During his appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he was not aware of an FBI report on 'black identity extremists.' Rep. Karen Bass (Dem-California 37th District) asked him why there was not a similar report on activities by white nationalists.
On 11/14/2017 during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), pressed the attorney general on his claims that he didn’t recall certain moments during testimony. This didn't go well for Sessions. Watch their at times intense five minute session below:
Read Waters tweet below:
Sessions doesn't remember what he said, when he said it, & where he was when he said it. Don't blame him. Time to go back to the plantation.— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) November 3, 2017
Dozens of Georgetown University students gathered Tuesday on the steps of McDonough Hall to protest an address from Attorney General Jeff Sessions that lambasted schools for infringing on students’ free-speech rights.
Auntie Maxine is at it again.
Rep. Maxine Waters, one of the staunchest foes of President Trump, mocked Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Twitter following a report that President Trump berated and humiliated him by calling him an idiot for allowing the appointment of special counsel Robert Mueller. Read her tweet below:
To Jeff Sessions, how does it feel to be dragged & humiliated? Now you know how the African Americans you disrespected feel
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) September 15, 2017
“Every day the Department of Justice prosecutes people for lying under oath, yet the man who leads the department has lied under oath on more than one occasion.
“First, he told the Senate under oath that he did not meet with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential election, and then, after reports contradicted that claim, he told the Senate that he did meet with Russian officials, but that he didn’t talk with them about the campaign. On Friday, we learned that the latter claim is likely false.
“In addition, although Attorney General Sessions has recused himself from the Trump-Russia investigation as a result of having conflicts of interest, he violated that recusal when he recommended that President Trump fire former FBI Director James Comey who had, shortly before being fired, requested more resources to investigate any and all ties between President Trump, his presidential campaign, and Russia.
“Attorney General Sessions is unfit to serve as the top law enforcement official in the nation and should resign from the position immediately. As the old saying goes, 'fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.’ Attorney General Sessions is treating Congress and the American people like fools.”
On March 2, CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond called for Attorney General Sessions to resign after reports confirmed that he lied under oath about meeting with Russian officials during the 2016 presidential campaign. However, today’s statement represents the views of a majority of the caucus he leads.
During a senate hearing Senator Kamala Harris ferociously questioned AG Jeff Sessions until he became flustered and said that he was making him nervous.
“As mayor of Newark, I began as a skeptic of federal law enforcement consent decrees as we worked proactively to address long-standing issues with the Newark Police Department, working with the ACLU and residents to increase transparency and seek reforms. But I learned through my experience that these agreements can provoke meaningful changes in policing practices that improve public safety and fight crime while building trust between communities and police departments, ensuring fair enforcement of laws, and protecting civil rights. State and local police departments play a critical role in protecting our citizens and the vast majority of police officers do an incredible job in tough circumstances. Consent decrees, where necessary and properly constructed and implemented, can help keep officers and citizens safe, and improve life in the communities they serve.
“I’m deeply concerned that Attorney General Sessions’ announcement for a Department of Justice review of federal civil rights agreements with law enforcement would undermine the principle of equal justice for all Americans. I fear that this announcement paves the way for a retreat from accountability and oversight of allegations of systemic civil rights abuses. This would be a tremendous setback to both the efforts of our communities’ to fight crime and America’s ongoing commitment to fulfilling the promises of our Constitution. We need a Justice Department that takes seriously its charge to faithfully and vigorously enforce the nation’s civil rights laws and ensure that no one is above the law.”
The Rev. Jesse Jackson blasted President Trump’s Cabinet appointees on Sunday, saying picks such as Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos make it "very difficult” to work with the new administration.
“It’s going to be very difficult, because Trump’s appointees are hostile to our interests,” Jackson told radio host John Catsimatidis on AM 970 in New York.
The civil rights activist painted Sessions as an opponent of social and racial justice, arguing he has stood at odds with the Voting Rights Act and desegregation rulings and calling his appointment “a stab in the heart of our struggle.”
Jackson also slammed DeVos, accusing her of having “bought her position in government.” Jackson argued the GOP mega-donor was unqualified to hold her position because of her lack of experience in a public school environment.
“Ms. DeVos has never ever been in the public schools,” he said. “Doesn’t have a teaching certificate, never been a principal, never been a superintendent. She just bought her position in government. Hard to discuss education with somebody with those kind of credentials.”
“It seems to me that meeting with Trump is going to be a very difficult thing to do,” he added.
By George L. Cook III
Senator Tim Scott was surprised that some called him an Uncle Tom after he voted to confirm Jeff Sessions. While I don't condone the use of that term, Scott shouldn't have been surprised considering that his vote will hurt African Americans. Watch the video below for more on this story.
Read more:Black Caucus Dems take to Senate to protest Sessions
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In unprecedented move, Senator Cory Booker is about to testify against fellow Senator Jeff Sessions during his Attorney General confirmation. Listen to his passionate testimony below.
In a letter Tuesday to the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick recalled a 1985 voting rights case in which he defended three Alabama residents against what he called “an act of extraordinary quasi-judicial activisim” by Sessions, then the U.S. attorney for the state’s southern district. Patrick’s team won the case, but, in his letter Tuesday, Patrick called it “a cautionary tale.” [SOURCE]
Read that letter below:
Deval L Patrick Letter Re Sessions AG Nom 1-3-17 by George L. Cook III on Scribd
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