Activists across the Bay Area protested President Donald Trump’s replacement of his attorney general after embattled former attorney general Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday.
In San Mateo County, a protest across from the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo drew hundreds, while there were also actions in downtown Redwood City and Pacifica. They also took place in Monterey, San Jose, Santa Clara, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland, Alameda, Richmond and smaller cities.
Trump has since appointed Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, who protesters claim is a Trump “loyalist” who will stifle the U.S. Department of Justice’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.
They are calling for a “rapid response” to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is overseeing the investigation, and they are organizing in hundreds of United States cities as well as Amsterdam, Rome, Toronto and other international locations.
The activists have identified themselves as NobodyisAbovetheLaw.org, a community-built movement that has organized the international protests.
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