to gavel of the c-span-2.ays on early yes we go a preview of confirmation session for senator jeff goodman on "washington journal." first of our two the roundtables today on the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney general, we are joined in studio by susan crabtree, senior congressional reporter for "the washington examiner," and steve flowers. i want to begin with you. in your columns since jeff sessions was nominated, you're confident he will be nominated for the post of attorney general. why are you so confident? guest: generally speaking, i think that confirmations for cabinet members are not as stringent as maybe supreme court judges or federal judges. alsog said that, he has been on the senate judiciary committee for 20 years. most of the stones that have been thrown at him are things insinuated 30 years ago. he has had a stellar senate career. i don't think he will have much trouble. probably some of the others will have a harder time that sessions. host: in this session, we will get into that history and let viewers hear from senator sessions and his own words and clips we have

jeff sessions.. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodmanh juan gonzalez. juan: on wednesday, the second day of confirmation hearings for president-elect donald trumpmp's pick to lead the justice department of alabama senator jeff sessions faced unprecedented criticism, but only one republican on the committee remained to listen. if the others had stayed they , would have heard the voices we bring you today. new jersey democrat cory booker testimony, the first time a united states senator has opposed a fellow senator's nomination for a presidential cabinet post. he told the senate judiciary committee that sessions is unfit to become the next attorney general. >> if confirmed, senator sessions will be read are to pursue justice for women, but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend equal rights of gay and lesbian and transgender americans, but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend voting rights, but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend the rights of immigrants

goodman with juan gonzalez. juan: for more than a confirmation hearings for president-elect trump with jeff sessions, we're joinedy two guests. from the cannon rotunda on capitol hill, we are joined by congressman luis gutierrez, democratic of illinois, a member of the judiciary committee and the co-chair of the immigration task force of the congressional hispanic caucus. he just released a statement saying, "why i will not be at inauguratition and will be marching with women." also with us is reverend dr. william barber, president of the north carolina naacp and moral mondays leader. on monday, he led about 500 demonstrators to the russell senate office building, where they marched through the marble hallways and delivered an anti-sessions petition to the offices of senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and others. reverend barber is the author of "third reconstruction: moral mondays, fusion politics, and the rise of a new justice movement." welcome both of you to democracy now! both of you back to the show. reverend barber, i would like to ask you about the protest you and against jeff sessions your response n

goodman. the first of a two-day confirmation hearing for president-elect donald trump's controversial attorney general nominee begins today. republican senator jeffsessions of alabama faces questions from his colleagues on the judiciary committee, where he serves as chairman of the immigration subcommittee. trump's pick has drawn widespread outrage because of sessions' opposition to the voting rights act, support for anti-immigration legislation and history of making racist comments, which included reportedly saying he thought the ku klux klan was "ok until i found out they smoked pot." he has also called the american civil liberties union and the naacp "un-american" and "communist-inspired." sessions, who's full name is jefferson beauregard "jeff" sessions iii, is named after jefferson davis, who was president of the confederate states of america during the american civil war, and general pierre gustave toutant overgaard. those set to testify at session's hearing include civil rights era icon and democratic congressman john lewis, and democratic senator corory booke, marking the first time in senate history that a sitting senator will testify ag

to gavel of the c-span-2.ays on early yes we go a preview of confirmation session for senator jeff goodman on "washington journal." first of our two the roundtables today on the nomination of jeff sessions for attorney general, we are joined in studio by susan crabtree, senior congressional reporter for "the washington examiner," and steve flowers. i want to begin with you. in your columns since jeff sessions was nominated, you're confident he will be nominated for the post of attorney general. why are you so confident? guest: generally speaking, i think