Desiree Ali-Fairooz

Code Pink Activist Convicted For ‘Laughing’ At Jeff Sessions

Code Pink member Desiree Anita Ali-Fairooz, pictured here confronting Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over the Iraq war, has been convicted of being disruptive at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing. (AP/Charles Dharapak)
A Washington jury has convicted three people of being disruptive at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ confirmation hearing.
One of them, Desiree Ali-Fairooz, 61, was convicted on Wednesday of disruptive conduct and demonstrating on US Capitol grounds during the hearing of President Donald Trump’s nominee on January 10.