Rep. Brooks: Dems' 'war on whites' behind some criticism of Sessions
Alabama representative Mo Brooks said on a radio interview on Tuesday that the criticism of Alabama Senator, Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump's appointed Attorney General, is part of an ongoing "war on whites" by Democrats. "It's really about political power and racial division and what I've referred to on occasion as the 'war on whites.' They are trying to motivate the African-American vote to vote-bloc for Democrats by using every 'Republican is a racist' tool that they can envision, even if they have to lie about it." said Brooks on "The Morning Show With Toni and Gary". Brooks was responding to a question about criticism of Sessions' record on civil rights, which has come under new scrutiny as he seeks to confirm the Justice Department. Sessions was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 in part because of comments he allegedly made about organizations like the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union. Sessions, a Republican, also criticized the 1965 Voting Act as "intrusive" in the 1980's. In his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Sessions called charges of racism against him, "damnably false," saying that he had prosecuted a voter fraud case in response to "pleas from African American, incumbent, elected officials." Brooks, who said in the radio interview that he was under consideration by Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley to replace Sessions in the US Senate, was defending Sessions in regard to his position on voting rights.
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