Eric Holder's letter to Tennessee's Republican House speaker is essentially a warning: Fully reinstate state Rep. Justin Jones — or face litigation hellfire, writes _Jahan.
"That’s why I put Representative Johnson back on committees — because she’s not appointed; she’s still duly elected," Sexton said.
State Rep. Gloria Johnson, who is white, narrowly avoided expulsion despite protesting alongside Jones and Pearson on the Tennessee House floor. She hasThe letter signed by Holder says Jones' re-election means it's time for Sexton to give Jones his powers back, as his constituents intended.
— will “exacerbate the injuries this body has already inflicted on Representative Jones and his constituents by further depriving him of the rights and responsibilities to which you have already acknowledged he is entitled by his election.” The letter gives Sexton until Friday to confirm. It’s essentially a warning to Sexton: Fully reinstate Jones or litigation hellfire will rain down upon you.
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