Feb 19, 2019 - Economy & Business

Former Sessions spokeswoman to join CNN as 2020 political editor

In this image, Jeff Sessions faces the left. He's wearing a red tie and a suit.

Jeff Sessions. Photo: Zach Gibson/Getty Images

Sarah Isgur, the former leading spokeswoman for then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions, will join CNN as a political editor for the 2020 presidential campaign despite the fact that she has not previously worked in a newsroom, reports Politico.

Flashback: Isgur, who will not oversee news coverage that relates to the Justice Department, drafted the statement that announced Rod Rosenstein's departure, written in the voice of then-AG Sessions.

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