Donate

Donate

January 10, 2017 | Part Of SEN JUDICIARY - Sessions Nomination

Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 1

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in the Donald Trump… read more

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in the Donald Trump administration. He was introduced by Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Richard Shelby (R-AL). Committee members in this first portion questioned him on such issues as marijuana legalization, the Fair Sentencing Act, government surveillance and interrogation techniques. Of interrogation techniques, Senator Sessions called waterboarding “absolutely improper and illegal.” The hearing was interrupted several times by protestors in the audience. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Susan M. Collins U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Maine
John Cornyn U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Texas

Dick Durbin U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Illinois
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] California
Jeff Flake U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Arizona
Al Franken U.S. Senator (Class 2) [D] Minnesota
Lindsey Graham U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] South Carolina
Chuck Grassley U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Iowa
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Amy Klobuchar U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Minnesota
Patrick J. Leahy U.S. Senator (Class 3) [D] Vermont
Mike Lee U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Utah
Ben Sasse U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Nebraska
Jeff Sessions U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Alabama
Richard C. Shelby U.S. Senator (Class 3) [R] Alabama
Sheldon Whitehouse U.S. Senator (Class 1) [D] Rhode Island

More People

Hosting Organization

Senate Judiciary CommitteeSenate Judiciary Committee

More Videos From

SEN JUDICIARY - Sessions Nomination

60,114 Views

Program ID:: 420932-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Jan 10, 2017 | 9:21am EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Jan 15, 2017 | 10:34am EST | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

Jan 10, 2017 | 9:21am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 10, 2017 | 9:28am EST | C-SPAN 3
Jan 10, 2017 | 9:30am EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Jan 10, 2017 | 10:44am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 10, 2017 | 6:31pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 10, 2017 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Jan 10, 2017 | 11:00pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Jan 11, 2017 | 12:00am EST | C-SPAN RADIO
Jan 15, 2017 | 10:34am EST | C-SPAN 1
Jan 16, 2017 | 2:15pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO

MP4 video - Standard

Price:

$9.99 or Free with MyC‑SPAN

Add to Basket

MyC-SPAN users can download up to four full Congressional Sessions or Hearings for free each month. Free downloads are limited to four hours in length.
Sign In

MyC-SPAN users can download four Congressional hearings and proceedings under four hours for free each month.

There was an error processing your purchase.
MP3 audio - Standard

Price:

$0.99

Request Download
Alert me when this program is available for purchase.
- Name
- Email
Error requesting format availability.

Your request has been submitted.
There was an error processing your purchase.

Related Video

See all on Attorney General Donald J Trump

January 10, 2017
Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 2

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general in the Donald Trump…
January 10, 2017
Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 3

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general…
January 10, 2017
Attorney General Confirmation Hearing, Day 1 Part 4

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to be attorney general…
January 31, 2017
Judiciary Committee Vote on Attorney General Nomination

Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed a vote on whether to send to the full Senate Senator Jeff Sessions' (R-AL)…

User Created Clips from This Video

January 10, 2017
User Clip: Sessions Confirmation Hearing Oath
- 3 minutes
- 218,410 views
January 10, 2017
User Clip: Majority Witness Statement
- 2 minutes
- 207,533 views
January 10, 2017
User Clip: Gohmert run-in with photojournalist
- 47 seconds
- 12,216 views
January 10, 2017
User Clip: Hatch Question Obscenity
- 2 minutes
- 8,417 views

View all clips from this video