Seeking comeback, Sessions faces Tuberville in Alabama race
U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions speaks during a press conference at Gail's Down the Street Cafe in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Seeking a political comeback, Jeff Sessions is trying to beat out former college football coach Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. But to reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for decades, Sessions also has to go through President Donald Trump. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions speaks during a press conference at Gail's Down the Street Cafe in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Seeking a political comeback, Jeff Sessions is trying to beat out former college football coach Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. But to reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for decades, Sessions also has to go through President Donald Trump. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Jul. 10, 2020 03:42 PM EDT
Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to reporters during a campaign stop at Sweet Creek restaurant and farmers market, south of Montgomery, Ala., Monday, July 6, 2020. Sessions faces former Auburn University football Coach Tommy Tuberville in the July 14 Republican runoff. Sessions held the seat for 20 years before resigning to become President Donald Trump’s first attorney general. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to reporters during a campaign stop at Sweet Creek restaurant and farmers market, south of Montgomery, Ala., Monday, July 6, 2020. Sessions faces former Auburn University football Coach Tommy Tuberville in the July 14 Republican runoff. Sessions held the seat for 20 years before resigning to become President Donald Trump’s first attorney general. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)

Jul. 06, 2020 04:31 PM EDT
FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump gestures as he steps off Air Force One at Dallas Love Field in Dallas with Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville. Trump has endorsed Tuberville in the race, turning decisively against his former attorney general with direct appeals for Alabama voters to reject Sessions's candidacy. “Do not trust Jeff Sessions,” Trump tweeted this spring. “He let our Country down.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

FILE - In this June 11, 2020, file photo President Donald Trump gestures as he steps off Air Force One at Dallas Love Field in Dallas with Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville. Trump has endorsed Tuberville in the race, turning decisively against his former attorney general with direct appeals for Alabama voters to reject Sessions's candidacy. “Do not trust Jeff Sessions,” Trump tweeted this spring. “He let our Country down.” (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Jul. 11, 2020 08:29 AM EDT
FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville speaks to his supporters at Auburn Oaks Farm in Notasulga, Ala. Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Tuberville face off in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff for Sessions' former Senate seat. (Joe Songer/The Birmingham News via AP, File)

FILE - In this March 3, 2020, file photo, Alabama U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville speaks to his supporters at Auburn Oaks Farm in Notasulga, Ala. Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Tuberville face off in Tuesday's Republican primary runoff for Sessions' former Senate seat. (Joe Songer/The Birmingham News via AP, File)

Jul. 11, 2020 08:30 AM EDT
U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions speaks during a press conference at Gail's Down the Street Cafe in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Seeking a political comeback, Jeff Sessions is trying to beat out former college football coach Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. But to reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for decades, Sessions also has to go through President Donald Trump. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

U.S. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions speaks during a press conference at Gail's Down the Street Cafe in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, July 10, 2020. Seeking a political comeback, Jeff Sessions is trying to beat out former college football coach Tommy Tuberville in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff. But to reclaim the Alabama Senate seat he held for decades, Sessions also has to go through President Donald Trump. (Jake Crandall/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP)

Jul. 10, 2020 03:38 PM EDT