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Karine Jean-Pierre: “This is somebody who was too racist, right, to be given a federal judgeship back in the 1980s. That's who Jeff Session…”

On the recordNovember 17, 2016
This is somebody who was too racist, right, to be given a federal judgeship back in the 1980s. That's who Jeff Session is.
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Karine Jean-Pierre

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Criticizing Jeff Sessions' past and suitability for the role of attorney general.

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