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Was able to do on those days leading up to january 6th. >> we only have about 30 seconds or so, doug, but what does it say about the state of our democracy? are you discouraged that an event like january 6th can even happen or encouraged that our institutions seemingly held? >> i think our institutions are holding up. the attorney general, merrick garland, and the justice department here has done an extraordinary job, jack smith has worked diligently. this is somebody that used to look at human ...

Department of injustice will go down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country. >> this is not going to be an easy win. i dont care how compelling or how strong your evidence is, how many tapes you have, how many witnesses you have. >> and trump isnt just a former president. hes also the leading republican candidate for 2024. >> how does it feel now to see, you know, obviously donald trump is running for the white house again. >> more of the same. a lot of noise th...

Down as among the most horrific abuses of power in the history of our country. >> this is not going to be an easy win. i dont care how compelling or how strong your evidence is, how many tapes you have, how many witnesses you have. >> and trump isnt just a former president. hes also the leading candidate for 2024. >> how does it feel now to see obviously donald trump is running for the white house again? >> more of the same. a lot of noise. but its not supported by the facts. >> but his candidac...

What do you expect to come from this today, sir? >> well, this could be a blockbuster moment. we needed another breakthrough. you know, the house has been doing our responsibility, our duty under the constitution and this is to investigate these alleged bribery and extortion scandals, these abuses of power and the more stones we overturn the more scandals we uncover. and this is a key witness, intimately involved in the personal and business affairs of hunter biden and very likely his father. so...

We come here almost every week for seven months. maybe we thought we would be tired, but were here to show that we are not tired. were just beginning. >> now, everyone is now waiting to see if the israeli supreme court strikes down the controversial measure when it hears appeals in september. the prime minister hasnt said how he might respond if that were to happen. now to bangladesh, where police clashed with protesters who blocked roads and threw rocks as they demanded the resignation of the...

Yes, we may not get it right, but does it mean we should move away? absolutely not. we need to be there, you say. but what matters, if you are there, is your reputation, your credibility. would you accept that the way you have handled the unfolding disaster in ukraine following the russian military invasion of february 2022, your reporting and your handling of the abuses within that war has been a disaster. its been deeply counterproductive to your reputation. no, no, no, no, no, no, no. let me ...

The last few years? far more than we did on israel. no. you know, we are focusing on israel at apartheid because this is a massive human rights violation that must be denounced. i was in israel myself to launch this report. i have to tell you, i have never been in an environment where i confronted so much hopelessness. and the absurdity of how apartheid is worked... ..worked itself, in the context of the occupied territories, and israel is mind—boggling. all right. ijust want... youve made tha...

Not diverted to terrorists, or oppressive governments. and so there has always been control over where they go, and thailand in 2014 because of the coup, it was -- sales attempted cells were blocked. there was civil rights abuses there were people beaten and tortured in prison and sos six hours was pushing for it the state department wished and regulated turned it down, but that didnt stop the sales. >> six hours how to deal i think 150,000 pistols to or handguns to police in thailand the deal w...

Jiang region, where china has been accused of human rights abuses against uyghur muslims. >> when we were asked about that project, i personally, a lot of people on my team, thought that america was doing the right thing by stopping production in that region of the world. so, what my counterparts would say is listen, unequivocally, we are not telling a story from one side. we are going to tell a neutral story about this, and we got people who said, hey listen, were going to put on a reenactment ...

All right, youve made that point. lets move on, because we dont have much time left, and we dont want to just focus on particular countries. i want to make a broader point. amnesty international was founded to fight the repressive abuses of governments around the world. you characterise it as defending prisoners of conscience, fighting against torture and the death penalty. today, amnesty releases reports about climatejustice, saying more oil equals more problems. you enter into debates about gl...