CLEVELAND — Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., will take the formal step of nominating Donald Trump to carry the Republican standard in the fall presidential election against Hillary Clinton.

“Sen. Sessions has been a key adviser to Mr. Trump and become a very close personal friend and adviser,” Trump senior adviser Paul Manafort told reporters at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday morning.

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