Joseph “Jody” Hunt, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Division, spent much of his nomination hearing Wednesday talking about his boss, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Hunt’s nomination was announced in September last year. Testifying before lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday, Hunt was asked repeatedly about his work as Sessions’ chief of staff. He served in that position from February last year until October, through several key points in Sessions’ turbulent first year on the job.