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Sessions Refutes Racism Charges, Vows to Be ‘Committed’ to Equality Before Law

17:17 GMT 10.01.2017 (Updated: 11:28 GMT 06.08.2022)

© AFP 2023 / MANDEL NGANSenator Jeff Sessions, R-AL, speaks at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania

Senator Jeff Sessions, R-AL, speaks at a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump at Ambridge Area Senior High School on October 10, 2016 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania - Sputnik International

US Attorney General nominee and Senator Jeff Sessions recalled being characterized as a racist in 1986, when the US Senate voted down his nomination to be a federal judge, as a painful experience and an unfair representation of his character, according to testimony at a confirmation hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Senate Majority Leader 'Strongly Supports' Sessions for Attorney General Office

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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — He said that he is committed to maintaining the freedom and equality in the US.

"As a southerner who actually saw discrimination and have no doubt it existed in a systematic and powerful and negative way to millions of people in the South… I know that was wrong," Sessions told lawmakers.

"I am totally committed to maintaining the freedom and equality that this country has to provide to every citizen."