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PublishedAugust 4, 2017
Sessions directive encourages Maine law enforcement to seize property without charges
A recent asset forfeiture in Portland involving possible illegal gambling brings the controversial practice to light, as the attorney general loosens rules regarding its use.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2017
Trump renews Twitter attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions
He also bashes acting FBI director Andrew McCabe, whom he describes as 'the person in charge of the Hillary investigation.'
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PublishedJune 13, 2017
Sessions won’t tell senators if he spoke to Trump about Comey’s Russia probe
The U.S. attorney general also testifies that any suggestion that he colluded with Russia during the campaign 'is an appalling and detestable lie.'
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PublishedJune 13, 2017
Jeff Sessions asking Congress to let him prosecute medical marijuana providers
But research strongly suggests that cracking down on medical marijuana laws could perversely make the opiate epidemic even worse.
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PublishedApril 23, 2017
Trump, aides conflict on immigrant deportation policy
The president says children brought here illegally should 'rest easy.' When asked if that's true, Attorney General Sessions says, 'Well, we'll see.'
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PublishedMarch 18, 2017
Former U.S. attorney for Maine reflects on his sudden ouster
Thomas Delahanty says he knew his time as the state's top federal lawyer would soon be over when Donald Trump was elected, but the way it was handled caught him a bit off guard.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2017
Rattled by Russia, Sweden plans to bring back conscription
The move is taking place amid a heated debate across Europe over how the continent should stand up for itself in the face of an 'America First' president.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017
Jeff Sessions says that as attorney general he would stand up to Trump
The Alabama senator says he would crack down on illegal immigration, gun violence and radical Islamic terrorism.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2017
Maine Voices: Sessions’ record suggests he wouldn’t do justice to women’s rights
President-elect Trump's pick for attorney general has long been an anti-abortion extremist.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2017
Commentary: Attorney general nominee greatly distorts his record on civil rights cases
Sen. Jeff Sessions played almost no role in prosecutions and has a long record of working against those important rights at every turn.