Overview
In January, one week before the President's inauguration a fierce fight
erupted in the Senate between Republicans and Democrats over the
confirmation of the key figures for President Trump's cabinet. These
four powerful men lead the Trump administration's policy on Russia, the
Middle East, Iran and North Korea, on human rights worldwide, on the
Paris Climate control agreement, as well as on the civil rights and the
health of millions of Americans. They are: Rex Tillerson, the former CEO
of Exxon/Mobil, nominee for Secretary of State responsible for
America's foreign policy; Jeff Sessions, a leading campaigner for the
President and now his chief law officer; Dr Tom Price, a strident critic
of Obamacare and nominee for Health Secretary; and Scott Pruitt, a
climate change sceptic nominated as Director of the Environmental
Protection Agency. In front of four separate Senate committees the
nominees were subjected to tough and relentless cross-examination. They
were questioned forensically about their ethics, beliefs and political
philosophies. Each of them had to fend off accusations ranging from
corruption to deceit or racism.
These gripping and dramatic verbatim Senate sessions probed their
fitness for office, and give us a vital insight into the future policies
and direction of a Trump Presidency.