The 69-year-old Republican, currently in his fourth term, made the rare acknowledgement of interest in a higher office to U.S. News in an interview on Thursday, stressing that he has had no conversations with the Trump campaign about the vice presidency.

“I would have no objection to serving in a Trump administration, but I’m not pushing for that. I’m not expecting it to happen, but I don’t want it being reported that I wouldn’t take and wouldn’t consider serving in a Trump administration because I think it could be a historically positive administration,” Sessions says.