(CNN) Recounting his yearlong effort to pass the First Step Act, Jared Kushner in his forthcoming memoir describes the numerous and ultimately unsuccessful efforts by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions to thwart the landmark criminal justice reform legislation. In his upcoming book, "Breaking History: A White House Memoir," Kushner details several efforts by Sessions to stymie his efforts to amass an unlikely coalition of conservative and liberal lawmakers -- and to dissuade then-President Donald Trump from backing them. Sessions' feuds with Kushner over the reform effort and his numerous attempts to block the process were thoroughly reported at the time. Through an associate, Sessions declined to comment on Kushner's book. Amid Sessions' efforts to block the legislation and try to dissuade conservatives from supporting it, Kushner met with the attorney general and other Justice Department officials to address their concerns.

Source: CNN July 30, 2022 17:18 UTC