Ahead and do this again. This impeachment is not really about facts. The clock and the calendar not the facts. I would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts, so im insulted by the suggestion that has a law professor i dont care about those facts. I spent all of thanksgiving vacation reading these transcripts. I didnt, you know, i ate like a turkey that came to us in the mail that was already cooked. Thats stanford law professor pamela karlan testifying at the house impeachment inquiry. Her remarks lit up the hearing and much of social media. That as she made the case for impeachment taking on doug collins from georgia and at times turned todays hearing into a class on constitutional law. Good evening. Im kristen sze. And im dan ashley. Karlan was one of four called to weigh in on the impeachment case against President Trump specifically to help define what the constitution describes as high crimes and misdemeanors. Abc 7 News Reporter with more on her testimony. Liz
Serve people not to be selfserved. So next phase of my life is pointed toward bringing people together Mental Health and policy and funding and policy and Funding Police reform and funding necessary to make it happen and reconciling our differences and our using this platform, this abc news as well as contributor to just spring forward, resolving our wounds around race. Around police and around differences in our political system that just cannot sustain itself it in the way its going. Its got to be something that bridges what is divided. I hope to be a person that pays small, small part in that resolution. Heres the book its called call to rise, by retired it Dallas Police chief, david obrown, just out in the book stores. Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Take care. C are span where history unfolds daily. In 1979 cspan was created as a Public Service by americas Cable Television company and brog to you today by your kibble or satellite provider. Up next on booktv eying afterwards jour
Chicken shit club. After reading your book i can see that you also answered why does it appear that the Justice Department fails to prosecute executives so lets begin. Why . I cant wait to have this conversation. I think it is the flipside of mass incarceration in this country where we have two tiered justice systems, one group of people is proportionally for and punished to seriously and then weve got what im writing about which is a class of people rich and powerful who seem to have impunity in crime. Im talking about executives at the highest level of Corporate America not just bankers and not just in the aftermath of the financial crisis. This has been a problem that has been building before the financial crisis that existed today and affects not just executives of the big bank. In your book you talk about the fact it never really was the golden age when Corporate Executives violate that. You talk about the silver age and so trying to figure out how we got here i noticed you said t
Inquiry which was why does it appear that the Justice Department failed to prosecute executives . So, lets begin. Why . Guest thanks so much for having me. I can later this conversation. So i think this is the flip side of mass incarceration in this country where we have a too. Justice system. One group of people disproportionately poor to support the people of color are punished too seriously, to punitively. And that was that what im writing about which is a class of people rich and powerful who seem to have impunity to commit crime. Im talking about executives at the highest levels of Corporate America, not just bankers, not just in the aftermath of the financial crisis. This is been a problem thats been building before the financial crisis. It persists today and it affects not just executives of the big banks but industrial companies, retailers, pharmaceutical companies, tech companies. This is a pervasive problem with bringing Corporate America to heal. Host in your book you talk a
Wonderful new book, unsung world how the purdue former bankruptcy the victims of the american overdose crisis. So ryan and i been sort of circling around each other. The opioid space. So since my book dopesick came out in 2018, ive been following his work. We talk a lot and hes been just a wonderful friend and a resource to me. So how does its going to go today is ill be asking ryan questions. Hopefully we can have a bit of a dialog in about 40 minutes. We will have to answer your questions. And so if you want to just feel free at any you have a question to just it up into the text chat. Thatd be great. So in september 29, 19, Purdue Pharma, the maker oxycontin, a Company Controlled the infamous billionaire Sackler Family, filed for bankruptcy to itself from 2600 lawsuits for its role in fueling the u. S. Overdose crisis. Author and active ryan hampton served as cochair of the official Creditors Committee that acted as a watchdog during the process, one of only four victims, a pointed