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Joseph writes: "Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) had barely entered the room for his Attorney General confirmation hearing when he was met by protesters."

Men dressed up as KKK members jumped out of their seats at Senator Jeff Sessions' Attorney General confirmation hearing. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)
Men dressed up as KKK members jumped out of their seats at Senator Jeff Sessions' Attorney General confirmation hearing. (photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)


Protesters Dressed as KKK Members Dragged out of Sessions' Attorney General Hearing

By Cameron Joseph, New York Daily News

10 January 17

 

en. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) had barely entered the room for his Attorney General confirmation hearing when he was met by protesters.

A pair of men dressed as KKK members jumped up on their seats in the back of the Senate hearing room the moment Sessions walked in, adopting seemingly fake southern accents to troll the controversial senator.

"Thank you so much for being here for the people. White people don't get arrested. You can't arrest me, I'm white! What do we have to do, wait for the inauguration? This is craziness!" one of the men said as he was dragged out of the room by Capitol police.

Sessions' controversial racial record quickly emerged as the central focus of Democrats in his confirmation hearings, which began Tuesday morning — both from the senators and from protestors.

A cadre of activists with the leftwing group Code Pink, dressed up in pink statue of liberty outfits, and a group of marijuana advocates sat in the back of the room.

"No Trump, no KKK. No fascist USA," three chanted as they were dragged out by Capitol police during Session's opening statement. Seven protesters had been removed from the room by 11 a.m.

One of those protesters with Code Pink was pulled from the room for laughing when Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.), in introducing his home-state colleague, described his "extensive record of treating all Americans fairly under the law."

"He said something funny, so I laughed!" she complained as she was hauled out by police.

Code Pink activist Ariel Gold told the Daily News they had come "to oppose racism, homophobia, anti-immigrant policies," and said Sessions was "blatantly racist."

Two more were dragged out after interrupting Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as he questioned Sessions.

"I think they're on the fence about GITMO," Graham joked.

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