The Supreme Court ultimately room the statute to be unconstitutional. Watch landmark cases tonight on cspan three and anytime at cspan. Org. The Senate Intelligence committee met to consider the nominations of Christopher Miller to be the director of the National Counterterrorism center and peter to be the general counsel to the office of the director of National Intelligence. The two nominees were asked about Russian Election interference, interrogation tactics, the fisa application process and whistleblower protections. They were also questions related to the recent deployment of federal Law Enforcement agents and u. S. Cities experiencing ongoing protests. This hearing will enable the committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration and qualifications for the position that you have been respected lee nominated to fill. The witnesses have provided wooden responses to questions from the committee, find admits members which you all will have and they will be able to ask any
Hat americans decide american elections. Thank you schulte roybalallard the Senate Intelligence to consider the National Counterterrorism Center Council to the office to the director of National Intelligence. The two nominees were asked interference, interrogation tactics, the fisa pplication process, and whistleblower protections. There were also questions related to the recent deployment of federal Law Enforcement gents in u. S. Cities experiencing ongoing protests. [silence] the goal for this hearing is to enable this committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration of your qualifications to the position that you respectively have been nominated to the witnesses have provided written responses to questions from the committee, from its members. Members which you all will have in this morning the members will be able to ask any additional questions and hear directly from the nominees. Mr. Miller graduated from George Washington university in commission as an infantry office
That could intimidate witnesses or jurors or even lead to harassment. And how do you think trump is responding . Ill give you a cliff hanger and tell you about that in just a moment. Plus it is day one of the auto workers strike. The first in history against all of the Big Three Auto Makers and the union is now warning that more workers will go on strike if they dont get the better pay and benefits they are demanding. They are walking the picket lines as we speak but in a matter of hours will be back at the Bargaining Table. The companies are fighting back, ford laying off 600 workers. Well talk to one striking worker, a mom of seven who works up to six days per week and is barely making enough to survive she says. Ill begin with the latest on the filing from the Special Counsel jack smith. Joining me live washington correspondent for the Atlanta Constitution and former associate white House Counsel to president george w. Bush. So happy you are all here. There is no surprise there has
Well try to make this as reasonably short as possible and if you need a break, please let us know. So, people wonder what are we doing, what are we trying to accomplish . In january, the Intelligence Community unanimously said that the russians through their Intelligence Services tried to interfere in the 2016 american president ial election, that it was the russians who hacked podestas emails, it was the russians who broke into the Democratic National committee and was russians who helped empower wikileaks. No evidence that the russians changed voting tallies, how people were influenced by what happened, only they know and god knows, but i think every american should be concerned about what the russians did. From my point of view, theres no doubt in my mind it was the russians involved in all the things i just described. Not some 400 pound guy sitting on a bed or any other country. Russia is up to no good when it comes to democracies all over the world. Dismembering the ukraine, the b
Hearing. It is just over three hours. Hit the gavel. Give them some peace. Back in your cages. Take this free pass thing. The hearing will come to order. Thank you all for coming. Heres the order of the day. S the order of the day. Ill give a brief Opening Statement along with senator whitehouse and well have senator grassley and feinstein follow us in questioning, and it will be sevenminute rounds initially and try to a second round of five minutes. To both of the witnesses, thank you for coming. Well try to make this as reasonably short as possible and if you need a break, please let us know. So, people wonder what are we doing, what are we trying to accomplish . In january, the Intelligence Community unanimously said that the russians through their Intelligence Services tried to interfere in the 2016 american president ial election, that it was the russians who hacked podestas emails, it was the russians who broke into the Democratic National committee and was russians who helped em