How is US Attorney General Jeff Sessions reshaping the Department of Justice and national policies?
In a matter of months, Sessions has made his mark. He has pulled the DOJ back from investigating police abuses and out of a lawsuit challenging a strict voter ID law in Texas. He has directed federal prosecutors to charge defendants, including drug offenders and undocumented immigrants, with the most serious crime, bearing the harshest penalties.
Guests:
Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security and author of Rogue Justice: The Making of the Security State and The Least Worst Place: Guantanamo’s First 100 Days
Matt Zapotosky, reporter covering the Justice Department for the Washington Post's National Security team
Web Resources:
Washington Post: Matt Zapotosky
CNN: Jeff Sessions ushers in 'Trump era' at the Justice Department
Mother Jones:Jeff Sessions Announces a New Crackdown on Immigrants and "Filth"
