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They are not equipped to process and handle this many mike rants coming to the u.s./mexico border, particularly in del rio. this is a sector that is fairly isolated and has limited capabilities. but cbp says that they are offering water, towels, portable toilets while they process the people who are waiting under this bridge. but, again, it is an ongoing issue theyre working to resolve. >> it has been an ongoing issue for months now. the administration has been facing record levels of migrants c...

Yesterday in the fbi hearing is just a blownup picture of what survivors are living every single day, and weve got to start grappling with that reality. >> i want to make clear for the folks at home youre an attorney. so in terms of the legal aspects of a case, you know what youre talking about. the survivors and several of the senators at the hearing called for the fbi agents who botched this investigation to be prosecuted, but twice now under both the trump and biden administrations, departmen...

Respected national security, cyber security lawyer that served the u.s. department of justice during the republican and democratic administrations alike. any prosecution would be based on an unwarranted deviation from the apolitical and principal way in which the department of justice would do its work. were confident that if mr. susman is charged and he was, he will prevail in trial and vindicate his good name. in recent months as "the durha circling to the core of this by questioning witnesses...

The president has complete confidence in his leadership, his patriotism and his fidelity to our constitution. lawrence the department of defense wasnt going to be left out of the deception. insisting millies actions were totally normal. >> chairman across multiple administrations routinely have communications direct channel communications with their counterparts in other countries. and it is particularly important to have those communications with a nation state with which there are real and sig...

Anecdotes. what i can tell you is a chairman -- any chairman, chairman -- chairman across multiple administrations routinely have communications direct channel communications with their counterparts in other countries and it is particularly important to have those communications with a nation state with which there are real and significant tensions to try to reduce those, clear things up, reduce the risk of miscalculation and i think you saw in the statement that the chairmans office they put ou...

I dont think it would be helpful for me to speculate one way or the other about the voracity of these anecdotes. what i can tell you is any chairman -- a chairman across multiple administrations have direct channel communications with their counter parts in other countries. its particularly important to have those communications with a nation state with which there are real and significant tensions to try to reduce those, clear things up, reduce the risk of miscalculation and i think you saw in ...

National security, you wouldnt be part of holding appointees hostage. get this, as of september 10th, only 26% of president bidens nominees for senate confirmed. national security posts were filled. thats according to analysis by the partnership for public service. by comparison, before the terror attacks of 2001, 57% of president bushs national security nominees had been confirmed. and that was considered a scandal at the time. it was a key criticism of the 9/11 commission finding that because ...

Difficult decision to make. they need this fuel to keep their businesses running, to keep their lights on, they needed to live. but they fear the repercussions of us sanctions and how that could cripple their businesses. and essentially really affect their lives in a serious way. what they want is guidance from the us. the us has allowed this shipment to take place but will there be repercussions in the future? these are incredibly difficult dilemmas for people to deal with and they really want ...

Allies, everyone knew that the united states was the competent and capable partner. they trusted us to be the steady hand at the wheel that they could navigate out of any difficult situation. that confident has been shattered. now across the globallys doubt our resolve and our competitors like china and russia see weakness and think they could exploit the situation. the biden administration alone is responsible for this debacle and its consequences. going forward the challenges become even harde...

Is happening in realtime and the world must bear witness and hold the taliban accountable. let me turn to the focus of todays hearing. mr. secretary, the execution of the u.s. withdrawal was clearly and fatally flawed. this committee expects to receive a full explanation of the administrations decision in afghanistan since coming into office last january. there has to be accountability. we will have other hearings to develop a set of lessons learned over the course of the war to understand the m...