The House Select Intelligence Committee hearing is nearly three hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chairman to click a any time. Today, we come together to discuss the intelligence communities to 124 annual threat assessment. We begin with an open session and is been broadcast live and stream on the committees you tube channel. The open session is entirely unclassified, all participants are reminded to refrain from discussing classified information or other information protected from public disclosure. On the conclusion of the open session we were recess and resume in the closed session in the Committee Hearing room at two p. M. Or immediately following the first vote series currently scheduled from 1 30 that you can come pick it his intention to proceed with us and without any disruptions. Any disruption of the committee will result in the United States Capitol Police restoring order and the protesters will be renewed and arrested.
The House Select Intelligence Committee hearing is nearly three hours. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Without objection the chairman to click a any time. Today, we come together to discuss the intelligence communities to 124 annual threat assessment. We begin with an open session and is been broadcast live and stream on the committees you tube channel. The open session is entirely unclassified, all participants are reminded to refrain from discussing classified information or other information protected from public disclosure. On the conclusion of the open session we were recess and resume in the closed session in the Committee Hearing room at two p. M. Or immediately following the first vote series currently scheduled from 1 30 that you can come pick it his intention to proceed with us and without any disruptions. Any disruption of the committee will result in the United States Capitol Police restoring order and the protesters will be renewed and arrested.
The committee will reconvene and the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida, mr. Deutsch. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Attorney general sessions, who do you work for . The American People or the president of the United States . Im a member of the executive branch and i work for the American People. Mind, yourth that in work on behalf of the American People, that i want to ask questions. Public media reports. On february 14, the president asked fbi director about the flynn investigation. I hope you can see your way clear to letting flynn go. I hope you can let this go. The president fired comey. On may 11. He went on television and announced, the russia thing with trump and russia. Would it be reasonable for the members of this committee to conclude that the president , by first interfering in one investigation, and then interfering in investigation into himself commit in a structured of justice commit and obstruction of justice . I dont believe that is a fair conclusion. A matter that
Previously postponed. Votes will be taken in the following order. H. R. 2706 by the yeas and nays. And h. R. 1730 by the yeas and nays. The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15minute vote resm maining electronic votes will be conducted as fiveminute votes. The Unfinished Business is the vote on the motion of the gentleman from missouri, mr. Luetkemeyer, to suspend the rules and pass h. R. 2706 as amended, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. The clerk will report the title of the bill. The clerk h. R. 2706 a bill to provide requirements for banking agencies when requesting or ordering them to terminate a ecific customer account, and requiring documents related to subpoenas of the reform act of 1989 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , i
Hat, scarf or gloves before you head out the door. Nancy new developments in Christmas Eve shooting of the two Loudoun County deputies. Deputies were wounded responding to a fight between a father and the teen daughter. The deputies suffered serious but nonlife threatening injuries. Larry the f. B. I. Will not look into the murder of a Baltimore Police detective. They have rejected the request to take over the sean suiter investigation. He was shot shortly before he was supposed to testify in a federal corruption case. The f. B. I. Does not believe suit suiters death was directly connected to the probe. They are talking to the prosecutors to determine if the homeowner in chillum will be charged. Hours ago they identify 32yearold parker as the man killed. Police say security parkers caught park security cameras caught par a vehicle. The homeowner shot parker from inside the house. Nancy the d. C. Police asking for help to find person of interest after a shooting outside the chinatown me