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Jeff Sessions: “With regard to the President's statement on empathy, Justice Sotomayor, when asked about his standard, replied, 'We…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
With regard to the President's statement on empathy, Justice Sotomayor, when asked about his standard, replied, 'We apply law to facts, we don't apply feelings to facts.' I thought that was what a judge does.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions emphasizes the importance of applying law objectively, not based on feelings.

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