Trump loves Sen. Jeff Sessions, but he once loved his opponent, too
But Trump hasn't always been such a close ally of Sessions: Federal filings show the New York billionaire supported Sessions' opponent in Sessions' 2002 reelection campaign, Alabama State Auditor Susan Parker. Parker is a Democrat and was the first woman in Alabama to be nominated for a senate seat.
Among the Democrats who were expected to attend that event? Hillary Clinton, then a New York senator.
Democratic luminaries named on the invitation to the event — a copy of which was obtained by CNBC — included Sen. Charles Schumer and current Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe. Also listed on the invitation were political figures who later faced ethical troubles: Sen. Jon Corzine, who led financial firm MF Global into bankruptcy and was forced to admit in a congressional hearing that he did not know where more than a billion dollars of the firm's money went; and Sen. John Edwards, who was indicted on felony campaign finance charges after his own presidential campaign.
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