Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on Tuesday tried to steer Jeff Sessions’ testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee away from questions regarding the attorney general’s failure to disclose at least two meeting with the Russian ambassador, asking head of the United States Department of Justice is “he likes spy fiction,” or “Jason Bourne or James Bond movies.”

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“No,” Sessions said, as attendees in the chamber laughed. “Yes, I do,” the attorney general abruptly corrected.

Sen. Cotton asks Sessions if he’s a fan of James Bond movies during questioning about Russia investigation https://t.co/7eBHhUrELv — NBC News (@NBCNews) June 13, 2017



“Have you ever in any of these fantastical situations heard of a plot line so ridiculous that a sitting United States senator and an ambassador of a foreign government colluded … with hundred of other people to pull of the greatest caper in the history of espionage?” Cotton pressed.

“Thank you for saying this Sen. Cotton,” Sessions replied. “It’s just like through the looking glass. I mean, what is this?”

The—to borrow Sen. Cotton’s term—“ridiculous” exchange unsurprisingly ignited the Internet, with users taking to Twitter to slam the senator’s line of questioning.

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Read some of the best tweets below:

Reminder that Comrade Cotton had dinner with Trump last week. #SessionsHearing — shauna (@goldengateblond) June 13, 2017

This is what Tom Cotton asks his counterparts on first dates, isn’t it — Eliot Nelson (@eliotnelson) June 13, 2017

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I'm surprised twitter has enough bandwidth to withstand conservative women when Tom Cotton is on TV. pic.twitter.com/r6MPma59VB — Jesse Kelly (@JesseKellyDC) June 13, 2017

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Cotton is a very absorptive material for water-carrying purposes. — Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) June 13, 2017

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Some day, a historian is going to look at Tom Cotton's questioning time and think, "Jesus, what an ass-kisser." — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) June 13, 2017

Tom Cotton distinguished himself in battle by slaying 300 straw men singlehanded — Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) June 13, 2017

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"Do you like spy fiction?" It's all just a joke to Tom Cotton. — Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) June 13, 2017

Senator Cotton seems very proud of his ability to completely miss the point. No one's charging Trump was directly involved in the hacking. — Kevin M. Kruse (@KevinMKruse) June 13, 2017

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Tom Cotton has about as much spine as a grocery bag. #SessionsHearing — Thor Benson (@thor_benson) June 13, 2017

If Cotton's tone becomes any more self-righteous we can use him as a source of renewable energy. — Jasmin Mujanović (@JasminMuj) June 13, 2017

Senator Cotton not missing an opportunity to shit on Obama — t.co 🏳️‍🌈 (@tgcowles) June 13, 2017

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Tom Cotton should stick to eating birthday cake every day. https://t.co/Dmf2lofGWA — Dan Moren (@dmoren) June 13, 2017

is senator cotton also slender man or no — Jen Ortiz (@jenortiznyc) June 13, 2017

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Cotton is being "characteristically theatrical" in his bloviating right now. #SessionsHearing — Amy Westervelt (@amywestervelt) June 13, 2017

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Tom Cotton raising involuntary memories of the kid in high school who would routinely hijack the class with his woodpecker voice. — Charles McNulty (@CharlesMcNulty) June 13, 2017

Tom Cotton distinguished himself in battle by slaying 300 straw men singlehanded — Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) June 13, 2017