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"Deeply Concerned" Schumer To Vote Against Sessions, Fears For "Immigrant, Gay, Disabled, & Young" Americans

In a tweet-tempest this morning, Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has confirmed he opposes Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to serve as attorney general.

As The Hill reports, Sessions has faced backlash over his record on civil rights since his nomination and throughout his Senate confirmation hearings this week.

 

The Senate in 1986 opposed appointing Sessions to a federal judgeship in part because of disparaging remarks he allegedly made about the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He strongly denied the accusations back then and again this week.

 

Critics also point to his prosecution of black voting rights activists for voter fraud and other civil rights concerns.

Schumer's dissent is not entirely surprising and will likely not be the last.