Nominee who is actually before us here today. Now ive been on this committee for a long time, and ive seen these dirty tactics used before. And theyre not going to work this time. Senator sessions, it sounds a little strange to say this, but welcome to the senate. Thank you. The Senate Judiciary committee. Im sure there will be some need to address false claims and fabricated charges during this hearing. Believe it or not, however, i actually have some questions about issues and policies that you will be addressing when you become attorney general. The first is one i have raised with every incoming attorney general nominee for nearly 25 years, and it concerns enforcement of federal laws prohibiting obscenity. In the 108th congress you introduced resolution 77 expressing the sense of the congress that federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced throughout the United States. It pleased the senate it passed the senate unanimously. It is the only resolution on this subject ever pa
Now ive been on this committee for a long time and ive seen these dirty tactics used before. Theyre not going to work this time. Senator sessions, it sounds a little strange to say this, but welcome to the senate. The Senate Judiciary committee. Im sure there will be some need to address false claims and fabricated charges during this hearing. Believe it or not, however, i actually have some questions about issues and policies that you will be addressing when you become attorney general. The first is one i have raised with every incoming attorney general nominee for nearly 25 years, and it concerns enforcement of federal laws prohibiting obscenity. In the 108th congress you introduce Senate Concurrent Resolution 77 expressing the sense of the congress that federal obscenity laws should be vigorously enforced throughout the United States. It pleased, it sees me it passed the senate unanimously, in fact it is the only resolution on this subject ever passed by either the senate or the hou
Mitt let us down. He let us down. Mr. Trump is a con man, a fake. He choked, like a dog he choked. A preview of tomorrows trump romney meeting. There are some things you just cant imagine happening in your life. This is one of them. All in starts right now. He choked. Good evening from new york. Im Steve Kornacki in for chris hayes tonight. Donald trump making three major picks for his National Security team. The head of the cia trump tapping representative mike pompeo, a kansas republican who serves on the house intelligence committee. Former army officer who supports the socalled enhanced interrogation techniques and opposing closing guantanamo bay. Best known for his aggressive questioning during the benghazi hearings of Hillary Clinton, accusing her of failing to act when american lives were on the line. Come payo has to be confirmed by the senate if hes going to take over the cia. On the other side theres no confirmation necessary when it comes to trumps pick for National Security
Of events that played out over the Holiday Weekend, when you have a friend of the United States, Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the United States of actually setting into motion this critical antiisrael resolution at the Security Council. As you point out, something the u. S. Denies and at the same time, warning the Obama Administration that they would look to donald trump for help if the u. S. Current administration didnt do more. So this is a complicated drama that has some history as we know. The president , president obama, and Benjamin Netanyahu has had a tense, at times, difficult relationship and this all dealt with a resolution before the u. N. Security council. Israel said thats the wrong forum to deal with issues related to the jewish settlements in the west bank and East Jerusalem. The United States viewed the resolution as being complicated and chose not to use the veto power and not to vote at all and by stepping back, allowed the resolution to effectively, be passed at a ti
The house, representative paul ryan. Our thanks to George Washington university and to all of you at home for watching and participating. Good evening, thanks for joining us. A big night tonight and a big week for president elect trump. About an hour from now, a cnn town hall with Bernie Sanders. Chris cuomo has the honors. The audience just arriving. The Incoming Administration certainly to be a topic. The Transition Team late today making it official, naming trumps soninlaw, Jared Kushner a Senior Adviser to the president. The first of many headlines to come this week. The president elect also called an actress with three oscars and 19 nominations in total overrated. More in the hour ahead. We begin with jim acosta. So the president elects soninlaw. What are you learning about his plans to avoid conflicts of interest, and do we know, is he even legally allowed to take this position according to antinepotism laws. Reporter donald trump made a major announcement, tapping his soninlaw J