When the Senate was debating the nomination of then-Alabama Senator to be Attorney General of the United States, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren attempted to read a letter from the late Coretta Scott King into the record. The letter was from 1986, when Sessions had been nominated to be a federal judge, and it included the accusation that Sessions, as a U.S. Attorney:
“Used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters.”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to Warren reading the letter and he, along with other Republicans, voted to silence her.
But in light of the recent revelations about Sessions having contact with the Russian ambassador during the 2016 campaign, Mrs. King now seems prescient. And lots of people on social media are reminding Sessions and his GOP allies that karma can be one mean dude when he pays a visit:
Coretta Scott King warned everyone that this and worse would happen.
— May Star (@callmeminxiemay) March 1, 2017
Hey @SenateMajLdr It's Coretta Scott King calling from heaven "Told You So" #ShePersisted #Resist
— Michelle Vicari (@Eggface) March 2, 2017
Tonight is further evidence that it is a good idea to listen to and heed the words of Coretta Scott King. #Sessions #TrustBlackWomen pic.twitter.com/ngCGpIa1ky
— Women's March (@womensmarch) March 2, 2017
Whoops, looks like they shoulda let Elizabeth Warren read the Coretta Scott King letter after all ¯_(ツ)_/¯
— Natalie Ballard (@NatalieBallard_) March 2, 2017
Coretta Scott King's ghost is all like: pic.twitter.com/tTmy6AHmo3
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) March 2, 2017
I suspect Coretta Scott King is looking down and smiling. #ShePersisted #SessionsOver pic.twitter.com/rgqmqp9dsN
— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) March 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/837143509094264832
Gee, what are the chances that someone like AG Jeff Sessions who fought with Coretta Scott King could POSSIBLY be a bad dude? pic.twitter.com/WSalCHYOhG
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) March 2, 2017
Remember when Republicans didn't think a letter from Coretta Scott King was reason enough to vote against Jeff Sessions as AG?
— Laurie Crosswell ?️ (@lauriecrosswell) March 2, 2017
And yet Sen Warren was forced to sit down and shut up when she tried to warn the US Senate about Jeff Sessions, quoting Coretta Scott King!
— ??? Anna ??? (@TallyAnnaE) March 2, 2017
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