Jeff Sessions Quotes
A collection of quotes by Jeff Sessions.
Jeff Sessions, born on December 24, 1946, is an American attorney and politician. He served as the United States Attorney General from 2017 to 2018, under President Donald Trump's administration.
Sessions was born in Selma, Alabama and grew up in Hybart. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama, and later obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1973.
Before entering politics, Sessions worked as a practicing attorney in Alabama and served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama from 1981 to 1993. In 1996, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, where he represented Alabama until 2017.
Throughout his political career, Sessions focused on issues such as immigration, law enforcement, and conservative values. He was known for his tough stance on illegal immigration and his strong support of law enforcement agencies. Sessions also opposed cannabis legalization and advocated for stricter drug policies.
As the Attorney General, Sessions faced controversy and criticism for his role in the Trump administration's zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration, which resulted in the separation of families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Ultimately, he resigned from his position in November 2018.
Since leaving office, Sessions made a bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in 2020 but was ultimately defeated by his primary opponent.