DAY 20
Jeff Sessions, who was deemed too racist to be a Federal District Court Judge in 1986 by a GOP-led judiciary committee, was confirmed as Trump’s Attorney General. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/us/politics/jeff-sessions-attorney-general-confirmation.html
Before the confirmation, Sean Spicer said he hopes Coretta Scott King would approve of Jeff Sessions, though the letter Elizabeth Warren tried to read by King last night was one of open condemnation. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3259988-Scott-King-1986-Letter-and-Testimony-Signed.html#document/p1
Meanwhile Trump, who led the birther movement against Obama and has received a hearty thumbs up from the KKK, complained that the media is “pulling the racist card against him”: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-accuses-critics-pulling-racist-card-article-1.2966927?utm_content=buffer8cd17&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=NYDailyNewsTw Here’s a timeline of events that have gotten Trump accused of racism: http://www.ibtimes.com/donald-trump-racism-timeline-breaking-down-presidential-candidates-past-comments-2431421
Trump tweeted his rage at Nordstrom for removing Ivanka Trump’s brand from their stores. He sent the tweet during his scheduled intelligence briefing (https://twitter.com/kalpenn/status/829362249940791297). https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/08/business/ivanka-trump-nordstrom-tj-maxx.html
He sent Spicer to defend the action. this http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/318529-white-house-escalates-trumps-feud-with-nordstrom-over-ivanka-trump
Trump’s Supreme Court nominee called his attacks on federal judges “demoralizing”. http://www.npr.org/2017/02/08/514195859/gorsuch-calls-trump-tweets-about-judges-demoralizing-and-disheartening
Republicans are moving to take away a rule limiting overdraft fees, the main beneficiary is a big spender lobbyist. https://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewzeitlin/republicans-are-moving-to-scrap-rules-on-overdraft-charges?utm_term=.er9VQ43oYq#.ytqmo8lMRW
Trump erroneously claimed the Dakota Access Pipeline, which was finally approved today, is “not controversial”. http://heavy.com/news/2017/02/trump-dakota-access-pipeline-dapl-one-call-video-keystone-xl-stock-banks-no/
Sean Spicer said anyone who claims the Trump administration’s botched Yemen raid wasn’t a success is doing a disservice to the slain Navy SEAL’s life. Reminder that Trump has repeatedly called the war in Iraq a disaster. https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/829411942322155520
Sean Spicer made up another fake terrorist attack to justify the immigration ban. The “Atlanta attack”. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/sean-spicer-creates-fake-atlanta-terror-attack-story-a7570561.html


















