Jeff Sessions
American politician and lawyer
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| July 14 2020 | Sessions lost the Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff to Tommy Tuberville, effectively ending his political comeback attempt. |
| July 14 2020 | Sessions lost the Alabama Senate Republican primary runoff to Tommy Tuberville, effectively ending his political comeback attempt. |
| June 2020 | Sessions criticized former president Barack Obama's approach to law enforcement, referencing the 2009 Henry Louis Gates arrest incident. |
| June 2020 | Sessions criticized former president Barack Obama's approach to law enforcement, referencing the 2009 Henry Louis Gates arrest incident. |
| May 23 2020 | Sessions responded to Trump's tweet, defending his record and asserting that Alabama and conservatives still trusted him. |
| May 23 2020 | Sessions responded to Trump's tweet, defending his record and asserting that Alabama and conservatives still trusted him. |
| May 22 2020 | President Trump publicly criticized Sessions on Twitter, telling Alabama voters not to trust him. |
| May 22 2020 | President Trump publicly criticized Sessions on Twitter, telling Alabama voters not to trust him. |
| April 3 2020 | The Trump campaign sent a letter to Sessions, objecting to and condemning his campaign's connections to Trump. |
| April 3 2020 | The Trump campaign sent a letter to Sessions, objecting to and condemning his campaign's connections to Trump. |
| November 7 2019 | Sessions announced his candidacy for the Alabama Senate race, just before the filing deadline for the Republican primary. |
| November 7 2019 | Sessions announced his candidacy for the Alabama Senate race, just before the filing deadline for the Republican primary. |
| October 2019 | Jeff Sessions began exploring a potential candidacy for his old Senate seat in the 2020 election. |
| October 2019 | Jeff Sessions began exploring a potential candidacy for his old Senate seat in the 2020 election. |
| 2018 | Shuttered the Justice Department's Office for Access to Justice, which had focused on legal aid. |
| 2018 | Shuttered the Justice Department's Office for Access to Justice, which had focused on legal aid. |
| November 2018 | Just before being fired by Trump, Sessions ordered severe restrictions on consent decrees for law enforcement agencies. |
| November 2018 | Just before being fired by Trump, Sessions ordered severe restrictions on consent decrees for law enforcement agencies. |
| November 7 2018 | Sessions tendered his resignation as Attorney General at President Trump's request following months of conflict over his recusal from Russian investigation. |
| November 7 2018 | Sessions tendered his resignation as Attorney General at President Trump's request following months of conflict over his recusal from Russian investigation. |
| August 2018 | President Trump publicly demanded that Sessions stop the Mueller investigation and criticized him for being 'Missing in Action'. |
| August 2018 | President Trump publicly demanded that Sessions stop the Mueller investigation and criticized him for being 'Missing in Action'. |
| August 22 2018 | President Trump gave an interview to Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, stating that he only nominated Sessions because of his early campaign support. |
| August 22 2018 | President Trump gave an interview to Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt, stating that he only nominated Sessions because of his early campaign support. |
| August 9 2018 | An incident occurred involving a woman and child seeking asylum from El Salvador, which led to a dramatic court intervention by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan after Sessions' Department of Justice attempted to deport her. |
| August 9 2018 | An incident occurred involving a woman and child seeking asylum from El Salvador, which led to a dramatic court intervention by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan after Sessions' Department of Justice attempted to deport her. |
| August 1 2018 | The U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on top Turkish government officials related to the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson. In retaliation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered Jeff Sessions's assets in Turkey to be frozen. |
| August 1 2018 | The U.S. Department of Treasury imposed sanctions on top Turkish government officials related to the detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson. In retaliation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered Jeff Sessions's assets in Turkey to be frozen. |
| June 18 2018 | Over 600 United Methodist Church clergy and laity announced church law charges against Sessions, accusing him of child abuse, racial discrimination, and other violations. |
| June 18 2018 | Over 600 United Methodist Church clergy and laity announced church law charges against Sessions, accusing him of child abuse, racial discrimination, and other violations. |
| June 11 2018 | Sessions reversed an asylum decision, announcing that victims of domestic abuse or gang violence would no longer qualify for asylum in the United States, effectively dismantling a significant portion of existing asylum jurisprudence. |
| June 11 2018 | Sessions reversed an asylum decision, announcing that victims of domestic abuse or gang violence would no longer qualify for asylum in the United States, effectively dismantling a significant portion of existing asylum jurisprudence. |
| March 2018 | Began serving on the Federal Commission on School Safety, continuing until the end of his tenure as attorney general. |
| March 2018 | Began serving on the Federal Commission on School Safety, continuing until the end of his tenure as attorney general. |
| March 20 2018 | Sessions signed a memo instructing federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment for major drug dealers. |
| March 20 2018 | Sessions signed a memo instructing federal prosecutors to seek capital punishment for major drug dealers. |
| March 16 2018 | Sessions fired Deputy Director Andrew McCabe hours before he would qualify for a government pension. |
| March 16 2018 | Sessions fired Deputy Director Andrew McCabe hours before he would qualify for a government pension. |
| March 6 2018 | Sessions sued California in federal district court, challenging state laws regarding prisoner release, workplace inspection, and detention site inspections as conflicting with federal immigration policy. |
| March 6 2018 | Sessions sued California in federal district court, challenging state laws regarding prisoner release, workplace inspection, and detention site inspections as conflicting with federal immigration policy. |
| February 2018 | Sessions sent a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley opposing the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, rejecting criminal justice reforms. |
| February 2018 | Sessions sent a letter to Senator Chuck Grassley opposing the bipartisan Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, rejecting criminal justice reforms. |
| January 4 2018 | Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, removing federal protections that had previously prevented prosecutors from bringing charges against state-legalized marijuana use. |
| January 4 2018 | Sessions rescinded the Cole Memorandum, removing federal protections that had previously prevented prosecutors from bringing charges against state-legalized marijuana use. |
| December 22 2017 | Sessions rescinded guidelines protecting poor defendants from excessive court fines and fees. |
| December 22 2017 | Sessions rescinded guidelines protecting poor defendants from excessive court fines and fees. |
| December 21 2017 | Rescinded 200 pages of guidance documents, including warnings about excessive fees and accommodations for the developmentally disabled, which drew criticism from the United States Commission on Civil Rights. |
| December 21 2017 | Rescinded 200 pages of guidance documents, including warnings about excessive fees and accommodations for the developmentally disabled, which drew criticism from the United States Commission on Civil Rights. |
| December 5 2017 | Gave a speech describing the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal as the 'worst form of kleptocracy' and affirmed the Department of Justice's commitment to seeking justice. |
| December 5 2017 | Gave a speech describing the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal as the 'worst form of kleptocracy' and affirmed the Department of Justice's commitment to seeking justice. |
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