Attorney General Jeff Sessions reportedly has no intention of trying to reclaim his old Senate seat as Republican leaders scramble to find an alternative to their party’s nominee, Roy Moore, who is facing a slew of allegations of sexual misconduct with teenagers.
Sources told Politico that Sessions is not interested in returning to the upper chamber of Congress, despite being contacted by former colleagues, like Alabama’s senior senator, Richard Shelby.
A number of top Republicans have called on Moore, a longtime judge from Alabama, to step aside as accusations mount, though Moore has maintained he has done nothing wrong and by all accounts is dead-set on remaining in the race.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is one such doubter and has floated Sessions as a potential write-in candidate.
According to the Politico report on Wednesday, McConnell and his team are looking at whether it would be possible to, if Moore were to resign, trigger a new special election contest as Alabama law states Moore can’t be replaced on the ballot for the contest set for Dec. 12.
Moore, who faces declining poll numbers, is set to face-off against Democrat Doug Jones.
