We will get started now with our last Panel Discussion of the day. This panel is titled a discussion on the department of justice grant opportunities for fiscal year 18 and identifying gaps for possible fiscal year 19 programs. This is the panel where you all get to hear how the department is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to Human Trafficking. Our panel will be moderated today by the honorable beth a. Williams. Beth was sworn in as assistant attorney general on august 21st, 2017, after unanimous confirmation by the United States senate. As a assistant attorney general for the office of legal policy, she served as the primary policy adviser to the United States attorney general and the Deputy Attorney general. And as the chief regulatory officer here at the department. Prior to becoming the assistant ag, miss williams is a litigation and appellate partner at a National Law Firm where her practice focused on complex commercial, securities and First Amendment litigati
Myself, is the license plate come in a stolen . Does the license plate match the car . I was looking for some rational reason that may have prompted him for stopping me on the side of the road. I also think about the experiences with my brother who became a command Sergeant Major the United States army. The highest rank for an enlisted soldier. He. He was driving from texas to charleston. He was pulled over by Law Enforcement officer wanted to know if he had stolen the car he because it was a volvo. I do not know many africanamerican men who do not have a very similar story to tell, no matter their profession. No matter their income, no matter their disposition in life. A i also recall the story of one about 30 years old and he drove a chrysler 300. Hundred. A nice car without a question but not a ferrari. That is super nice car. He was pulled over so many times here in d. C. For absolutely no reason other than for driving a nice car. He sold that car and bought a more secure form of t
Frustrating, more damaging to your soul then when you know you are following the rules and being treated like you and i. But make no mistake, no matter this turmoil, these issues should not lead anyone to any conclusion other than to abide by the laws. Dr. Martin luther king jr. Said it so well. Rejoining violence with violence only leads to more violence and , nights toker nights paraphrase without stars. There is never, ever an acceptable reason to harm a member of our Law Enforcement community. Ever. I dont want anyone to misinterpret the words i am saying. Even in the times of great darkness, there is a light. There are hundreds, thousands of who that officers who go beyond the call of duty. Ms. Taylor at the dallas incident was covered completely by at least three officers who were willing to lose their life to save hers. Opportunity to be grateful and thankful for our men and women in uniform. I shared another story on monday night as well. While the one i want to tell you today
Reads, reluctantly, obama leads u. S. Into debate on race, policing. The president has found himself caught in the middle on this issue struggling to find out the right thing to say to the country. On one hand, you want people to see him speaking out against these issues and on the other hand, people want the president to be a leading voice in calling out bias in Police Departments. The president has also talked in the past, especially after the verdict that did not convict George Zimmerman after the Trayvon Martin shooting, they doesnt feel like it is necessarily productive for him to be leading a National Conversation on race, that havent worked that well in the past when politicians have tried to do that. Unfortunately, he has found himself in a situation where there is really nothing that he can do. With that in mind, how much time has the president really been spending focused on the police in Race Relations issue . In the past few weeks, it has taken up quite a bit of his time. H
Higgins who recently wrote about donald trump and his overseas investments. That is it for today. See you tomorrow. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2015] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] next, attorney general Loretta Lynch testifies before a House Committee about the Justice Departments 2017 budget request. Then, live at noon, republican president ial candidate john kasich holds a town hall meeting in nashville, tennessee. Campaign 2016 is take you on the road to the white house. Today is the South Carolina democratic primary. Our live coverage begins at 7 00 andern with Hillary Clinton bernie sanders. We will also get your reactions. Join us today. On wednesday, attorney general Loretta Lynch testified before a house panel about her departments 2017 budget request. She also talked about president obamas plan to close the andlity at Guantanamo Bay improving relat