8 Revelations from Jeff Sessions’ marathon confirmation hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a two-day hearing this week to determine whether staunch Trump ally Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) should be confirmed to lead the Department of Justice.

In 1986, the same committee deemed Sessions too racist to serve as a federal judge.

Though Democratic lawmakers and some witnesses were highly critical of the Alabama senator’s record, it’s almost certain that the Republican-controlled Congress will approve his nomination. Still, the marathon session exposed incidents from Sessions’ career that aren’t often discussed, and offered a glimpse into how the next attorney general plans to run his Justice Department.

Here are seven revelations from the hearing that stood out:
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