Sen. Jeff Sessions' attorney general nomination hearing (12 images)

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testified during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on January 10, 2017. Sessions was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to the role of secretary of the Department of Justice.

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) raises his right hand to be sworn in prior to testifying during Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings to be the next U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill, January 10, 2017. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), (R) gets a smile from an unidentified granddaugther held by his wife, Mary, prior to testifying during Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings to be the next U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill, January 10, 2017. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

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Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings to be the next U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill, January 10, 2017. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

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Members of the group Code Pink hold up protest signs prior to the start of Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings to be the next U.S. attorney general, on Capitol Hill, January 10, 2017. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI

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