Scott, Senate's sole black Republican, defends Sessions

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott, the Senate's lone African-American Republican, on Wednesday offered a personal and passionate defense of Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump's embattled choice for attorney general.

Scott speaks on the floor less often than many senators, but has previously given a series of speeches on race, including one last summer recalling his numerous experiences getting pulled over by police, often simply for driving a late-model car in "the wrong neighborhood."

"Too often, too many — particularly on the right — are found guilty until proven innocent on issues of race, issues of fairness," said Scott, one of three African Americans in the Senate.