We want Attorney General Sessions to be treated just the same as anyone else. Franken asked Sessions what he will do if “anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign” had communications with the Russian government. [Attorney General Jeff Sessions repeats Trump threat that ‘sanctuary cities’ could lose Justice Department grants]Sessions submitted written statements a week later in response to questions by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.). Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union filed an ethics complaint against the attorney general with the Alabama State Bar’s disciplinary commission. Sessions, whom the Senate confirmed last month following an acrimonious partisan debate, has been a member of the bar since 1973.

Source: Washington Post March 27, 2017 21:45 UTC