Booker Was a Bust

By Fred Barnes

Published January 12, 2017 2:03am ET

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Booker Was a Bust — From the moment Donald Trump picked Senator Jeff Sessions to be the next attorney general, it was clear what Democrats would need to defeat the Sessions nomination: a surprise witness. It was such a witness whose testimony led to the Senate’s rejection of Sessions for a federal judgeship in 1986. Back then, a reluctant Justice […]

From the moment Donald Trump picked Senator Jeff Sessions to be the next attorney general, it was clear what Democrats would need to defeat the Sessions nomination: a surprise witness. It was such a witness whose testimony led to the Senate’s rejection of Sessions for a federal judgeship in 1986.

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