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US Senate Republicans Plan Quick Confirmation for Trump's Attorney General Pick

© REUTERS / Mike SegarUS President-elect Donald Trump yells to members of the media from the steps of the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, November 19, 2016.
US President-elect Donald Trump yells to members of the media from the steps of the main clubhouse at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, US, November 19, 2016. - Sputnik International
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Republicans in the US Senate hope to move quickly and hold confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee before Trump's inauguration on January 20, US media reported on Tuesday.

Donald Trump sits with U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 7, 2016 - Sputnik International
US Congressman Says Trump Attorney General Has to Fix US Criminal Justice System
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, which is in charge of hearings for Attorney General nominee, US Senator Jeff Sessions.

Grassley met with Sessions on Tuesday morning and said he hoped to hold hearings before Trump's inauguration as happened for the nominees of both George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Politico reported.

Grassley has sent Sessions a questionnaire that must be filled out and returned before the hearings are scheduled, and asked that it be sent back as quickly as possible.

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