Jeff Sessions’ Reference To ‘Anglo-American Heritage’ Raises Eyebrows
- 6 years ago
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday referenced “Anglo-American heritage” and raised some eyebrows.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday referenced "Anglo-American heritage" and raised some eyebrows. During an address to the National Sheriff's Association, Sessions commented that the law enforcers are a "critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement." "We must never erode this historic office," he continued. "The Anglo-American comment may have been unscripted as it did not appear in a copy of his prepared remarks published by the Department of Justice," notes Newsweek.
The sentence in the transcript "as prepared for delivery" reads, "The Sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage." Many asserted that the Anglo-American remark is evidence of Sessions' racial bias.
Others noted that the reference is long-established and nothing more than an acknowledgment of shared American and British legal traditions.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday referenced "Anglo-American heritage" and raised some eyebrows. During an address to the National Sheriff's Association, Sessions commented that the law enforcers are a "critical part of the Anglo-American heritage of law enforcement." "We must never erode this historic office," he continued. "The Anglo-American comment may have been unscripted as it did not appear in a copy of his prepared remarks published by the Department of Justice," notes Newsweek.
The sentence in the transcript "as prepared for delivery" reads, "The Sheriff is a critical part of our legal heritage." Many asserted that the Anglo-American remark is evidence of Sessions' racial bias.
Others noted that the reference is long-established and nothing more than an acknowledgment of shared American and British legal traditions.