Elizabeth Warren silenced over US Senate criticism of Sessions

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Mr Sessions` nomination process has been dogged by allegations that he attempted to suppress black votes when he was an attorney in Alabama. The incident occurred during a debate in the senate on the nomination of Mr Sessions for the post of US attorney general. "The letter, from 30 years ago, urged the Senate to reject the nomination of Jeff Sessions to a federal judgeship. Image copyright AP Image caption Elizabeth Warren was accused of flouting Senate rules by criticising Jeff SessionsDemocratic US Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced by Senate Republicans on Tuesday after reading a letter written by the widow of Martin Luther King Jr. Mitch McConnell, the Republican majority leader, said Ms Warren had broken senate rules by impugning the conduct of another senator.