Jeff Sessions takes over as U.S. attorney general with a notable distinction among Donald Trump’s appointees: He’s a key Cabinet official who hasn’t yet publicly disagreed with the president. “Can we really expect him to be an attorney general who is independent from President Trump? “The attorney general’s role is to enforce the law.”Orin Kerr, a former Justice Department official, predicted Sessions will prove more independent than his critics assume. Republicans rushed to Sessions’ defense, noting that he voted in the Senate to reauthorize the Voting Rights Act. “I have no question in my mind that should Senator Sessions serving as attorney general believe that any inappropriate action was being suggested, he would be at the table and be vocal about it.”

Source: National Post February 09, 2017 12:43 UTC