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Petitioner michael flynn. We are here now to stop further impermissible intrusion into the sole power of the executive branch under the take care clause to decide to dismiss a case and what circumstances warrant that dismissal. The government here provided an extensive and thoroughly documented motion to dismiss this prosecution, weighing as it should all of those factors that go into that, including the exculpatory evidence that came to light through an independent review by mr. Jenson, who kno...

202 7488002. Catch up with us on social media and twitter on facebook. Com cspan. A very good monday morning to you. Did you watch the john bolton interview . We want to hear what you thought about it. You can go ahead and start calling now. It aired on abc last night. During the interview, john bolton talked about why he wrote his book and why he did not take part in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. You could have told the stories when you were in the white house or when the imp...

Welcome, secretary. Ms. Albright good morning. Very good to be with you. Absolutely. Chipping in will be others and rasmussen. Maybe if we could kick off a question about the pandemic, it feels like the authoritarians are getting a free pass to implement more of what they would love to impose on the citizens ranging from surveillance to more traditional military tactics and you wrote the world is paying a high price for this. I took that as a reference to china, but feel free to correct me if it...

We take you live to the u. S. Senate where to date lawmakers who will be on a defense programs and policy bill. You are watching live coverage of the senate on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will ohm the senate with prayer. The chaplain let us pray. God of grace and mercy, in these divisive and polarized times, remind us that words have consequences. Help us to remember that we are accountable to you for every idle and careless wor...

Schoolwide coronavirus tests to make sure students and staff are safe when they return to the classroom. Widespread testing not only helps contain the virus, it builds confidence that the schools are safe. U. S. Assistant secretary for health told our committee that there will be 40 to 50 million diagnostic tests available per month by september. Thats four to five times the number of todays tests and todays number in the United States is twice as many as any other country. And dr. Francis colli...

Abraham lincoln bicentennial commission. Thank you for joining us today. Unlike that of winston churchill, Abraham Lincolns humor tended towards selfdepreciation. During one of the Lincoln Douglass debates in illinois, a spectator shouted lincoln was being two faced. Two faced, shouted lincoln. If i had two faces, do you think i would wear this one . Lincolns humor was an essential component of his personality and political persona. Richard carwardine will explore with us whether his humor might...

Alexander, thank you. Thank you for giving voice to a serious issue. First like to associate my remarks, 100 with everything senator scott just said. Somehow im supposed to speak after he just said it. The frustration that ive had over the past couple of days is weve worked very hard on pulling legislation together. Weve talked to people all over. Ive talked to people all over oklahoma of all backgrounds, talked to members of the community, talked to Law Enforcement, talked to leadership in Law ...

We are opening up regional lines this morning. If you are in the eastern or central time zone, your telephone number is 202 7488000. If youre in the mountain or pacific time zones, your telephone number is 202 7488001. We are opening up a special line for people who voted this year already in the 2020 primaries. If you voted in the primaries, your number is 202 7488002. Tell us what happened. You can keep in mind always text us at 202 7488003. We are always reading on social media on twitter and...

Into possible ties between the Trump Campaign and russian officials. They voted on party lines to authorize subpoenas to former officials, including james comey , a former cia director, john brennan, and director of National Intelligence james clapper. Senator graham good morning. We are making progress. We are somewhat closer together now. Hello, senator grassley. A brief update, and then we will take of the business of the committee where we left off. Next week, we will have a hearing about po...

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Im a board member of the Abraham Lincoln institute and a former executive director of the commission. Thank you for joining us today. Unlike that of winston churchill, abe lincolns humor tended toward selfdepravation. The spectators shouted that lincoln was being twofaced. Twofaced cried lincoln. If i had two faces, do you think i would wear this one . [ laughter ] lincolns humor was an essential component of his personality and political persona. Richard carw...