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Sessions takes the helm at the Justice Department

Hosted by Warren Olney Feb. 10, 2017 National
Alabama's Republican Senator Jeff Sessions has been confirmed as Attorney General — one of the most important and powerful jobs in the Trump cabinet. But Sessions' ideological affinity with the new President may give him more influence than just the nation's top law enforcement officer.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions (C) gestures before his first meeting with heads of federal law enforcement components at the Justice Department in Washington, DC, February 9, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

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Host:

Warren Olney

Producers:

Christine Detz, Evan George, Luke Vander Ploeg

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