FRC Commends President-elect Trump's Selection of Sen. Sessions as Attorney General

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 18, 2016
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Family Research Council today commended President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) as the next Attorney General in the new administration.  

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement:

“I offer my congratulations to Senator Sessions and commend President-Elect Trump for making another wise selection by choosing Senator Sessions as our nation’s next attorney general. This selection is, of course, is in addition to the other quality individuals that have been announced by the Trump administration.

“Yet again, President-elect Trump has defied naysayers criticizing his transition team. President-elect Trump has surrounded himself with solid advisors, and his selection of Senator Sessions for attorney general increases my confidence that the Trump administration will be one that cherishes the Constitution and its protection of our freedom from government oppression. Senator Sessions understands the importance of all of our God-given rights, respects the rule of law, and will be a vital part of restoring our nation to its greatness.

"I look forward to January when the nation again has an opportunity to make freedom mean something under President Trump’s leadership,” concluded Perkins. 

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