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Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General

By Jim Swift
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Sessions Confirmed as Attorney General

Alabama’s Jeff Sessions was confirmed by the Senate as President Trump’s attorney general Wednesday night by a 52 to 47 vote.

Among Democrats, only West Virginia’s Joe Manchin crossed the aisle to support Sessions while all Republicans supported him. Sessions did not vote for himself, he voted present.

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