Protesters Dressed in KKK Robes Interrupt Opening Minutes of Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearing

[Miles Archer]

Source: Mother Jones

Moments before the start of Sen. Jeff Sessions' confirmation hearing on Tuesday, chaotic scenes broke out in the Senate Judiciary Committee, as two demonstrators dressed as Ku Klux Klan members shouted in protest against Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. They were swiftly escorted from the room.

"You can't arrest me! I'm white!" one of the protesters said as officials removed them from the hearing.

The incident comes as civil rights groups urge Senate Judiciary Committee members to reject Sessions' nomination, many of whom point to his past efforts to block black judges from serving on the federal branch as evidence he is not fit to lead the Justice Department.

Breaking with longstanding senate tradition, Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, will join civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia, on Tuesday to testify against Sessions' appointment.

Read more: http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/01/jeff-sessions-confirmation-hearing-kkk-protesters

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Videos at the URL.

[pangaia]

1. There should be more of this, and not just with that slimy snake beauregard III

"You can't arrest me. I'm white." Perfect line!!

Also, cory booker will testify against sessions along with john lewis..

[iluvtennis]

3. love the protestors...wish I could be there with the, but I'm there in spirit & support

[pangaia]

4. He was great.... And even the cops seemed to be cool about it...

Of course................ he......... is........ WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!

[niyad]

16. this is going to be a very interesting day.

[yuiyoshida]

2. video.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

7. .

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[underpants]

10. Thanks

[pangaia]

19. Thanks for the additional video.

But but,, I'm white !!

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. So Sessions is having a hearing without providing all the information required first.

Did Dems cave already?

[pangaia]

9. No. They are going after him as far as I can tell.

Booker and John Lewis will testify against him..

Booker will be the first sitting senator to ever testify against a fellow senator.. i think I read...

They are going after de Vos....

[dixiegrrrrl]

21. Yeah, but, the Dems were holding out for the appointees to be fully vetted BEFORE any hearings.

and Dems were complaining last week that Sessions had not provided all the vetting info. required.

Yet...here is the hearing.

[pangaia]

6. priceless.....!!!!!!!!!

"You can't take me out! I'm a white man !"




Although whomever plugged in the video title needs to NOT use google spell correct.... LOL!!

[harun]

8. ROFL

[mobeau69]

11. Is there a go fund me page for these two patriots? n/t

[narnian60]

17. +1

[IntraPolitico]

12. Wow

In 2017? Never would I thought I'd have seen this day. Disgusting.

[niyad]

15. what part of that scene disgusted you?

[lancelyons]

13. Was surprised while watching the confirmation hearings done by CSPAN

Was surprised while watching the confirmation hearings done by CSPAN that they cut out the audio on protesters screaming.

I guess they dont want to have folks hear that part.

[dixiegrrrrl]

22. Cspan has shifted to the right over the past few years.

This is especially obvious when you look at the Books section of the site...lot more right wing titles.

[onetexan]

14. KUDOS to the 2 protesters!! Fight the power

...the orange power that's enabling the racist alt-right.

[muntrv]

18. Did Sessions think they were his friends?

[heaven05]

20. good

that all this racist MF is...a klansman in a suit and tie...ala david POS duke.