Jeff Sessions actually said...

"I believe that a guideline system is better than one based on mandatory minimums and one that is purely discretion-based."

"It seems to me that a low level offender can be given a second chance and it ought to be done in a way that has good supervision, as drug court does."

"I do believe, do you not, that the ultimate authority of a judge to adjudicate a person guilty and sentence them to custody provides a kind of opportunity or the environment to get the attention of th..."

"And that strict scrutiny should be applied, which means a very careful review of any situation in which we give one ethnic group or racial group or religious group an advantage over another."