Jeff Sessions, Who Has An Asian Granddaughter, Praised Era When Asians Were Banned From U.S.

WASHINGTON ― During Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, all eyes were on the nominee’s granddaughter.

Sessions ― who has long been in favor of restricting immigration ― sat with the child, who is of Asian descent, prior to the hearing. Critics on social media suggested the senator had brought her along to counter accusations he is racist. The Senate had, in fact, blocked Sessions’ nomination to a federal judgeship in 1986 over concerns that he had demonstrated racial bias.