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Coretta Scott King’s Letter That Helped Sink Sessions in 1986 is Finally Public

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017

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By Mark Sumner

Sen. Jeff Sessions

The letter that Coretta Scott King wrote to the Senate in 1986 when Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III was up for a federal judgeship was never entered into the record. So, until now it hasn’t been available to the public.

According to Buzzfeed, Democrats cannot get the letter released as they are beholden to committee rules that give only Sen. Chuck Grassley the power to do that.…

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