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Years. I Cover National Security including the fbi and ive recorded extensively on the fbi russia investigation known as crossfire hurricane. I want to thank pete for coming on and have this frank discussion. Im interested how he came to use that codename. Before we get into the details of the book, pete, why dont you tell the listeners a little bit about yourself and your counterintelligence background at the fbi. I was in boston worked on the case which on a series of russian illegals which fo...

Mcneil, Catherine Mosel, thompson diaz, United States court of federal claims. Policycontent modernization act. All those will be held over. Mr. Chairman . Under the rules of this committee can i proceed with the business of the Committee Even with a quorum present, there unless there are two members of the minority present as well. I and the only member of the minority that is here. We cannot conduct business until the second member of the minority arrives. Yes, sir. Thank you for the way you h...

Thank you. Appreciate the break. Mr. Comey, are you with us . Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you very much. Was that a sufficient break for you . Youre okay . Yes, okay, thank you very much. Was that a sufficient break for you . Youre okay . Yes, thanks very much. Thank you very much. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Comey, weve heard a number of things this morning, weve heard you say a number of times that the oig found problems in fisa applications across the board, but of course, it was only this one, th...

Wade, gun control and a host of other policy issues, she patiently explained that none of that is her job. I interpret the constitution as a law, and its not up to me to update it or infuse my own policy views into it. As ive also said repeatedly, any policy preferences that i have dont matter anyway. Theyre irrelevant. So making that law, thats sure job. Gerry what we saw on display were the two very different visions of the role of the courts. Conservatives believe in judicial restraint the, i...

From houstons rice hotel, senator john kennedy is about to address a special meeting of the Greater Houston Ministerial Association, to which he has been invited. Senator kennedy will participate in a formal questionandanswer period. The meeting is sponsored by the Kennedy Johnson Texas Campaign committee and is being seen throughout texas on a special 22station network. The audience you are seeing is composed of clergymen of the houston area who have been invited by the association. The meeting...

Well also hear from thom tillis, rick gates and arkansas senator tom cotton. Markets this morning look like this. Futures indicating this morning a decline at the start of trading. The dow industrials down right now 276 points, the nasdaq down almost 201, as you see, and the s p lower by 38. Markets finished near session lows wednesday on fading stimulus hopes of. Earnings season meanwhile rolling on. This morning we hear from walgreens, Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab among others. All the nu...

I just hope the clerk next caller. I am a black woman that works for the department. I would like to thank the supervisors for bringing this issue and bringing awareness to the concerns and these issues. I am also in support of the black employee alliance. We need the tangibles and the demands listed specifically in the letter. We need a supervisor to focus on racist bias and racism [indiscernible] this person should focus on the departments where there are racially bad actor acto actors [indisc...

Last several years. These conspiracy theories undermine public trust in our Democratic Institutions, and our election process. And that is why i am pleased to support this important bipartisan resolution by representatives malinowski and riggleman. Qanon initially alleged that prominent americans are engaged in a secret plot to control the world. While using their power to exploit children. It now extends to a range of dangerous conspiracy theories. The f. B. I. Has assessed with high confidence...

[inaudible] the committee will come to order. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to recess the hearing at any time. Before we turn to the substance of todays hearing, let me address a House Keeping matter. First, let me remind members should during these proceedings , with the exception of when theyre speaking, take precautions in light of covid19 including by wearing a face cover such as a mask. Were also limiting staff attendance at the hearing. I would...

To the right with his choice of amy coney barrett. It would make it a 63 conservative split. Hitting a high know. Aims top behind bts raise 800 million in koreas largest ipo in years. Lets take a look at how we are setting up for the asian trading session. They hope to follow the momentum we saw in the u. S. Session on friday in particular with these gains in tech stocks. S p futures looking pretty positive,. 3 . Optimism as we get to the open in tokyo. A quiet first half of the week. We do have...