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Himself from these investigations. the basis for these calls for recusal is sessions was a supporter of trump during the campaign. well, here is a news flash, typically people who get cabinet appointments are supporters of the president during the campaign. thals not a basis for disqualification. it's ironic after holding up sessions confirmation he gets if place and the first thing you hear is let's not let him do his job. >> shannon: how serious could criminal penalties be with these leaks? >> it can be pretty serious. a number of provisions, title 18 and elsewhere that provide for everythin...

White social justice elitists. they are pampered, petulant, and pasty. >> kimberly: and not nice to dr. ben carson or cornel west. >> bob: this is twitter we are talking about. this is small stuff. there are some passionate people on this issue, including me, about sessions. i think it's not surprising he would get that. he didn't read probably the hundreds he got which were favorable. number one, number two i think my guy -- he is sitting there complaining about this. what does he expect in a high-voltage situation? jeff sessions. and also he says it represents the left. it does not represent...

Whether or not it is consistent. so -- to be relieved of duties is very shocking. >> professor alan dershowitz joining us on the phone. professor dershowitz. wonder what you make of the latest development? >> well i think it is a serious mistake. i think he could have worked around her. he could have gotten the court to apin tpoint another lawyer t represent him in court and positions. now he made it political. it is going to be very difficult for anybody inn't justice department to side with him, obviously, this will also give the democrats an excuse for trying to delay the sessions confirmat...

Sure. it is very weird. it is kind of hard to know where it goes. >> martha: do you think democrats will continue to drag their feet? on sessions confirmation and tried to keep her in as long as they can? >> why wouldn't they? she basically said, i am not going to enforce this because i think it is immoral. by the way, it is probably illegal. but her first line of explanation was, this violates some nonspecified moral code. really interesting thing for an acting attorney general to say. it may be right, who knows. it's a little strange. >> martha: i want to ask about this other big story that ...

Of our country. i know that was wrong. i know we need to do better. we can never go back. >> sessions and lewis were recently photographed arm in arm, commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday in selma, alabama, only 30 miles from sessions hometown. >> the son of the south who has had up close experiences with our great civil rights movement, senator sessions is not oblivious to the fact that we have more to do in the area of racial equality. >> the u.s. leader on civil rights came to his defense to change policies that have had negative effects on black employment. >> the one senato...