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Unbiassed media we see today, and they cook a mechanism through which unlawful intelligence is obtained. there are other dangers that could happen with regard to the federal government that normally doesnt happen to the media covering murder cases in the states. >> well, thank you. ill follow-up with that in a written question when you have a chance to look. >> if you would, i -- >> thank you. thank you. >> i call for the first time on i anew member of the committee, senator sass from nebraska. ...

Military-wide letter disavowing the value of torture as we both know. another question as a matter of law. is fraudulent speech protected by the first amendment? >> fraudulent speech if it amounts to an attempt to obtain a thing of value for the person -- the fraudulent speech is directed -- >> which is an element -- >> its absolutely fraud and can be prosecuted, and i think we see too much of that. we see these phone calls at night to elderly people. we see mailings go out that seem to me to be...

No input to the case." these represent three of the four cases that you claimed that were among the top ten cases that you personally handled. now, in your 1986 questionnaire, you used phrases like "i prepared and tried the case as sole counsel" and "i was the lead prosecutor on this case" assisted by so-and-so. why didnt you use the same level of detail in your 2016 questionnaire? >> in looking at the this question there, we decided that was an appropriate response, since it was a major histori...

Without any records and that was my memory at the time. >> i thank you. you answered the question. senator flake now its 12:59, so at 2:09 we will adjourn for lunch. ill be back here them at 2:39, and whoever is present will start then, but i hope everybody can be back here at least by 2:45. well, whatever. i got -- [ laughter ] you know what i mean. go ahead. >> thank you. are you saying were adjourned or im going? >> you go ahead. >> great. nice being the last one standing between lunch. >> le...

So its not always as simple as schoolhouse rock jingles on saturday morning, but could you at least start by telling us what you think the place for executive orders and executive actions are? >> thats a good question and a good premise that we should think about. people are taught schoolhouse rock is not a bad basic lesson in how the government is supposed to work. legislators pass laws. the congress, the president executes laws as does the entire administration, as passed by congress, or it fo...

Program. there arent perhaps that many people who would find that interesting but there are a lot of others that would capture immediately the publics interest. whats significant about all of these, though, no matter how broad or narrow the topic, no matter how politically sexy or dull the topic might be, they in many instances almost conclusively resolve a legal question within the executive branch of government and in many instances doing so on the basis of constitutional determinations that m...

That is voter i.d., and whether or not that is an improper restriction on voting that adversely impacts disproportionately minority citizens. so thats a matter thats got to be decided. on the surface of it, it doesnt appear to be that. i have publicly said i think voter i.d. laws properly drafted are okay but as attorney general it will be my duty to study the facts in more depth, to analyze the law, but fundamentally that can be decided by congress, and the courts, as they interpret the existin...

Always get elected. weve had republican governors in minnesota, we had a republican governor in iowa and i just point out that the more we can do to encourage people to vote the better democracy we have. i want to turn to another quick question on a democratic issue as in a democracy issue that was raised by senator graham and as senator whitehouse, i just returned with senators mccain and graham from a trip to ukraine, baltics, georgia and learned there about how these intrusive cyber attacks a...

Not been given legal status under the laws of the united states were given photo i.d.s, work authorization, and social security numbers, and the right to participate in these government programs that would appear to be contrary to existing law. so that would to me suggest an overreach. >> and in parallel before the courts, what instances would it be legitimate if any for the solicitor general to not defend the law in court? >> thats a very good question. sometimes it becomes a real matter. in ge...

General got there, and can be removed at any moment by the president and at the same time the attorney general has the obligation to be independent to provide an independent source of analysis for the president and for the presidents team and cabinet. how do you understand things as a former u.s. attorney, as a former prosecutor and as a senator who served on the judiciary committee. youve had a lot of opportunities to observe this process. how do you see the proper balancing between all these i...