I’d LOVE to know the insider details about Sessions appointment.
I’ve said before, the DOJ is the political brain and nerve center of Fed.gov. Any President needs an absolute loyalist in there. Kennedy appointed his brother. Clinton had his pitfall Reno. Obama did it right - he had true fellow travelers as his AG. Hell, he even made sure they were both black.
What was Trump thinking with Sessions??
Sessions was the first Republican to fully endorse Trump.
I would like to know who referred Sessions to President Trump
As I’ve said before, it doesn’t matter so much who gets picked for Vice-President in a campaign. I want to know who gets picked for AG.
Loyalty is the answer. Sessions was the first Senator to endorse Trump, and Trump is big on loyalty. No doubt Trump also felt that having a US Senator in his cabinet would help smooth things out with the upper body.
Sessions recusing himself from all matters Russia, merely because of Democratic caterwauling in the media, was the dumbest, most boneheaded move ever. It was giving the Dems a gift they never expected to get. Sessions thought he was being a good guy. But being a good guy in WDC will not get you friends but will make you a laughingstock.