RantCrush Top 5: January 11, 2017

Sessions was met by protesters dressed in KKK hoods. A female protester from the liberal group Code Pink wore a pink crown. “What is this craziness? I’m a white man!” shouted one of the protesters when an officer escorted him out of the Senate hearing room.

These protesters dressed in KKK robes heckled senators at Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing for attorney general. pic.twitter.com/zDf4Lbnc96

— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 10, 2017

But during the eight-hour confirmation hearing, Sessions seemed to distance himself from many of Trump’s more controversial opinions. He said that he is opposed to banning Muslims from entering the U.S. He also said that waterboarding is “absolutely” illegal. And he said that he would recuse himself from participating in any investigations into Hillary Clinton, since he could be deemed biased because of comments he made during the campaign. But, many still see him as an objectionable choice for AG.

Jeff Sessions’ racist deeds once disqualified him in the eyes of the GOP from being a federal judge. Tell me again why he should now be AG?

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 10, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.