California Senator Kamala Harris to Vote Against Jeff Sessions as Attorney General

California Attorney General Kamala Harris speaks at the Center for American Progress’ 2014 Making Progress Policy Conference in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 19, 2014. (REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo)

Newly elected Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) on Saturday joined other Democrats against Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)

Harris announced her opposition to Sessions at a California labor breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and other social-justice leaders.

“I proudly say that I will oppose the nomination of Jeff Sessions” – @KamalaHarris #stopsessions #1uMLK pic.twitter.com/b93FdnH6Hm
— Doug Moore (@DMooreUDW) January 14, 2017

She later took to Twitter to denounce Sessions, who was once deemed too racist to be a federal judge, and said she would vote against his nomination to join Trump’s administration.

I have deep concerns about Jeff Sessions ability to defend the rights of all Americans — I will be voting against his confirmation.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 14, 2017

“I have deep concerns about Jeff Sessions ability to defend the rights of all Americans ― I will be voting against this confirmation,” Harris wrote. She continued:

We need an Attorney General committed to equal rights for all, including women, people of color, and the LGBT community.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 14, 2017

It is clear after his confirmation hearings that person is not Jeff Sessions, and that is why I oppose his confirmation as AG.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 14, 2017

If you agree, please add your name to our petition calling on my Senate colleagues to oppose Sessions as well: https://t.co/k4sqd9a99F
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 14, 2017

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SOURCE: The Huffington Post, Sebastian Murdock