Sessions, state officials trade barbs
Trump administration sues over sanctuary state law
SACRAMENTO – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions brought the Trump administration’s feud with California to the doorstep of the state Capitol on Wednesday, suing over its so-called sanctuary state law and dramatically escalating a war with the liberal powerhouse in a sharp exchange of words with Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
Sessions was defiant as he spoke to local law enforcement officials about the lawsuit, citing a series of California laws that he says are unconstitutional and violate common sense.
“I can’t sit by idly while the lawful authority of federal officers are being blocked by legislative acts and politicians,” he said, straying from his prepared remarks.
Brown didn’t hold back in his response, calling Ses- U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions addresses the California Peace Officers’ Association at the 26th annual Law Enforcement Legislative Day on Wednesday in Sacramento.
There’s plenty for state and national politics followers to take in with the present tiff between California officials and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Sessions visited with members of the California Peace Officers’ Association in Sacramento on Wednesday and blasted the state for not being cooperative with federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. A lawsuit was filed over immigration laws, which Sessions said violate the U.S. Constitution.
Local officials and observers have a fair amount of interest in the sparring between federal and state officials, and their points of view are varied.