President-elect Donald Trump is building out his
Cabinet with allies, old friends, and even some former rivals. Here's a
look at who Trump has picked so far:
Sen. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General — The Alabama senator became the first member of the upper chamber to endorse Trump
in February. As the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration,
Sessions helped Trump craft a hardline immigration plan that he touted
would prevent people from entering the country illegally.
Though respected by his Republican colleagues in the Senate, Sessions will likely face Democratic opposition during his nomination hearing for past controversial remarks.
Sessions was appointed by President Ronald Reagan for a federal
district judgeship in the 1980s, but was blocked by the Senate after
being accused of making racially insensitive comments about a former
colleague. Thomas Figures, an African-American, said Sessions told him
to be careful what he said to "white folks" and once made a comment
sympathetic to the KKK. Sessions claimed he had been joking.
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Source: NBC News
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