Grassley: Sessions will provide ‘independent leadership of the highest integrity’

By Ryan Lovelace

Published January 10, 2017 3:05pm ET

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Grassley: Sessions will provide ‘independent leadership of the highest integrity’ — Attorney General-designate, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., center, accompanied by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, right, reaches to shake hands with former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, as they arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017, for Sessions confirmation hearing before the committee. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) | Alex Brandon

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley praised Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions as a man of honor and integrity at Tuesday’s attorney general confirmation hearings.

Grassley said Sessions would provide “independent leadership of the highest integrity” leading the Justice Department because of his appreciation for the separation of powers.

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