Read Deval Patrick's Scathing Indictment Against Jeff Sessions for Attorney General

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In 1985, the former Massachusetts governor successfully defended a voter fraud case against Sessions.

INAE OHJAN. 4, 2017 11:37 AM

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick—who in 1985 worked on the defense team that represented three black civil rights leaders targeted by Sen. Jeff Sessions in the notorious voter fraud case from Alabama's Perry County—has penned a scathing letter to Senate Judiciary Committee leaders urging them to reject his appointment as attorney general.

Describing the Perry County case as a "cautionary tale" when political objectives are favored over facts, Patrick wrote: "Thirty years ago, because it was widely understood and appreciated that his appointment to the bench would raise a questions about this Committee's commitment to a just, fair and open justice system, Mr. Sessions' nomination was withdrawn on a bi-partisan basis. I respectfully suggest to you that this moment requires similar consideration and a similar outcome."

Patrick was among more than 1,100 practicing attorneys and legal scholars who wrote to Congress on Tuesday voicing similar opposition to Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. "At a time when our nation is so divided, when so many people feel so deeply that their lived experienced is unjust, Mr. Sessions is the wrong person to place in charge of our justice system," his letter continued.

Separately, multiple NAACP leaders who were protesting Sessions' nomination inside his Alabama office were arrested.

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1. Sessions is a joke

Thanks for the article