POMFRET — Drivers honked their cars horns in support of protestors standing at the corners of Route 44 and Route 169.

Dozens of protesters held candles and signs Thursday night across the street from Vanilla Bean Cafe in Pomfret, demanding accountability from President Donald Trump and his administration.

Specifically, the group was calling out Trump for his dismissal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Sessions resigned as the country’s chief law enforcement officer at the President’s request Wednesday.

“We are trying to bring awareness to what Trump has done,” Quiet Corner Shouts! Chairwoman Cris Cadiz said. “The president has put in one of his cronies, and we won’t stand for that.”

Cadiz described Quiet Corner shouts! as a grassroots group of political activists founded during the Women’s March in 2016 that regularly meets in Pomfret.

The Pomfret protest was one of hundreds of protests organized overnight across the country, including several in Connecticut — Beacon Falls, Danbury, East Haddam, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hartford, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Ridgefield, Westport and Willimantic.

Protestor Jean Pillo, of Woodstock, said she was concerned the removal of Sessions would lead to the disruption of the Robert MuellerMueller investigation.

“I believe the investigation needs to be completed,” Pillo said. “No question.”

Jock McClellan is the leader of political activist group Indivisible NE Connecticut. He said he expected only a handful of protestors, and was surprised to see nearly 20 people show up for the event.

“This has sprung up overnight,” McClellan said. “It’s an important issue, and I am glad people are bringing attention to it.”

As of yesterday, 5,000 groups across the country had declared their intent to protest, and that number doubled overnight,” he added.

Pomfret resident Babett Dejarnett said she came out Thursday night in support of democracy.

“Freedom is not free,” Dejarnett said. “And I want Trump to understand that.”

After Sessions resignation, his Chief of Staff Matthew Whitaker became the new acting attorney general.