a woman standing trial on disorderly conduct charges laughing during u.s. attorney general jeff sessions' confirmation hearing.
trial desiree fairooz, 61-year-old protester group code pink, got underway yesterday in d.c. superior court after fairooz declined accept plea bargain prosecutors, moved forward case.
fairooz laughed after sen. richard shelby, r-ala., introducing sessions, said then-junior senator alabama's history of "treating americans equally under law clear , well-documented," according
huffington post. video shot huffington post reporter, said laugh not loud enough considered disruptive, being used evidence in case.
prosecutors contend fairooz's laugh constituted attempt "impede, disrupt, , disturb orderly conduct" of sessions' confirmation hearing, huffington post reported.
woman standing trial on disorderly conduct charges laughing during u.s. attorney general jeff sessions' confirmation hearing.
trial desiree fairooz, 61-year-old protester group code pink, got underway yesterday in d.c. superior court after fairooz declined accept plea bargain prosecutors, moved forward case.
fairooz laughed after sen. richard shelby, r-ala., introducing sessions, said then-junior senator alabama's history of "treating americans equally under law clear , well-documented," according
huffington post. video shot huffington post reporter, said laugh not loud enough considered disruptive, being used evidence in case.
prosecutors contend fairooz's laugh constituted attempt "impede, disrupt, , disturb orderly conduct" of sessions' confirmation hearing, huffington post reported.
code pink supporting fairooz , 2 other protesters charged disorderly conduct. protest group disseminated
statement from fairooz on monday.
"i felt responsibility citizen dissent @ confirmation hearing of senator jeff sessions, man professes anti-immigrant, anti-lgbt policies, has voted against several civil rights measures , jokes white supremacist terrorist group ku klux klan," fairooz said.
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