Jeff Sessions: Cops 'unfairly blamed' for violence

Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Friday that police around the country have been unfairly blamed for violence around the country, and said the Justice Department is ready to do whatever necessary to fight what he called “the rising tide of violent crime” in America.

The nation’s top law enforcement officer said in St. Louis, just 15 miles from Ferguson, Mo., that he equivocally supports “proactive, up-close policing – when officers get out of their squad cars and interact with everyone on their beat – that builds trust, prevents violent crime and saves lives.” But Sessions added that he is worried “this kind of policing has become more difficult in an age of viral videos and targeted killings of police.”