Senate Judiciary to Hold Sessions Confirmation Hearings Jan. 10-11

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to hold its confirmation hearings (also see our calendar) for Trump administration attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., Jan. 10 and 11. Sessions supplied answers to his written questionnaire, posted on the Judiciary website. His role will have bearing on antitrust matters, with the AT&T/Time Warner deal pending before the Justice Department, and on surveillance issues under debate there. Sessions is a member of the Judiciary Committee.