Tossup. Welcome. Lawmakers program, you are watching the Atlanta Press club debate series. , this is the general Election Debate for candidates running for u. S. Senate to fill the seat currently held by david perdue. In order to ensure everyones safety, the candidates and panelists are participating from their homes. The Atlanta Press club get a special thank you to georgia public broadcasting for helping to organize the online debate. T meet the candidates. They are in alphabetical order, libertarian chain hazel, marine corps veteran and cohost and producer of the rebellion podcast which analyzes politics from a local to global level. Democrat john served as ceo of inside the eye. Media Production Company that investigates corruption, organized crime and war crimes for International News organizations. Republican david perdue has served in the u. S. Senate, since 2015 before been elected to the senate, he sat on the board of five major corporations and cofounder perdue partners, a Gl
Everyone. I am emily with komu eight news. Wepr have of komu8 in the missoi school of journalism welcome to the Missouri Press association governors forum. This is an event the press Association Sponsors every four years and we are pleased that the universe of missouri has partnered with us to broadcast this years event from historic missouri theater. Like everything in 2020, things are a little different this year begin with the factt the theater open to the public. Our massive stage desolate as one tuesday physically separated so that is why i am not wearing a mask this afternoon. Campaign staffers and members of the media are joining us today in the auditorium but i do still need to remind everyone to avoid applause or other reactions during todays forum. Joining our candidates on stage this afternoon, the executive editor of the Columbia Missourian ruby bailey, gary castor, managing editor of the Jefferson City news tribune, tricia miller, editor and publisher of the washington mis
To carnegie connects. Issues of americans in the world. The last discussion was the afternoon with a simple question, what foreign factor, our lee panelists, and myself included new the answer to that question before with we began. Not so today. The request he we pose, will american democracy survive november 3rd and beyond, is unanswerable. It may be overly dramatically rendered, but there are simply tomorrow unknowns and too many uncertainties and fears about the consequences of this election. However, there are also hopes. Rachel had written reflecting the fact for many its hard to imagine that the u. S. Wont find a way to muddle. Through. Ross argued in the New York Times on sunday that well definitely muddle through and then some. Let me quote what he said. Meanwhile, the scenarios that have been spun out in reputable publications where trump induces republican state legislators to overrule the clear outcome or militia violent intimidates the Supreme Court into vacating a Biden Vi
Americas war starts right now. Mark and Patricia Mccloskey the lawyer couple thats been infamous for standing on their front lawn with guns pointed at a mob of protesters have been charged with one felony count each for their actions but thats just the tip of this size bergen the story might not be what it seems fair and. What a peculiar story ok 1st of all this this looks like a really bad movie. But it looks good its a big you know this is a really bad movie then the 2nd thing you do understand weve talked to lawyers in that area theyre going to tell you this prosecutor has really kind of shes you know her experience is kind of light shes coming in to make a name for herself but why would you pick this case i mean this issue with the firing pin thats a big deal right what we know right now is that when the officers went in and issued serve the search warrant they found the gun that she used the firing pin was in the wrong position which means the gun was incapable of firing. However
Incident right here and when the Police Officers came and found the gun so the crime lab the assistant prosecutor goes into the crime lab and says can you reconstruct this gun and make it to where it can fire and they were able to do that it which point hes able to say ok this was readily capable of firing but the reason i point out the 12 days is because we dont know you cant tell from from the any of the pictures of the footage was the firing pin misplaced and it was it changed later so that is an x. Factor that we dont know either way you cut it fair and ok. A department tampering with evidence this is evidence tampering theres no question about this is no different from a bag of sugar and some ice and hey this is sugar lets put some cocaine in it you cant do that this prosecutor knows that the crime lab knows that d this you know this is this is such a fundamental flaw and so all of a sudden now theyre able to argue the tampering is is a deal killer heres what this prosecutor is co