Marc Morial on John Lewis: ‘Someone Whose Opinion I Would Not Challenge’

BROWN Let s talk ░░░░░░░░ this moving forward though ░░░░░░░░ and other leaders have ░░░░░░░░ your concerns about senator ░░░░░░░░ Sessions past as it ░░░░░░░░ to allegations of racism ░░░░░░░░ a listen to one ░░░░░░░░ his supporters what they ░░░░░░░░ MORIAL If you disagree ░░░░░░░░ Senator Sessions because of ░░░░░░░░ political views let s ░░░░░░░░ a conversation about that ░░░░░░░░ let s do it ░░░░░░░░ the facts not on ░░░░░░░░ years of innuendos and ░░░░░░░░ that have been disproven ░░░░░░░░ 20 years of knowing ░░░░░░░░ Sessions I have not ░░░░░░░░ the slightest evidence of ░░░░░░░░ because it does not ░░░░░░░░ I know a racist ░░░░░░░░ I see one and ░░░░░░░░ ve seen more than ░░░░░░░░ But Jeff Sessions is ░░░░░░░░ one BROWN So after ░░░░░░░░ this kind of sentiment ░░░░░░░░ is the disconnect MORIAL ░░░░░░░░ think the disconnects is ░░░░░░░░ s not about quote ░░░░░░░░ Senator Sessions is a ░░░░░░░░ It s about whether ░░░░░░░░ can trust Senator Sessions ░░░░░░░░ he become attorney general ░░░░░░░░ be aggressively enforce the ░░░░░░░░ rights laws to use ░░░░░░░░ power of the Justice ░░░░░░░░ to fulfill the mission ░░░░░░░░ the Justice Department and ░░░░░░░░ mission of the work ░░░░░░░░ has taken place over ░░░░░░░░ last 50 years That ░░░░░░░░ is not about personality ░░░░░░░░ whether we like someone ░░░░░░░░ whether someone is polite ░░░░░░░░ gentlemanly This is more ░░░░░░░░ the record So I ░░░░░░░░ that the hearings I ░░░░░░░░ t think provide any ░░░░░░░░ us This is more ░░░░░░░░ the record So I ░░░░░░░░ that the hearings I ░░░░░░░░ t think provide any ░░░░░░░░ us with any additional ░░░░░░░░ And I think it ░░░░░░░░ more than 30 years ░░░░░░░░ I mean I know ░░░░░░░░ vote against Loretta Lynch ░░░░░░░░ note the fact that ░░░░░░░░ opposed retroactivity of the ░░░░░░░░ cocaine disparity reduction bill ░░░░░░░░ sorts of things raise ░░░░░░░░ questions For you should ░░░░░░░░ be confirmed I think ░░░░░░░░ d like to encourage ░░░░░░░░ to give strong signals ░░░░░░░░ all of us that ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department is going ░░░░░░░░ tip There are concept ░░░░░░░░ in Baltimore in Chicago ░░░░░░░░ is a police community ░░░░░░░░ that is taking place ░░░░░░░░ the Obama Administration We ░░░░░░░░ to see him continue ░░░░░░░░ We d like to ░░░░░░░░ him aggressively ensure that ░░░░░░░░ cities that have made ░░░░░░░░ to police reform carry ░░░░░░░░ those reforms and it ░░░░░░░░ not an effort to ░░░░░░░░ undue those efforts those ░░░░░░░░ decrees or to some ░░░░░░░░ weaken the power of ░░░░░░░░ Justice Department in enforcing ░░░░░░░░ laws BROWN Marc Morial ░░░░░░░░ to have you here ░░░░░░░░ we ll see you ░░░░░░░░ the MLK March.”