Cornell Brooks, the head of the NAACP, said the organization "firmly believes" that Sessions is unfit to serve as attorney general in the incoming Trump administration. The Alabama Republican was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee in 1986 for a federal judgeship amid accusations that he had called a black attorney "boy" — which he denied — and the NAACP and ACLU "un-American." In his defense, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey called Sessions "principled, intelligent, honest and thorough." Expand / Contract Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey (AP)"The attorney general is responsible for ensuring the fair administration of justice, and based on his record, I lack confidence that Senator Sessions can honor this duty," Booker said. Civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, is also expected to testify against Sessions Wednesday.

Source: Fox News January 11, 2017 16:18 UTC