Washington – The father of a Muslim American soldier killed during combat in Iraq is urging senators to reject President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for attorney general.
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Khizr M. Khan (KY’-zur M. kahn) says in a letter Monday to leaders of the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee that Sen. Jeff Sessions, an Alabama Republican, won’t protect the “sacred right” of Americans to vote.
Khan is raising an episode from nearly 30 years ago when Sessions confronted and denied allegations that he’d made racist comments as a U.S. attorney under President Ronald Reagan. The Judiciary Committee denied Sessions a federal judgeship in 1986, and civil rights advocates have since raised objections to his positions on voting rights, hate crime prosecutions and immigration.
“Sadly, Mr. Sessions has not demonstrated a greater understanding that the right to vote should transcend partisan interests,” Khan says.
Khan’s speech about his son, U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan, at the Democratic National Convention criticized the anti-Muslim rhetoric of then-Republican nominee Trump.
Mr Kahn – if u don’t like PRESIDENT TRUMP go back to any Arab country that’ll take you in for the next EIGHT YEARS. Americans voted and spoke very loudly to elect PRESIDENT TRUMP
No matter his son, this man has a long history of supporting hate, and supporting Islamist hate groups and working for those trying to evade immigration laws.
This guy thinks he became a new politician? Or the “left” is down to him.
Is this the best they could come up with?? 30 years ago?? are they serious??
Someone tell him Hillary lost. He can go back to sleep
Hmmm…. All of us who ave slain brethren in E”Y protest your protest and some of the nominees for the DNC for which you spew forth your trash.