Sen. Jeff Sessions
Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsRosenstein leaves Justice after eventful tenure Barr cracks joke about contempt vote: 'This must be a record' The Hill's Morning Report - Barr held in contempt after Trump invokes executive privilege, angering Dems MORE's (R-Ala.) bid to become the next attorney general has the backing of a Democratic senator.
Sen. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) ManchinTrump court pick confirmed despite no blue slip from Schumer, Gillibrand Overnight Health Care: Trump wants HHS to help Florida with drug imports | Graham calls inaction on drug prices 'unacceptable' | Abortion battles heat up with Kavanaugh on Supreme Court Bipartisan pair of senators urges Barr to defend ObamaCare in court MORE (D-W.Va.) says he's supporting President-elect Donald Trump
Donald John TrumpStates fight Trump rollback of Obama lightbulb rules Authorities investigating shooting near Trump resort in Florida Trump: 'China is dreaming' Biden, other Dems get elected MORE's pick of Sessions, journalist Salena Zito tweeted Friday afternoon.
.@Sen_JoeManchin says in our interview in Charleston West Virginia he supports @SenatorSessions for Trump's AG pic.twitter.com/8kMl4IHs5O
— SalenaZito (@SalenaZito) November 18, 2016
Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnell'Saturday Night Live' ponders what it would take for Republicans to turn against Trump Rand Paul: Trump Jr. subpoena a 'real travesty of justice' Trump's 'four corners' offense an effective strategy for 2020 MORE (R-Ky.) has pledged to help push through his nomination.Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.), Chris Coons (Del.), Patrick Leahy (Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Richard Blumenthal(Conn.), all Judiciary Committee members, pledged to give Sessions a fair but thorough vetting process.
Feinstein, who will be the committee's top Democrat in 2017, also appeared to fire a warning shot that Sessions will have to show he’s not too loyal to Trump.
But Sen. Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Ann WarrenHealth care, climate change top issues for Iowans ahead of caucuses: analysis Michael Bennet must find a way to stand out in the crowd Poll: Biden leads 2020 Democratic field by 31 points in South Carolina MORE (D-Mass.) called on Trump to drop Sessions, warning if he didn't, the Senate could block the GOP senator for the second time.
Senators blocked Sessions from getting a federal judgeship in 1986 after allegations — that Sessions has repeatedly denied — that he called an African-American assistant U.S. attorney “boy” and called the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union “un-American.”
Manchin, who faces a potentially difficult reelection bid in 2018, has created headlines since last week's election for breaking with his party. After outgoing Minority Leader Harry Reid
Harry Mason ReidMitch McConnell is not invincible Seven big decisions facing Biden in 2020 primary Senate buzzsaw awaits 2020 progressive proposals MORE (D-Nev.) ripped Trump in a statement, Manchin called his rhetoric an "absolute embarrassment."
