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Probably not. >> you see senators graham, rubio, mccain have been vocal on the issue of russia and the u.s. i suspect other republicans will force the issue if the trump administration doesnt. >> you see rank and file republicans taking a stand here and facing -- >> i mean not accusing him of wrongdoing but trying to figure identity if theres smoke there. >> further to attorney general sessions statement, washington post is reporting that senator patrick leahy had a written question to the attor...

Former attorney general thompson, and lawyers that worked with senator sessions for a long period of time. all of those witnesses who actually know senator sessions said, in effect, the same thing. if you are concerned with securing the strong and equal enforcement of our laws, you should look no further than senator sessions to find an attorney general that is up to that task. senator sessions was asked a number of questions about policy positions, a hes taken as a legislation, and thats good a...

From members who announced they would vote against his nomination even before they submitted a single written question. one consistent thread that ran through all of his answers is this, he will follow the law regardless of whether he would have supported it as a matter of policy as a senator. the written testimony that we heard at his hearing tells the same story, we heard from witnesses concerned that the attorney general must provide full and fair law enforcement, and then we heard from witne...

>> i think they should get with the program or go. hold on. hold on. this is about the safety of america. its his number one duty as it should be with any leader to keep our people and institutions safe from attack, and if somebody has a problem with that agenda, then they should -- you know, then that does call into question whether or not they should continue in that post or not. >> so at this twist, right, senator rubio, he called the state department and asked about the travel ban and he was...

From elsewhere as is typical, but we certainly will hear from many democrats concerned about his nomination as they have been throughout the process. its likely he will be voted out of committee, and then they will send this to the full senate for a vote this week. the former connecticut attorney general, welcome, sir. >> thank you, and great to be with you. >> nice to have you here. senator sessions will not be in the room when the committee votes on his nomination today, and that is typical....

Attorney general and what is notable, chris, you may have seen that it was sessions during yates own confirmation hearing who raised the question to her that its a political environment, he said at the of of the justice department, and would she be able to say no to the president. and she responded then in 2015 that it would be her obligation to serve the american people, not only the president and to uphold the constitution. so those are words that now seen through the lens of the last 12 hours...

Matt thinks its appropriate for sally yates to ignore her office of legal counsel who had already said it was a lawful order. >> should she have just resigned, matt? >> absolutely not. the office of legal counsel did approve it on its face but we dont know what they looked at and the standard they look at in that analysis is very, very limited. >> matt, you tell me why that order is unlawful. >> im going to tell you she made clear in her statement that when you look at the statements the preside...

Interviewer said thats not sexual assault, and senator sessions said at the time, i dont know, its not clear how that would occur, and then at the hearings, he said that was sexual assault, and do you think he was playing politics so will he take the job seriously? >> he will take the job seriously, but the question is what are his real beliefs, and he has been a staunch opponent of roe v. wade, and once he is confirmed, he is in that chair and holding him accountable is so much more difficult. ...

Way. lets bring in cnn justice correspondent, evan. >> its a microcauseam of what you here inside the justice department, and you have people that believe she is a hero and dont believe this executive order is something they can defend and you hear from other lawyers inside the justice department are uncomfortable with the showdown and feel if she was not comfortable defending it she should have just resigned and not order justice department lawyers to not defend the presidents executive order a...

Policies. sessions reach extends throughout the without with his aides and allies accelerating the presidents most dramatic moves, including the ban on refugees and citizens from seven mostly muslim nations that has triggered fear around the globe, end quote. now, if it were just this one article by the post, just one campaign event, just one vote, maybe there would be an open question, but there are many disturbing actions and statements throughout his record. let me name some of them. im also ...