Minnesota has been a key part of the department of justices efforts, and i hope we can build on the work of the last and all give you some very specific and useful information about all of the terrific work they are doing there. Greg has been a longtime prosecutor and served over a head prosecutor in minnesota as the United States attorney. Minnesota is also as we heard, one of the districts that teaches and act team focused on Human Trafficking in the district. Without further do, without further into, i would like to turn it over to u. S. Attorney brooker. U. S attorney brooker thank you for having me today. It was negative seven degrees in minneapolis, and it is a little warmer out right here. Thank you, richard for the introduction, and thank you all for participating in this important summit sponsored by the attorney general. I am pleased here to talk about an issue that my office, the u. S. Attorneys office for the district of minnesota, is deeply committed to. And that the depar
Online sex as i had of the super bowl. Thank you very much, and thank you very much for the invitation to be part of this next session. We are very lucky to have greg brooker the key feature of each introduction is to know the persons name. The u. S. Attorney and the head prosecutor of the district of minnesota. Minnesota has been a key part of the department of justices efforts, and i hope we can build on the work of the last and all give you some very specific and useful information about all of the terrific work they are doing there. Greg has been a longtime prosecutor and served over a year now as ahead prosecutor in minnesota as the United States attorney. Minnesota is also as we heard, one of the districts that team focused on Human Trafficking in the district. And now, i would like to turn it over to u. S. Attorney brooker. Thank youey brooker for having me today. It was negative seven degrees in minneapolis, and it is a little warmer out right here. Thank you, richard for the i
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] it appears i will be a moment or two before this conference on Human Trafficking continues. Live coverage right here on cspan2. This conference including attorney general Jeff Sessions and dhs secretary nielsen who will speak life later this afternoon at 4 30 p. M. All of this will be at tonight starting eight eastern on cspan. Welcome back. If we can come and take our seats. I hope you found the coffee downstairs as delightful as i do on a daily basis. Welcome back. Welcome back. Ladies and gentlemen, i am joined but very annoying sound. But beyond that im here with Richard Downing the acting Deputy Assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division here at the department of justice and he is going to introduce our next speaker, abuse attorney for for the district of minnesota. Thanks very much, and thank you very much for the invitation to be part of this next session. We are ver
Greg has been a longtime prosecutor and served over a year now as ahead prosecutor in minnesota as the United States attorney. Minnesota is also as we heard, one of the districts that team focused on Human Trafficking in the district. And now, i would like to turn it over to u. S. Attorney brooker. Thank youey brooker for having me today. It was negative seven degrees in minneapolis, and it is a little warmer out right here. Thank you, richard for the introduction, and thank you all for participating in this important segment sponsored by br attorney general. Ioo am pleased here to talk about an issue that my office, the u. S. Attorneys office for the district of minnesota, is deeply committed to. As the department of justice has ed such a priority on prosecuting Human Trafficking. It is timely that this summit comes at the end of human , twoicking Awareness Month days away from the super bowl in my home state of minnesota. I would like to take this opportunity to highlight trends in p
Today, first of all, i should say welcome to everybody, particularly our former colleague and our nominee and all of the families and friends and other citizens here for a very important nominee hearing. Youre welcome. The committee is considering, as you know, the nomination of Christopher Wray to be the eighth director of the federal bureau of investigation. Mr. Wray, congratulations to you and your family on your nomination. This is an important day for you, your family and most importantly, this is an important day for the country considering the importance of the fbi and Law Enforcement in america. I welcome you, mr. Wray and your family, to the committee. The Ranking Member and i will give Opening Statements and then senator nunn will introduce the nominee. Mr. Wray will then give his Opening Statement and introduce anybody that he wants to thats here to support him and people that arent here supporting him, as well and after his Opening Statement, we will turn to questions. As a