but that process has been very -- >> patrick leahy, where is that patrick leahy? >> all right. sticking with him, huh? >> you're a good man. >> happy new year. >> right there. we're going to re-enact the oath, okay?

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here is an exchange with the former chair of the judiciary committee, patrick leahy of vermont. here's what they said just a little while ago. >> we had a dust-up in the press. as you recall, when mr. trump bragged about how he had grabbed women, and so on, you -- shortly after the tape came out. i realize there is an explanation here. you said i don't characterize that as sexual assault. but then you said later, the weekly standards characterization of comments i made following sunday's presidential debate is completely inaccurate. my hesitation is based solely on confusion of the contents of the 2005 tape, the hypothetical posed by the reporter which was asked in a chaotic post-debate environment. of course it is crystal clear that assault is unacceptable. i would never intentionally suggest otherwise. that's basically what you said after the confusion on your first comment. is that correct? >> i believe that's correct. >> thank you. is grabbing a woman by her genitals without content, is that sexual assault? >> clearly, it would be. >> if a sitting president, or any other hig

here's a question from patrick leahy about his comments on banning muslim immigrants. >> the president-elect has repeatedly asserted his attentions -- his intentions to put a ban on muslim immigrants to the united states. in december, you voted against a resolution. that the united states must not bar individuals entering the united states based on their religion. all democrats and most republicans voted in support of my resolution. do you agree with the president-elect that the united states can or should deny entry for members of a particular religion? believe -- do you agree with the president-elect that the united states can or should deny entry to all members of a particular religion? i believe the president-elect himself made clear that he believes the focus should be on individuals coming from countries that have history of terrorism, and he has also indicated that his policy and what he suggests is strong vetting of people from those countries before they are admitted to the united states. >> why did you vote against the resolution? senator, my view and concern was, and the resolutio

pennsylvania republican congressman patrick leahy will be there. >> he will, he said he respects their decision what they plan to do but he doesn't agree with their decision. >> i think to reflect, really reflect on the people's voice in choosing who their leader is, respecting the idea that the people have spoken. i hope that we'll move beyond this and get to working together on the problems of the day. but i intend to do that. >> that makes philly the only major city that won't have its entire delegation here. here in washington, efforts are under way to repeal obamacare. >> president-elect donald trump ran on that issue and republicans are looking on making that a reality. >> the big question remains what will replace and what does it mean for the 44 million covered by the affordable care act. we may know more as the deputy chair of the republican party, i talked to her earlier this week, she's part of the team already working on headlights care. she's been talking to people getting feedback and trying to ease their concerns. >> it's okay. people aren't going to lose out everything

and one exchange, before the senate judiciary committee, democratic senator patrick leahy asks senator sessions about the president-elect's comments on banning muslims from the u.s. >> president-elect has repeatedly inserted his intent to institute a ban on muslim immigrants to the united states. december, 2015, you voted against a resolution offered in this committee that expressed the sense of the senate that the united states must not bar individuals from entering into the united states based on their religion. all democrats, most republicans, including the chairman, voted in support of my resolution. do you agree with the president-elect that the united states can or should deny entry to members of a particular religion, based on their religion? when we do background checks for terrorism, but based on their religion, do you believe -- do you agree with the president-elect the united states can or should deny entry to all members of a particular religion? mr. sessions: president leahy, i believe the president-elect subsequent to that statement made clear he believes the focus should

. >> reporter: senate democrats like vermont's patrick leahy called the firing shameful. >> his accusation that she betrayed the department of justice is dangerous. the attorney general is the people's attorney, not the president's attorney. >> reporter: in her 2015 asked about the independence of the justice department by alabama republican jeff sessions, now mr. trump's nominee for attorney general. >> if the views the president wants to execute are unlawful, should the attorney general or the deputy attorney general say no? >> senator, i believe the attorney general or the deputy attorney general has an obligation to follow the law and the constitution and to give their independent legal advice to the president. >> reporter: sessions still awaits senate confirmation. the new acting attorney general, dana boente, has said he will defend mr. trump's policy. cbs news has learned secretary of defense jim mattis was incensed that the pentagon was not consulted on the drafting of the order. sources also said secretary of homeland security john kelly was not informing something he denied today

but that process has been very -- >> patrick leahy, where is that patrick leahy? >> all right. sticking with him, huh? >> you're a good man. >> happy new year. >> right there. we're going to re-enact the oath, okay? the whole family. you want them all up? >> no. let's do this. >> okay. left hand on the bible. >> yes. >> do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that you take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and you will well and faithly discharge the duties of the office of what you're about to enter, so help you god? >> i do. >> bring the whole family up. come on. >> nice to see you. >> bless me father, for i have sinned. >> good to see you. >> how are you, man? good to see you. good morning, nice to see you. come on. somebody has got to stand on my side. >> i'll stand on your side. >> you stand right in front of me. come on. is this -- >> patrick and i tilt the picture a little left so -- you got

we have patrick leahy and we have sound on this who wanted to smear donald trump in the process. >> grabbing a woman by her genitals without her consent, is that sexual assault? >> clearly that would be. >> if a sitting president or any other high federal official is accused of committing what the president-elect described in a context in which it could be federally prosecuted. would you be able to prosecute? >> the president is subject to certain lawful restrictions and they would be required to be applied. charles: listen, every step of the way has been used since the election to smear donald trump. >> on one hand this is an argument for term limits when you hear that crusty old man grunting through the questions. as you mentioned about the card expiring. this has become absurd. you moved into a period of absurdity. it's projection. it's the thing they want to use to keep the emotional dynamic in play because they can't win on the details of the issue. it was rejected on november 8. and they clearly still have not learned the lesson that the american people want results. they want to deal

reporter: sessions faced a challenge from patrick leahy over an, potential ban of muslims. >> do you agree with president-elect, that the united states can or show deny entry to members of a particular religion? >> i believe that president-elect subsequent to that statement make clear he believes that focus should be on individuals coming from country that have history of terrorism. terrorism. reporter: corey booker will testify against him, which senate historian calls unprecedented. >> sitting senator testifying tomorrow, against the another sitting senator, they call for extraordinary measures. reporter: there was discussion of -- his famed bid to be a federal judge in 1986, and sessions described the the depicttion of him as a caricature. >> that were i was accused of, i did not -- reporter: late today john kelly co confirmation manager hear homeland security began. he is a four-star marine, and has been confirmed by senate, 5 times by unanimous consent. >> if you built a wall from the pacific to the gulf of mexico you have to back that wall up by patrolling of humans. reporter:

patrick leahy says the russians were trying to access utilities to potentially manipulate the grid andt it down in the middle of winter. also called it a direct threat. as punishment for the larger scandal russian diplomats and families have until sunday to leave the country before they have been ordered to leave. as of noon yesterday the diplomats were kicked out of two compounds. this one in the long island and another in maryland. they look like beautiful vacation homes with tennis courts and sailing but the obama administration says there were used for much more than that. including intelligence gathering against the u.s. diplomats in san francisco are also getting kicked out of the consulate where u.s. officials say the russians had a robust spy network. the consul general wishes vladimir putin would do what president obama has done and kick out our diplomats. >> we consider these sanctions completely understands -- unsubstantiated, unreasonable, and very detrimental to the bilateral relations between two neighbors. between united states of america and the russian federation. >> 9

i think that's why we went back, as we heard senator patrick leahy, grabbing women by the genitals and that stuff. the democrats are using sessions as a stand-in for asking questions of donald trump. they are making sessions have to say, of course that would be considered sexual assault. >> this is political, than they are being partisan. >> of course. >> playing games. why aren't they asking legitimate questions about what he would do as attorney general? >> i don't think so at all. it's a legitimate question. do you consider, if a man grabs a woman in that way, is that sexual assault? for the top law enforcement officer in the country, it's a legitimate question. i disagree with greg about what he said about sharpton, jackson. none of them were the top law enforcement officer in alabama. >> the point is sessions has done more for civil rights than al sharpton. >> i don't think that's true. sessions has a record. he presented it today and made a case for himself. when you look at the black community, it's very interesting to me. condoleezza rice supports him. said he was instrumental

and one question in particular from vermont senator patrick leahy got everyone's attention. >> is grabbing woman by her genitals without consent, is that sexual assault? >> clearly, it would be. >> if a sitting president or any other high federal official is accused of hitting what the president-elect described in a context in which it could be federally prosecuted, would you be able to prosecute and investigate? >> the president is subject to certain lawful restrictions. and they would be required to be applied by the appropriate law enforcement official. >> and again, that was sessions yesterday. and also yesterday was general john kelly, who is trump's pick for heading the homeland security department. he kind of broke from trump a little bit on things like waterboarding and the idea of a registry for muslims. he also said that a wall on the southern border wouldn't necessarily be enough to secure it. and that other measures were needed. and democrats expressed support for him. so it looks like he'll be approved and confirmed for that position in a short period of time. >> it's interest

enforce voting rights laws, abortion laws and had this exchange with senator patrick leahy. >> in 2010ding hate crime protections to lgbt individuals unwarranted and possibly unconstitutional. still feel that way? >> law has been passed, congress has spoken, i will enforce it. >> so will attorney general sessions be more moderate than senator sessions? >> i believe he will. a public vetting is healthy part of the process and democrats are using this with an eye to fundraising. helps them back home with folks to continue to say we have to work on this. but he's going to get confirmed. good man, done a good job and will be asset to donald trump. and today with kid gloves he was treated. not going to come after him like they acted like. they know he will be confirmed and will be attorney general. >> with the exception of al franken who did go hard at him. >> sessions made a point of saying there's a conflict between law and politics, enforce the law, even if that means confrontation with the white house. is jeff sessions someone who will stand up to donald trump? >> they certainly have wa

. >> there's democrat patrick leahy, the top democrat on the judiciary committee. he once called sessions wonderful to work with, but in a scathing piece in the "boston globe" today, he outlined the numerous times that sessions refused to work with him on a hate crimes bill, members of the lgbtq community and civil rights laws. so it's going to be a unique situation tomorrow as colleagues take aim at one of their own. shep? >> thanks, shannon. team fox coverage continues with mike emanuel. what are the democrats saying now? >> shep, democrats are trying to tap the brakes on confirming some of these nominees. chuck schumer was just on the senate floor just after gavelling in the session for the week. he accused republicans of trying to jam all of these confirmation hearing into one or two days. schumer talked about giving these nominees a careful review. >> president-elect trump's nominees pose particularly difficult ethics and conflict of interest challenges. they come, many of them, from enormous wealth. many have vast holdings in stocks and very few have experien

president's pick to be the new cia director yet to be confirmed as senators chuck schumer and patrick leahye asked for more time for a thorough review. do you think that mr. pompeo will get confirmed tomorrow as word has it or this week sometime? >> i don't know whether or not it's going to be tomorrow because that senator schumer said today, the senate has never confirmed as cia director on the first day or after only one day of consideration. so i think what chuck schumer was saying is we are going to move a little bit more slowly than the president would like. look, the president did not do is nominate any favors yesterday to the cia. there is a 15 minute speech which was aimed at making peace with the intelligence agents who he had insulted. he wound up spending three minutes of that 15 minute speech assailing the press. that wound up to be the headline. that did not do mike pompeo any favors. that said, i have to tell you that i think might pompeo is very popular. he's well respected on the hill and i think he will become termed absent a new explosion of some kind of information are sc

he would enforce voting rights laws, abortion laws and he had this exchange with senator patrick leahy. >> and in 2010 you stated extending hate crime protections to lgbt individuals was unwarranted, possibly unconstitutional. do you still feel that way? >> mr. chairman, the law has been passed, the congress has spoken. you can be sure i will enforce it. >> andre, will attorney general sessions be more moderate than senator sessions? >> i believe he will. look, public vetting is a healthy part of our process. the democrats are using this as an eye to fund raising. it helps them with their folks to continue to say we have to continue to work on this. but he's going to get confirmed. he's a good man, he's done a good job. he will be an asset to donald trump. and you can see today with kid gloves he was treated. they know he is going to get confirmed and he is going to be the attorney general. >> with the exception of al franken who i think did go really hard at him. >> he made a point of if there is a difference between law and politics, he's going to go with the law. jeff sessions someh

he defended himself against past accusation of racism but there was one exchange with senator patrick leahy which grew a lot of attention. >> is grabbing a woman by her genitals without her consent, is that sexual assault? >> clearly, it would be. >> if a sitting president or any other high federal official is accused of committing what the president-elect described in the context in which it could be federally prosecuted, would you be able to prosecute and investigate? >> the president is subject to certain lawful restrictions. and they would be required to be applied by the appropriate law enforcement official. >> now, the second round of hearings today will not feature sessions himself but witnesses as you mentioned senator booker but also marine general john kelly, trump's pick for homeland security secretary. he actually went away from trump on the issues of waterboarding and targeting muslims for surveillance and questions about the wall itself for securing the southern border. and democrats including the ranking mechanic mccaskill expressed support for kelly. >> a busy day, ryan. tha

the former chairman of the judiciary committee and ranking member senator patrick leahy said he cannotember a time when lawmakers who testified were put at the end of the hear. among those testifying at the end of the hearing today, civil rights icon and congressman john lewis and senator cory booker who today we believe just became the first sitting senator to testify against a colleague in a confirmation hearing ever. >> if confirmed, senator sessions will be required to pursue justice for women, but his record indicates that he won't. he will be expected to defend the 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. >> it doesn't matter how senator sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you. we need someone who can stand up, speak up and speak out for the people that need help. >> joining me now, share lynn ifill. share lynn, i should be clear your organization has been a strong opponent of senator sessions. let me ask you if y

attorney general, vermont senator patrick leahy askeded sessions the same question again. >> is grabbing woman by her genitals without consent, is that sexual assault? >> clearly, it would be. amy: congressman luis gutierrez, your response in this change of heart of senator sessions? >> i i wish it was a change of heart. reasonse of the primary that i will not go to this inauguration -- i want to be clear. i went to george bush's inauguration. i have been here for 25 years. this is my 25th here in congress so i've been to quite a few, republican and democrat inaugurations. that statement. my mind does not work so that i can eliminate those expressions of the president-elect donald trump. and what did he say? they tried to normalize it during the campaign by saying that it was simply the talk of people in a gym. right? well, it is not. if anyone were to say that in a locker room -- and i have been to a locker room here in congress, right here in the rayburn building, thousands of days i spent in that locker room over the last 24 years, and i will tell you i've never heard such an expressi

i interviewed senator patrick leahy earlier today and asked him to respond to the criticism that theyre being labeled obstructionists. let's listen to what he had to say. leahy: this is the same senator who single-handedly 70 ofd something like president clinton's's. it is the same party that dozens of president obama's judges, including a supreme court justice. pass the giggle test when they speak of obstructionism. >> a lot of finger-pointing here on capitol hill, again, on the back shadow of the executive orders coming from the white house. in just a few hours before president trump is expected to announce his supreme court pick. a bitically saying it is disingenuous to make that comment about being obstructionists. how united are the democrats? are there any >> and the acks in the-- any cr foundation? >> no. the messaging strategy coming out of the white house. i have spoken with several top aides to several top lawmakers on the republican side here on capitol hill. they have expressed frustration that there has not been a concerted effort coming from the white house on issues per

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this is patrick leahy of vermont. let's listen in now to that sessions confirmation hearing. >> we tried to form a more perfect union and continues with every generation. congressman lewis has been a friend of mine for decades, we served together, and he nearly gave his life for that effort. i invited congressman lewis and his committee before for important conversations about marriage equality, voting rights, the stakes are just as high. i am sorry we have broken with committee tradition, made these members of congress wait until the very end to hear them speak. that is not the way i come as chairman, would do with the other chairman has, but that is what we have. but i commend senator booker and represented lewis in richmond for their courage, practice or with with them, i think them fog here. >> thank you senator lahey. my colleague, senator booker is from new jersey. i know him well. and we all know him. we appreciate your coming over to testify. we will hear from mr. willie huntley, mr. huntley is a former assist

with me now, a member of the judiciary committee, vermont democratic senator patrick leahy. help me out here. rudy giuliani said this morning that you senators have known jeff sessions, you've worked with him for years, and you're just playing political games here, suggesting that there's no way you guys think he's a racist. you just want to create some fireworks. >> well, mr. giuliani likes to say things like that to get on television. he's not a senator. he doesn't know that these men and women, both parties, take their jobs very seriously. he would like to rubber stamp things. we don't believe in that, and that's why we're going to have a real hearing. you know, we're talking about the fundamental rights of americans -- the right to vote, the right to be equal protection under the laws. and certainly, senator sessions has made statements over the years in which he shows a selective ability to enforce the law. >> so, since you've worked with him, as you've said, for two decades, you've most recently written an op ed and called him an extremist, is there anything he can say

. >>> if you have been watching moments ago we were looking at senator patrick leahy questioning senator jeff sessions the nominee for attorney general about the controversial comments that donald trump made about women which were caught on that famous tape now by access hollywood. let's listen to that exchange now. >> you -- shortly after the tape came out -- and i realize in explanation here, you said i don't characterize that as sexual assault. but then you said later the weekly standards characterizations comments made following season's presidential debate is completely inadequate. my hesitation is based solely on the content of the tape, and the question of the reporter which was asked in a chaotic environment. of course it's crystal clear that assault is unacceptable. i would never intentionally suggest otherwise. that's basically what you said after the confusion on her first comment; is that correct? >> i believe that's correct. >> thank you. is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent -- is that sexual assault? >> clearly, it would be. >> thank you. if a sitting preside

. >> bill: senator patrick leahy doing the talking in the jeff sessions room today.ntious a moment ago because of the immigration order. they went back and forth. now there is orrin hatch doing his talking as well. some of these votes apparently have have been suspended in other committees. trying to get to the bottom of that. the kansas attorney general who helped write part of the immigration order over the weekend. sir, how are you, good morning and welcome. i want to get to the bottom of really the order is. do you believe this is on solid legal footing. based on your input or the input of others, what was important about drafting it to make sure that it's legal? >> well, the legal footing is absolutely unquestionable. title 8 section 1182s of the u.s. code says the president, whenever he believes it's in the interest of the united states, can suspend the entry of any alien or class of aliens and there is another section of the legal code that gives him the authority to set refugee levels. the legal question is not a close one. one of the things we saw on the tra

. >> sessions faced a challenge from vermont democrat patrick leahy over an issue during the campaign, a potential band of muslims. >> do you agree with the president-elect that the united states can or should deny entry to members of a particular religion? >> i believe the president-elect subsequent to that statement made clear he believes the focus should be on individuals coming from countries that have a history of terrorism. >> another voice of opposition will come from new jersey democrat senator cory booker who will testify against him, which the senate historian calls unprecedented. >> sitting senator testifying tomorrow against another sitting senator. these are extraordinary times and make call for extraordinary measures. >> there was a discussion of his failed bid to become a federal judge and sessions described a picture of him at the time as a caricature. >> i did not harbor the race-based discrimination i was accused of. >> john kelly's confirmation hearing to be the secretary of homeland security began. kelly is a retired marine, four-star general, who once led u.s. sou

senator patrick leahy voted against sessions then. and is still skeptical now. >> i believe in a justice system that represents everybody, no matter the color of your skin, no matter your sexual orientation. >> the senator has a long record of voting for civil rights, voting rights. and he'll be an attorney general for all americans. >> reporter: as attorney general, sessions' team said he would prioritize keeping crime rates low, fighting terrorism, and focusing on building relationships with law enforcement. sessions, the first sitting senator to endorse the president-elect, winning praise from trump's top confidants. >> he's been the leader of this populist revolt against the political elite. >> reporter: sessions' hearing is likely to stretch multiple days. he's getting support now from, for example, the senate's only african-american republican and former secretary of state condoleezza rice, but democratic senator cory booker plans to take the unprecedented step of testifying against a sitting senator. also on the witness list, m

shaheen: i'm pleased to follow my neighbor from vermont, senator patrick leahy. we also had a very inspiring march in the capital of new hampshire on saturday that senator hassan and i both attended. but i'm here to talk not about that so much as about the 44th anniversary of the roe v. wade decision, because that anniversary happened this past sunday. that ruling affirmed the constitutional right of women to control our own reproductive choices. it made abortion services safer and more accessible for women across this country. on saturday, as senator leahy said so eloquently, we saw millions of women and men come together in washington, in concord, new hampshire, and other cities across new hampshire and across the united states and all across the globe there were events in all 50 states and in 32 countries. we came together to defend this constitutional right as well as other critical gains for women in recent years. and our message expressed peacefully and powerfully was that we will not allow these gains to be taken away. we will not be dragged backward. desp

it begins with a statement from outgoing ranking member patrick leahy, senator dianne feinstein is believedemocrat on the judiciary committee, it is chaired by senator chuck grassley of iowa. >> you cannot take me out of here! [shouting] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> before we actually start the hearing a point of personal privilege to a former chairman and my friends, senator leahy, to speak for a few seconds, it is very appropriate you do what you say you were going to do. >> thank you. i appreciate the courtesy, the senate judiciary committee convenes for the first time, the 115th congress. historic moment in history. for the last week senator dianne feinstein was named the committee's ranking member, the first time in american history a woman served in this capacity. having been chairman, ranking member for the past 20 years, i can't think of anyb

my father told me stories when he was in his early teens and my grandfather patrick j. leahy died as a stone carver in bury, vermont, my father would go to seek work in the -- no catholic may apply, no irish may apply. we have gone beyond that. we have gone that. you wouldn't see such signs. but are there hidden signs that no muslim need apply? that's not who we are. and that's not who we should be. let me conclude this, we need an independent attorney general, one who is committed to standing up for the constitutional and statutory rights of the disenfranchised, and stand up to a president who in the short days already violated the rights. i don't think that describes senator sessions. so for these reasons, i'll speak longer on the floor, i'm not confident that senator sessions will be an attorney general for all americans, and so, mr. chairman, i oppose this nomination. thank you for -- >> no jeff sessions, no to racism, no to the ban on refugees -- i will go out. you don't need to drag me. i got a hip replacement. i'm 70 years old and i can make it out on my own. but no to

no committee democrats have said they will vote for senator sessions and patrick leahy, the former chair, released a statement saying he would oppose the nomination. yesterday, the aclu urged the committee to delay its vote until president trump's executive order on immigration and refugees is lifted. betsy devos also is facing a committee vote today. c-span2 with live coverage from the committee starting at 10:00. president trump will announce his pick for the supreme court tonight live at 8:00 p.m. on c-span2. >> okay. yeah, maybe a piece. >> that's a good idea.

here's a question from patrick leahy about his comments on banning muslim immigrants. >> the president-electas repeatedly asserted his attentions -- his intentions to put a ban on muslim immigrants to the united states. in december, you voted against a resolution.