UPDATE: Former AG Sessions formally announces that he is running to recapture the US Senate seat in Alabama that he vacated to join President Trump's Cabinet.
Thursday that started with Trump saying the one thing he'd like to do over would be naming Sessions his attorney general. Grit PAC, a political action committee supporting Tuberville's candidacy, also released a 15-second online ad calling Sessions a"traitor."
Sessions' participation comes despite his being told behind the scenes and publicly by allies of the president that Trump would campaign against him in the crowded Republican primary field.tweeted Wednesday. Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, however, told reporters on Thursday that he'd"absolutely" endorse his former colleague if he got into the race.
"Jeff Sessions is a friend. I worked with him every day up here for 20 years. He's a man of integrity. Of course, he'll have to run his own race, and you know that's up to the people of Alabama, but I believe he'll be a formidable candidate," Shelby said.David Ingram and Julie Tsirkin
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