Jeff Sessions actually said...

"I would agree with that. As you formulated, I believe it would be wrong to further some other separate, discrete agenda that is not reasonably connected to the merger itself."

"I do not believe that the statute can be disregarded, and it should be followed."

"The President is subject to certain lawful restrictions, and they would be required to be applied by the appropriate law enforcement official when appropriate, yes."

"Well, it can fail to enforce it by setting prosecutorial policies with regard to declining to prosecute whole chunks of cases and, in effect, eliminate a statute."