Jeff Sessions did not bankrupt the Alabama KKK, but is taking credit for it anyway

Two years ago, first-term Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took five minutes during a marathon speech aimed at stripping healthcare coverage from millions of Americans to read Dr. Seuss’ Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor. But at Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee and current Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Cruz spent eight minutes attempting to tell the American people a much more misleading tale....
https://thinkprogress.org/ted-cruz-false-story-jeff-sessions-bankrupted-alabama-klan-35bb07753b23#.3efhgtcwt