--- title: Jeff Sessions Begins Confirmation Hearings: Watch Live description: The confirmation hearings for Sen. Jeff Sessions will begin Tuesday, putting him in the spotlight as he hopes to become Attorney General canonical: https://time.com/4629991/watch-live-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-confirmation-hearing/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-10T13:48:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:38:25.756Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Jeff Sessions Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General og:description: His nomination by Donald Trump was controversial og:url: https://time.com/4629991/watch-live-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-confirmation-hearing/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74160a779ba7d493/6988b4eaab6d7771716ac6c6/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearings.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley Meets With Attorney General Nominee Jeff Sessions og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Jeff Sessions Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General twitter:description: His nomination by Donald Trump was controversial twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt74160a779ba7d493/6988b4eaab6d7771716ac6c6/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearings.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Jeff Sessions Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General > Sponsored content. 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Jeff Sessions, attorney general pick for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, listens as Sen. Chuck Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, speaks during a meeting in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 29, 2016. Andrew Harrer—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 10, 2017 1:48 PM UTC The [confirmation hearings](http://time.com/4629821/donald-trump-cabinet-picks-senate-confirmation/) for [Jeff Sessions](http://time.com/4623936/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-hearings-senate/?xid=homepage) will begin Tuesday morning, putting the Alabama Senator in the spotlight as he hopes to become U.S. Attorney General in Donald Trump’s administration. Trump’s selection of Sessions has already received heavy [opposition](http://time.com/4629246/khizr-khan-senate-judiciary-committee-jeff-sessions/) from Democrats. [New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker](http://time.com/4629968/cory-booker-jeff-sessions-confirmation/) said he will take the unprecedented step of testifying against Sessions during his hearings. Democratic Senators are expected to focus on Sessions’ record on justice and civil rights issues. His inflammatory comments on race caused the Senate Judiciary Committee to block him from becoming a federal judge when he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1986. 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