The Supreme Court ultimately room the statute to be unconstitutional. Watch landmark cases tonight on cspan three and anytime at cspan. Org. The Senate Intelligence committee met to consider the nominations of Christopher Miller to be the director of the National Counterterrorism center and peter to be the general counsel to the office of the director of National Intelligence. The two nominees were asked about Russian Election interference, interrogation tactics, the fisa application process and whistleblower protections. They were also questions related to the recent deployment of federal Law Enforcement agents and u. S. Cities experiencing ongoing protests. This hearing will enable the committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration and qualifications for the position that you have been respected lee nominated to fill. The witnesses have provided wooden responses to questions from the committee, find admits members which you all will have and they will be able to ask any
According to neils melzer the un special rapporteur on torture who visited julian a songe in prison is being held in londons atory s high security belmarsh prison for publishing classified documents which exposed u. S. War crimes in iraq and afghanistan is being indicted on 17 counts under the 1917 espionage act a low he is not a u. S. Citizen and wiki leaks is not a u. S. Based publication charged would be unauthorized possession and dissemination of classified material something that has been performed by countless journalists including myself when i worked for the New York Times and publishers over the decades. The such case is a frontal assault on the 1st amendment it will be used should a songe be extradited tried and sentenced in the United States where he faces the possibility of 175 years in prison to shut down any press investigations into the centers of power joining me to discuss the importance and ramifications of the a songe case is Marjorie Cohen professor america at Thom
Not the only publication to receive and publish the d. N. C. Documents intercepts politico and others wish them as well so this this whole issue of the d. N. C. Hurting Hillary Clintons campaign i think is really a red herring and depp people need to understand the facts. In early may the British Court decided that the extradition hearing for wiki leaks publisher julian a songe originally scheduled for may 18th would be moved to september. This 4 month delay was made after a songes defense lawyers argued the difficulty of his receiving a fair hearing due to the restrictions imposed by the coville 19 lockdown asuncion declining health and showing clear signs of psychological torture according to neils melzer the un special rapporteur on torture who visited julian asuncion prison is being held in londons atory a high security belmarsh prison for publishing classified documents which exposed u. S. War crimes in iraq and afghanistan hes been indicted on 17 counts under the 117. 00 espionag
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Administration is doing to america. By pulitzernew book prizewinning journalist David Cay Johnson looking at President Trumps first year in office. As trumps own chief ofl john kes boss uninformed, we will look at how trump is transforming the nation by slashing taxes on the rich, gutting the nations regulatory system, and closing the nations borders. And we will hear what President Trump has to say about our guest David Cay Johnston. Pres. Trump he is a weird dude. He has been following me for 25 years. Obviously, he has not done so well. Always a hit. I guess he hasnt done a very good job. Amy today, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston for the hour. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Congress is lurching toward a Government Shutdown as republicans failed to Reach Agreement on a bill that would keep federal agencies funded past friday. Much of the debate centered around the fate of the