We talked about it last night. What is going to happen after that . I dont know. Mr. Meadows . Thank, chairman. , you can take a bit of a breather on your return to the committee. What i want to do is go through with the people who are watching the conversation that you and i had when we spoke on the telephone. You were kind enough to hear out a presentation that i made and i intend to have some questions in that area. It does not make sense if i have not laid the predicate particularly for our viewers who are watching this. I guess the reason i want to do this is because people who are watching this need to understand that this small hearing room and the little tv box you are looking at, the little screen you are looking at are a little bit like the frame of a puppet theater. If you only look at what is going on in the puppet theater, you are not going to understand the whole story, you are not going to understand the real dynamic of what is going on here. You are certainly not going
[inaudible] im ready when you are. Are you live . Are we going . Senator whitehouse. Thank. , you can take a bit of a breather on your return to the committee. What i want to do is go through with the people who are watching the conversation that you and i had when we spoke on the telephone. You were kind enough to hear out a presentation that i made and i intend to have some questions in that area. It does not make sense if i have not laid the predicate particularly for our viewers who are watching this. I guess the reason i want to do this is because people who are watching this need to understand that this small hearing room and the little tv box you are looking at, the little screen you are looking at are a little bit like the frame of a puppet theater. If you only look at what is going on in the puppet theater, you are not going to understand the whole story, you are not going to understand the real dynamic of what is going on here. You are certainly not going to understand forces
It seems very much that the department of justice are in the headlines about all whats going on in t the country, if its not the protests in portland or in kenosha, if its not issues about covid and restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if its not about the election and concerns about the legality of the election at the procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases that involve administrative officials and the dojs role as those cases go through the system. We have a lot to talk about today at of what to start with the big question, and the big question is, does this look different to you . Doesnt look like a different environment than would you,ik fr example, the two of you at department of justice, or are we just overreacting . Lets begin with you because you were there the longest time ago, josh larocco come seeking give us some recent history. And i have the gray hairs. Thanks, karen. Its good to be here. I thought i would start with come to ques
Restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if it is not about the election and concerns about the legality of elections, procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases involving Administration Officials and the doj role as those cases through the system. I think we have a lot to talk about. I want to start with the big question. Does it really look different to you . Doesnt look like a different environment when the two of you were at the department of justice . Are we just overreacting . We are talking about National Security today in particular, what does it look like over the last number of years, bringing us up to the present moment. In getting ready for todays conversation, i decided to go and look at the recent press releases, recent announcements on cases, see what is being publicly announced. I went back to the beginning of august, end of july. Drowning this conversation in National Security, i saw any number of cases in the National Security realm
National security at fordham law. Today, washington and the country seem embroiled in controversy and chaos. It seems very much at the department of justice are in the that at the department of justice are in the headlines about what is going on in the country, if not the protest in portland or kenosha, if it is issues about covid and restrictions and whether they should be followed or not, if it is not about the election and concerns about the legality of elections, procedures to the election, not to mention the number of cases involving Administration Officials and the doj role as those cases through the system. I think we have a lot to talk about. I want to start with the big question. Does it really look different to you . Does it look like a different environment when the two of you were at the department of justice . Are we just overreacting . Lets begin with you because you were there the longest time ago. And i have the gray hair. Of what has the department looked like, we are