Monday. Its 4 00 in new york. So each of the civil and criminal cases brought against donald trump and at this point there are plenty to choose from, slice right to the core of his persona in unique and distinct ways. Contempt for the rule of law, a disregard for our very democracy, even an embrace of Political Violence. But the trial that started today in manhattan that 250 million civil Fraud Lawsuit brought by new York Attorney general Letitia James against donald trump, trumps company and his two adult sons is fundamentally different from those. It cuts deep into trumps most base instincts, his compulsive need to exaggerate the size of all things. His woefully and knowingly penchant for lying over and over again. His defrauding, defrauding his customers and the public. Well, at least thats according to Attorney General tish james. Today both sides delivered Opening Statements, the attorney Generals Team sought to convince the judge in this case that trump should be barred from doin
Eudora wealthy. Sunday at 10 00, katie keever shares her critical thoughts on the obama administrations relationship with millennials. On cspan 3, saturday afternoon, columbia universitys andrew dull cart on the preservation of landmarks. Sunday at 4 00 p. M. , three films on the pilot district project, a program administered by the Johnson Administration to help improve relations between the police and the community in washington, d. C. After the Martin Luther king assassination and subsequent riots. Get our complete schedule at cspan. Org. Former president jimmy carter held a News Conference to talk about his cancer treatment. The 90yearold former president has been diagnosed with melanoma , a skin cancer that has progressed to his brain and liver. This event was held at the Carter Center in atlanta. Pres. Carter thank you all for coming this morning. I want to express my special thanks. I would like to outline what is happened so far with my medical condition. Toward the end, what i
Dont know because we are sitting here. I just want there are so many things first the Approval Ratings of the president are between 8 and 10 which is extraordinarily low, as we know. There is no indication that will change anytime soon. We have a president at that low a level of approval so the foundations of government are very shaky. Second, that is why there is some protect ability to say i think brazil and the president are breathing easier today than they were before the demonstrations and a lot has happened in the past couple weeks that does suggest a slightly easier path for her but things could change very quickly. The economy really does remain in terrible shape. Every day the news are that the recession will last longer than had been protected yesterday. That the Austerity Program put in place by one of the most respected economists in brazil across the political spectrum is really not working very well. He called for a reduction in the fiscal deficit of a percent and a half
Have to be tough on criminals. It is hard to tell. The actual issue underlining this case has a lot of iffyness. The surface of this case, the one thing they could agree was ok, you can make up any crime and then call it services fraud. That trouble the court. The position the government will have to urge is going to force them into that box where you have to say if you met the guy at the church, and you like them from the church, and that was the benefit, that is enough for a felony. That is one of the tips in that case. That is a big told. Adam a delightful piece of the cases a circuit split. It arises because the justice in the southern district, sometimes whose intention happened to be visiting his judge on the ninth circuit, he decided he would decide that case at odds with the court that ordinarily supervises him. Miguel if you read the opinion the claim is overblown because he said we dont know if we agree on behalf of the ninth circuit. At the end it does not matter. Kannon we
And the whole weekend we have lined up for you. Of ceremonies, its my responsibility to introduce our speakers and to keep you informed of our schedule and any updates or additions as the day progresses. Most of you in the audience are now seasoned veterans who have attended our programs before. I do want to stress that due to the tight schedule of great programming, we will stick to the itinerary and timings as closely as we can, so as to ensure that everyone gets enough time for their presentations, and that so the question and answer sessions provide you all with enough opportunity to ask the speakers specifically what you want to know. I do want to point out that the speakers biographies are in the back of your official programs. Please refer to that for more personal details. For ouring lecture espionage symposium is general , he served under general patton and world war ii and worked his way through the ranks, following the war. Including an important posting at the pentagon. Aft