Sen. Elizabeth Warren puts Jeff Sessions on notice in fiery tweetstorm
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts put Jeff Sessions, who was just confirmed as Trump's attorney general, on notice in a series of tweets on Wednesday night.
"I’m deeply disappointed that the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General tonight," she wrote.
"And you better believe every Senator who voted to put Jeff Sessions' radical hatred into [the Department of Justice] will hear from all of us, too," she continued, adding in another tweet: "If Jeff Sessions makes even the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry ... he'll hear from all of us."
The tweets came after an intense confirmation process that hit a snag Tuesday night when Warren attempted to recite a 1986 letter by Coretta Scott King. Senators voted to force her to stop talking.
Warren seemed to reference that incident in a final tweet Wednesday night: "Consider this MY warning: We won’t be silent. We will speak out. And we WILL persist."
You can read her tweets below:
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829501477257371653
I’m deeply disappointed that the Senate voted to confirm Jeff Sessions as Attorney General tonight.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829501684611162112
Deeply disappointed that the Senate confirmed an AG whose record does not show he will faithfully & fairly enforce the law.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829501944557424641
Thanks to you, everyone now knows the concerns that Coretta Scott King had about Jeff Sessions. Concerns that millions of people still have.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829502158945054722
There’s no Rule 19 to silence me from talking about Jeff Sessions anymore. So let me say loudly & clearly: This is just the beginning.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829502383533260801
If Jeff Sessions turns a blind eye while @realDonaldTrump violates the Constitution or breaks the law, he'll hear from all of us.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829502633618595840
If Jeff Sessions makes even the tiniest attempt to bring his racism, sexism & bigotry into @TheJusticeDept, he'll hear from all of us.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829502924460011520
And you better believe every Senator who voted to put Jeff Sessions’s radical hatred into @TheJusticeDept will hear from all of us, too.
https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/829503348067926016
Consider this MY warning: We won’t be silent. We will speak out. And we WILL persist.
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