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Ep. 33: Senate Hearing on Trump’s Pick for Justice Department Could Preview Supreme Court Battle

The Week Ahead

By Adriel Bettelheim, Alex Roarty, CQ Staff and Todd Ruger
Posted December 16, 2016 at 2:27pm

Even before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, the Senate will move forward with a hearing on Trump’s nomination of Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions to head the Justice Department, which has already inspired fierce opposition and support, say CQ Roll Call’s Legal Affairs writer Todd Ruger and Senior Political reporter Alex Roarty. Sessions’ hearing could also set the tone for Trump’s upcoming Supreme Court nomination.

Show Notes:

Sessions Plans to Divest Some Investments as AG

Trump’s Potential Court Picks Featured at D.C. Confab 

 

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