannon bream is live with us in washington. great to see you. what are the specific accusations he will likely face? >> reporter: the critics are not sugar coating the attack and called him a racist. they point to a unful succ...

Not? of course he wants to and he is the president. lets also remember, had you no problem with barack obama missing a massive amount of votes, having the worst voting record in the senate when he was running for president. >> were not talking about votes. >> my point, sometimes you -- >> were not talking about votes. >> sometimes you focus on one thing. >> move from the distant past, senator kbb bbbarack obamas vo record to the recent -- >> i know. >> hypocrisy. >> the recent past. hang on. the...

>> for time purposes you can understand why minorities may be concerned about jeff sessions pick? >> i think once they know more about sessions and see what he did with dick durban and rosa parks and her memory and honor and they look at his voting record and consistency standing up for whats right, i think theyre going to like jeff sessions a whole lot and be very comfort wrabl wiable with him. >> michael, considering some of the incidents that have happened around the country, can you understa...