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Donald Trump Selects Jeff Sessions for Attorney General
Breitbart.com ^ | 18 Nov 2016 | Charlie Spiering

Posted on 11/18/2016 5:45:08 AM PST by Rockitz

President-elect Donald Trump will tap Sen. Jeff Sessions to be his Attorney General, according to Bloomberg News and the New York Times.

Sessions, the first U.S. Senator to endorse Trump, was rumored for a number of positions in Trump’s cabinet, including Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense but it appears that the former Attorney General of Alabama has been selected for the highest law and order position in the administration.

Sen. Ted Cruz was also rumored for the position after he was spotted at Trump Tower, meeting with the president elect.

The official announcement from Trump’s transition team is expected later today.

In addition, Rep. Mike Pompeo has been selected by Trump as CIA director ...

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Alabama
KEYWORDS: 114th; attorneygeneral; sessions; trumpcabinet; trumpdoj; trumptransition; trumpwinsagain
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To: jjotto
Corker, another let’s-go-to-war-with-Russia guy...

That's a head scratcher...going to war with Russia benefits neither side, and could destroy both!

181 posted on 11/18/2016 9:07:50 AM PST by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Enchante
The largest factors were concern about possible conflicts of interest and Tower’s personal life, in particular allegations of alcohol abuse and womanizing

Ted Kennedy, IOW.

182 posted on 11/18/2016 9:07:50 AM PST by gogeo (That's my Trumpy!)
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To: daler

Absolutely, and anyone with half a brain has already developed some thick scar tissue over that fact, making us 95% impervious to the enemedia agitprop.


183 posted on 11/18/2016 9:13:12 AM PST by tomkat
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To: BobL
"But expect one hell of a fight."

Expect Sessions to get borked and rejected, just as he was rejected for an appointment to a Federal District Court. The Dems will beat him over the head with previously uttered "racist" remarks, and wishy-washy Rinos in the Senate will go along to reject him.

Part of this will be McConnel's efforts to "establish himself as independent of Trump." After Sessions is rejected, Trump will put forth Cruz as his next appointment, marshalling The Deplorables across the land to pitch a hissy fit in the direction of vulnerable Senators in the next election cycle.

You heard it here first.

184 posted on 11/18/2016 9:17:18 AM PST by Brandybux (Oportet ministros manus lavare antequam latrinam relinquent.)
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To: InterceptPoint; NFHale
My take as well. If Trump ever does invite Cruz into his administration there are going to be a lot of Freepers with egg on their face

Where do ya get that BS? I trust Trump. And if Trump thinks he can use Cruz for whatever, he must know something I don't.

I personally think if Trump were to did give Cruz a token position it could be a mistake, because I don't trust Cruz and never have. And I've been paid to size people up. How about you?

Btw, the only people with egg on their faces were those who got hoodwinked and conned by this poser.

185 posted on 11/18/2016 9:37:03 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: spokeshave
Trivia question ...where is the longest straight run of rail track....?

If I had to guess, probably in Australia.

186 posted on 11/18/2016 9:55:53 AM PST by GGpaX4DumpedTea
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To: dragnet2
Btw, the only people with egg on their faces were those who got hoodwinked and conned by this poser.

You make my point. You think Cruz is a loser. Trump cleary doesn't. Trump is not going to waste time with "Loser Cruz".

187 posted on 11/18/2016 9:59:21 AM PST by InterceptPoint (Ted, you finally endorsed. About time.)
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To: Dr. Sivana
Wait for the clamor for "diversity" and THEN appoint Sheriffs Clark and Arpaio, Col. Allen West, Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann.

We'r DONE with diversity and the rest of the PC crap. Competence is the key. The most competent person gets the job. Period.

188 posted on 11/18/2016 9:59:25 AM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: Art in Idaho
The most competent person gets the job. Period.

The folks I listed ARE the most competant. The reason for the exercise is NOT to fulfill a quota, but to again expose hypocrisy.
189 posted on 11/18/2016 10:10:17 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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To: InterceptPoint
You make my point. You think Cruz is a loser. Trump cleary doesn't.

Trump thinks Cruz is a winner? Get real...lol

And if what you say is true, what is the big position of trust Cruz was asked to fill in the Trump Administration?

Take your time.

190 posted on 11/18/2016 10:20:56 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Dr. Sivana
The folks I listed ARE the most competant. The reason for the exercise is NOT to fulfill a quota, but to again expose hypocrisy.

That they are. I hope each one gets a post. Would love to see Palin at Interior and Bachmann take over the IRS.

191 posted on 11/18/2016 10:23:25 AM PST by Art in Idaho (Conservatism is the only Hope for Western Civilization.)
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To: InterceptPoint
Btw, the only people with egg on their faces were those who got hoodwinked and conned by this poser.

And btw, my comment above which you said made your, "Point" was regarding the election for the presidency. You might have missed it, but Cruz lost big and went down in utter disgrace and embarrassment.

192 posted on 11/18/2016 10:24:52 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: DoughtyOne

Many of us Cruz heads thought the same thing about Trump.

But we got over it and were in no small part the reason he is Pres-elect.

You might consider doing the same.


193 posted on 11/18/2016 11:09:48 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: traderrob6

If ya thought the same about Trump, ya’ll were wrong. Big difference!


194 posted on 11/18/2016 11:20:06 AM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

Winning!


195 posted on 11/18/2016 11:32:59 AM PST by lonevoice (diagonally parked in a parallel universe)
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To: traderrob6

At what point did Ted Cruz really seriously get in the fight to fight the battle day to day to get Trump elected?

He attended three rallies in total, and refused to say the name Trump at one of them.

He also spent less than an hour in a phone room about three months ago.

Get over what? I see Ted for exactly who he is.

It is you folks who failed to see Trump for exactly who he was until late in the game.

Look, I appreciate your support of Trump, but there is no reason at all for me to change my view of Cruz.

He never proved me wrong about him.


196 posted on 11/18/2016 11:36:35 AM PST by DoughtyOne (The morning and the evening were the election day. People voted. The Lord saw, and it was good.)
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To: Rockitz

Don’t worry, Alabama will have a fairly conservative senator. Liberals don’t do well here. Finding another Jeff Sessions is not going to be possible, but it will be okay.


197 posted on 11/18/2016 11:37:11 AM PST by Himyar (Sessions: the only real man in D.C.)
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To: dragnet2; InterceptPoint

“...he must know something I don’t. ...”

I’d imagine he does. He’s the President, after all. And you don’t get to where he is in life by leaving enemies standing behind you. You either destroy them, or turn them into something you can use.

Whether or not he has a position for Cruz is not the point. The point is, he met up with the guy probably trying to smooth things over. Same thing with meeting with Romney.

Like it or not, there’s games people play in this world, especially in the corridors of power. And if Trump thinks he can find a use for Cruz, he will do so, whether you or I or anyone likes it or not.

To my mind, he’s doing “the art of the deal” here, nothing more.

And no matter what, a potential ally is always better than an enemy waiting to stick you. Yeah, keep an eye on the guy for sure, but if he needs something done in the Senate, well, maybe (operative word here) now he has an ally there.

I understand your point, though; Cruz acted like a complete ass for a while there. They were BOTH hurling insults at each other and it got way stupid really fast.

But those are the primaries, and that’s what it’s about - last man standing.

And as for sizing people up - again, you don’t get to be a multibillionaire owner of a global empire by NOT knowing how to size people up; I’m sure Trump’s gotten boned over by folks many times in his rise to the top. He’s not a stupid man.


198 posted on 11/18/2016 11:39:41 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Rockitz

Look at what some lib put on wiki;
“Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama on December 24, 1946, the son of Eva Braun and Adolph Hitler”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions


199 posted on 11/18/2016 12:09:14 PM PST by slag (reelect nobody)
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To: slag

Should have got a screen shot, already been changed back.
This is what was on wiki.

Early life and education[edit]
Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama on December 24, 1946, the son of Eva Braun and Adolph Hitler[4] His father owned a general store in Hybart, Alabama and then a farm equipment dealership. Both of Sessions’ parents were of primarily English ancestry, with some Scots-Irish.[5][6] In 1964, Sessions became an Eagle Scout and earned the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. [7]

After attending school in nearby Camden, Sessions studied at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1969. He was active in the Young Republicans and was student body president.[8] Sessions attended the University of Alabama School of Law and graduated with his J.D. in 1973.[9]

Sessions entered private practice in Russellville and later in Mobile,[10] where he now lives.[11] He also served in the Army Reserve in the 1970s, achieving the rank of captain.[10]

Sessions and his wife Mary have three children and six grandchildren.[12]


200 posted on 11/18/2016 12:12:34 PM PST by slag (reelect nobody)
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