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, these involving carter page, that you signed off on, that drew an unprecedented rebuke from the court, which im sure you remember. Let me quote from the order. The frequency of the orders in a case of the sensitive area, have called into question the reliability of the information in other applications. Do you remember that order from the court . It came after i left as i recall, but i remember reading about it. Yes. Have you ever known the court to ever issue the order youre familiar with . Yes.
Was a topic of last nights debate. The American Bar Association hosted experts looking at the history of Voting Rights and the security of mailin ballots. They talked about how the states are preparing for a large increase and answered viewers questions about the voting process. Were thrilled to be presenting a timely panel entitled access to the vote, the ballot and the mailbox. Sponsored by the aba section of civil rights and social justice. This panel is one of many in a series of Rapid Response webinars. Were planning additional programs on a variety issues so please visit american bar. Org crsj for you be dates on these programs. Before we go to our program and how today will work, its my pleasure to turn it over to angela j. Scott, the 2020 2021 chair of the aba section of civil rights and social justice for a few remarks. Welcome, angela. Thank you, jamie. Many thanks to you and the entire civil rights and equal Opportunity Committee for planning this very timely panel. So its m
They talked about how the states are preparing for a large increase and answered viewers questions about the voting process. Were thrilled to be presenting a timely panel entitled access to the vote, the ballot and the mailbox. Sponsored by the aba section of civil rights and social justice. This panel is one of many in a series of Rapid Response webinars. Were planning additional programs on a variety issues so please visit american bar. Org crsj for you be dates on these programs. Before we go to our program and how today will work, its my pleasure to turn it over to angela j. Scott, the 2020 2021 chair of the aba section of civil rights and social justice for a few remarks. Welcome, angela. Thank you, jamie. Many thanks to you and the entire civil rights and equal Opportunity Committee for planning this very timely panel. So its my pleasure to welcome everyone who is watching. Before i begin, and i say this before i say anything, i just want to make sure that you all know that im sp
A summer without rodeos, a mule kick to rural america. And later, the concert that covid could not cancel. This is the cbs weekend news. , washington. This week marks a milestone in the evolution of our democracy. 100 years since women obtained the right to vote. It wasnt given. They fought for it for 41 years and the 19th amendment made it so. Election day this year is 79 days away, but earlier in states that allow absentee or mailin voting. Now, voting in a pandemic means an unprecedented number of ballots will be mailed. But there are worries the post office might not deliver all ballots on time. Toy the post office announced a 90 day moratorium on the removal of collection boxes. This has been seen in several states. President trump blames democrats, not his new postmaster general for concerns hovering over the verifiable handling of more mailin ballots. But today there is another issue, a deeply personal one. Late yesterday the president s younger Brother Robert died in new york.
forward. president biden also drawing a contrast to how the former president conducts himself in a new appointment. he s naming a member to the department homeland. kim wayman was a frequent guest on this program last year. one of the reasons biden likes her and one of the reasons trump won t is this. you re a reap karng the nation s top republican saying fraud, saying rigged, saying things that frankly are wrong, correct? that s correct, and every time president trump takes a swing at absentee ballot or vote by mail ballots it undermines voters confidence so election officials have even more work to do. 14 or 15 states owe essentially put new restrictions in place. you have questions raised, unnecessary questions, questions that are not based in fact, raised by the former president