U.S. Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in this excerpt from the hearing

Attorney General nominee Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testifies at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee in this excerpt from the hearing. Sessions answers questions about abortion, voting rights, past racist comments, violence against women, LGBT discrimination, immigration, Russian interference in the 2016 Presidential election, and civil rights laws. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IW) chairs the hearing and recounts Sessions' career. Senators Richard Shelby (R-AL) and Susan Collns (R-ME) introduce Sessions. The hearing is interrupted several times by protestors in the audience.