Jeff Sessions on possible 2020 Senate comeback: 'I could go back and spend time in the woods'

Former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions finally spoke publicly about a possible 2020 bid to reclaim his old Senate seat in Alabama, but while he didn’t rule it out, he doesn’t sound very excited about the prospect. Sessions told Politico on Wednesday that he’ll “go to Alabama, do some things and then that will clarify things a little more before I worry about making a statement.” However, when asked if he missed the Senate the Republican responded, “No. I mean, no,” adding, “I could go back and spend time in the woods. I’ve got 10 grandchildren, oldest is 11.”

In case it wasn’t clear enough from his statements, there are more reasons to think that Sessions will likely prefer to spend the next two years scouring for the Sasquatch in the Choccolocco State Forest instead of competing in what could be a crowded GOP primary to take on Democratic Sen. Doug Jones. Politico relays that Sessions has privately told former colleagues that running for the Senate could be viewed as a demotion after serving in Donald Trump’s cabinet. Considering how much public abuse Sessions absorbed from Trump as his beleaguered attorney general before being unceremoniously fired, it’s saying a lot that he still views that as more prestigious than another Senate campaign.