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| https://www.lee.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=34D56867-D878-41E6-9B3A-3BF636F84FCF | Lee Backs Sessions Appointment as Attorney General | 2016-11-18 | 2016 | 2016-11 | Republican | House | UT | Mike Lee | L000577 | www.lee.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) issued the following statement Friday in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) as his nominee for U.S. attorney general: “Sen. Sessions’ solid understanding of the Constitution and firm commitment to the rule of law is exactly what the Justice Department needs. I have worked closely with Sen. Sessions on the Judiciary Committee over these past six years and I have every confidence that he will make a great Attorney General for all Americans." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |