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Elected to the senate. now he'll have to go back in front of the senate for confirmation again. is there reason to believe he could be in trouble like he was three decades ago? >> frankly, steve, not particularly. let me explain why. given the rules of the senate jeff sessions would need 51 votes in order to move forward with this confirmation. republicans have 52 seats. there aren't any republicans who have come out against his confirmation. you got to start with the judiciary committee, right? all the republicans on that committee have come out today in support of senator sessions. you have ...

By the senate. he then went years later, got elected to the senate. now he'll have to go back in front of the senate for confirmation again. is there reason to believe he could be in trouble like he was three decades ago? >> frankly, steve, not particularly. let me explain why. given the rules of the senate jeff sessions would need 51 votes in order to move forward with this confirmation. republicans have 52 seats. there aren't any republicans who have come out against his confirmation. you got to start with the judiciary committee, right? all the republicans on that committee have come out to...

Recused himself. jeff sessions has said he plans to stay on as attorney general for as long as is appropriate and continue supporting the president's agenda whole heartedly. attorney general sessions was the first senator to endorse candidate trump. the president down played the endorsement in an interview with the "wall street journal" newspaper. a company with which we share common ownership. president trump said he won session's home state of alabama by massive numbers. so it's not like a great loyal thing. that too is not untrue. sessions is widely popular among conservatives in the south ...

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