HAPPENING NOW: Protestor thrown out of Sessions confirmation hearing. Dressed as klansman.
Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing on Tuesday was interrupted several times by groups of protesters, some of whom wore Klansman robes.
Towards the very beginning of the hearing, a man wearing a Ku Klux Klan uniform was escorted out of the room while screaming, “You can’t arrest me, I’m white! White people don’t get arrested!”
Many of Tuesday’s protesters came from Code Pink, a liberal grassroots organization; they dressed as the Statue of Liberty and held signs reading “End Racism, Stop Sessions,” and “Refugees Welcome, Stop Sessions.”
About 30 minutes into the hearing, a woman from Code Pink was removed from the room after laughing out loud when Jeff Sessions was being lauded for his civil rights record. While being removed, the protester said, “Why am I getting taken out of here? This man is evil.”
.@codepink protester removed from Confirmation Hearing for Attorney General Nominee Sen Sessions – LIVE on C-SPAN3 t.co/lciOilzMoN
Police are pulling out a @codepink member who giggled! #Lame #attorneygeneral #SmokeSessions #StopSessions
Later, during Jeff Sessions’ opening statement, two men were removed while shouting, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA!”
Protesters interrupt Sessions hearing: “No Trump! No KKK! No fascist USA!” t.co/f9exq30dwk
Three people just arrested at #sessions hearing chanting No Trump, no kkk, no fascist USA #stopsessions
Sessions drank a glass of water while waiting to continue speaking. He picked up with his remarks and within five seconds, another protester yelled, “Stop this fascist pig from getting into power!”
Protesters chant, interrupt Sessions during his opening statement at confirmation hearing for attorney general t.co/9sifL6rKzz
The confirmation proceeded without interruption for over an hour before Sessions was interrupted again; this time it was when he was talking about keeping Guantanamo Bay open. Once again these protesters yelled, “No Trump, no KKK, no fascists USA.”
Again, protesters interrupt Sen. Sessions’ AG confirmation hearing with chants; Capitol Police intervene t.co/5VKepcuQkq