Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is under fire Thursday for his Wednesday evening vote to confirm Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general.
According to Guardian political reporter Ben Jacobs, Manchin “flash[ed Sessions] a thumbs up on his way in the chamber,” before breaking with his party to cast the only Democratic vote in favor of Sessions’ confirmation.
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