washington u.s. president-elect donald trump pick attorney general jeff sessions promise tuesday stand trump close ally future boss say would oppose ban muslims enter country enforce law waterboarding even though vote measure question 10-1/2 hours u.s. senate committee responsible confirm appointment sessions u.s. senator alabama distance comment make defend trump criticism 2005 video emerge october show trump boast grab women genitals time sessions tell weekly standard magazine would characterize behavior sexual assault late say comment take context ask tuesday whether grab woman genitals without consent ... sexual assault reply clearly would be 10 days go trump take office sessions 70 first cabinet nominee face question appear senate judiciary committee trump pick run department homeland security retire marine corps general john kelly late go homeland security committee attorney general sessions would serve top u.s. law enforcement officer responsible give unbiased legal advice president executive agencies mind lawmakers trump republican party democratic party seek establish closely sessions hew trump position whether could put aside staunchly conservative political position enforce laws may personally oppose senator since 1997 sessions widely expect confirm republican-controlled senate protesters accuse sessions poor record human right interrupt capitol hill proceed several time sessions say would support ban anyone unite state basis religion trump intentions restrict people countries harbor terrorists muslims elect nov. trump one point campaign proposal temporarily ban muslims enter country sessions say favor high intensity vet refugees seek enter unite state countries harbor terrorists would oppose end u.s. refugee program also say would enforce 2015 law outlaw waterboarding terrorism suspect even mean resist trump senator say vote law believe high position military intelligence community able campaign trump say waterboarding simulate drown widely regard torture effective technique vow bring back make hell lot bad recently trump say retire marine corps general jam mattis nominee secretary defense persuasively argue sessions say would enforce laws uphold u.s. supreme court even disagree decisions make abortion same-sex marriage legal sessions say comment make 2016 presidential campaign democrat hillary clinton email practice charitable foundation would cloud perception impartiality justice department continue investigate clinton say would recuse favor special prosecutor carry future investigations trump defeat clinton say campaign elect would ask attorney general appoint special prosecutor see clinton go prison use private email server secretary state relationship family charitable foundation sessions say agree trump oppose democratic president barack obama executive action grant temporary protection immigrant children bring country illegally parent would oppose overturn sessions represent deeply conservative southern state alabama long oppose legislation provide path citizenship immigrants also close ally group seek restrict legal immigration place limit visa use company hire foreign workers sessions say would aggressive investigate prosecute abuse h-1b visa program say allow company discriminate american workers hire foreigners head justice department attorney general oversee immigration court system decide whether immigrants deport grant asylum kind protection sessions renew criticism obama administration tough countries refuse take back criminal migrants order deport unite state key plank trump election campaign pledge deport illegal immigrants build wall along u.s. border mexico kelly tell hear physical barrier enough keep people drug illegally enter unite state write testimony kelly say rapidly process deport immigrants significant number would deter future illegal migration u.s. immigration court system backlog 500,000 case await decision deportation asylum kind protection many migrants arrive u.s.-mexico border give notice appear court one three years future judiciary committee sessions several time defend charge racism say allegations harbor sympathies toward ku klux klan violent white supremacist organization false abhor klan represent hateful ideology sessions say open remark sessions deny confirmation federal judgeship 1986 allegations emerge make racist remark include testimony call african-american prosecutor boy allegation sessions deny democratic senator dianne feinstein say senate judiciary committee receive letter 400 civil right organizations oppose confirmation country top law enforcement post trump 's choice u.s. attorney general say stand