Id like to call the hearing to order, please. Attorney general sessions, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. I thank you for your years of dedicated service as a member of this body and your recent leadership at the department of justice. As ie mentioned when director comey appeared before us last week, this committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and for the American People, ensuring that the Intelligence Community is operating lawfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe. The community is a large and diverseth place. We recognize the gravity of our investigation into russias interference in the 2016 elections. Butt i remind constituents that while we investigate russia we are scrutinizing cias budget while were investigating russia, we are still scrutinizing cias budget, nsas 702 program, the nations Satellite Program and the entire i. C. Effort to recruit and retain the best talent w
Xx senator burr i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today and thank you for your years as a member of this body and your recent leadership at the department of justice. As i mentioned when director comey appeared before last week, this committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and for the American People ensuring that the Intelligence Committee is operating lawfulfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe. The community is a large and diverse place. We recognize the graft of our investigation into russias interference in the 2016 u. S. Elections. While we investigate russia, we are scrutinizing c. I. A. s budget while we are investigating russia, we are still scrutinizing c. I. A. s budget, our nations Satellite Program and the i. C. Effort to recruit and retain the best talent we can find. More oven than not. The committee conducts its work behind closed doors and our methods are protected. The
Game. You were there. Yeah, how did it feel . Oh, my god it was amazing there were people crying and, like you said, 1974 the last time a team celebrated on home soil or home court. It was a special night. You know, this team i think will go down as right up there with some of the great teams, the show time lakers, the celtics with bill russell, Michael Jordan bulls as a they are in the conversation now as the greatest season of automatic time. Phenomenal team. We were talking about this this morning, its not just kd, everyone play all role. Patrick. This was my advantage point, warriors claimed their second title in three years, take a look. Jumping for joy. Look at these fans. Some of them are stunned. Some just have smiles on their faces. Very own joe fonzi, you see him right there down on the bottom. Professional, yes, he is handling the situation. I love this moment with kevin durant and his mom. This is the little bit of redemption for him. He took a lot of heat. Everyone said th
Ambassador meetings that i had. Ad during 2016 in addition, i provided supplemental testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee to explain this event. So i readily acknowledge these two meetings and certainly not one thing happened that was improper in any one of those meetings. Let me also explain clearly the frommstances of my recusal the investigation into the russian interference with the 2016 election. Hear me onleagues, this. I was sworn in as attorney general on thursday, february 9. The very next day, as i had promised the Judiciary Committee i would do, at least at an early date, i met with Career Department officials including a senior ethics official, to discuss some things publicly reported in the press that might have some bearing on whether or not i should recuse myself in this case. From that point, february 10, until i announced my normal recusal on march 2, i was never briefed on any investigative details, did not access any information about the investigation. I recei
Ambassador meetings that i had. Ad during 2016 in addition, i provided supplemental testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee to explain this event. So i readily acknowledge these two meetings and certainly not one thing happened that was improper in any one of those meetings. Let me also explain clearly the frommstances of my recusal the investigation into the russian interference with the 2016 election. Hear me onleagues, this. I was sworn in as attorney general on thursday, february 9. The very next day, as i had promised the Judiciary Committee i would do, at least at an early date, i met with Career Department officials including a senior ethics official, to discuss some things publicly reported in the press that might have some bearing on whether or not i should recuse myself in this case. From that point, february 10, until i announced my normal recusal on march 2, i was never briefed on any investigative details, did not access any information about the investigation. I recei