Authors at the q a button at the bottom right of the screen. Kent will ask your questions. Before i opportunity it over to kent and jeffrey i want to remind you but a couple of other Virtual Events were involved in alert this week. This wednesday at 8 00 p. M. Our partners the marcus Jewish Community sir . Atlanta are presenting a free event with coverage kevin quan if his latest novel, sex and vanity, and this friday at 7 00 p. M. Is Bell Wilkerson will discuss her latest best seller with jon mecham. Thank you so much for your purchase tonight. Join us for this event and for your continued support during these extraordinary times. Now ill turn i over to Kent Alexander and jeffrey toobin. Thank you. Jeff, this book was fantastic. Im so looking forward to talking with you but it. Innovate going to get into more of an entry duke of you because i think people know you really well, but had you written this book five years ago, i would have said it was a thriller, paymentturner, a pageturne
Of our politics right now, and the number of crises that were all dealing with, much of it falls at the doorstep of the oval office to be dealt with. And so to help us sort of sort through how president s think about this, we thought who better to convene than a group of former chiefs of staff who have been there on the front line, working arm in arm with the president of the United States, with the last four president s of the United States in tackling various crises. These crises have come in all shapes, sizes, and forms, whether were talking about military action, whether were talking about economic crises, terror attacks, natural disasters, or global pandemics. The guests on our panel tonight have seen it all. So were very fortunate to have them join us. Were going to jump into the conversation in a moment, but one piece of housekeeping, for those of you here on zoom, members of the georgetown community, youll see at the bottom of your screen a q a tab. Thats where you can go ahead
This is fun to be asking you questions again. Just like old times we are right back into the normal routine. And a different perspective and frankly after two and half years in the white house and one year on the campaign my experience was very positive. I love my job. I like the people i worked with. That doesnt mean we didnt have difficulties are there were moments i would love to block out for the rest of my life but overall i believed in what we were doing and i enjoyed working for the president and i actually liked my colleagues perk i wanted a book that reflected that and my experience. One thing that caught my eye you talk about a situation when syria was on the table and the president asked you for your opinion of what to do and his comment to you was interesting. What did you recommend . I cannot tell you exactly because some of those moments are still classified discussion discussions. But one of the things about the president is that he really listened to everybody in the ro
They will gather in a session on saturday morning. Votes live,bate and here on cspan. Earlier today, the Washington Post interviewed Hakeem Jeffries ahead of the opening of the Democratic National convention. He discussed a range of issues including oversight of the u. S. Postal service, Election Security and Kamala Harris as the Vice President ial nominee. Good afternoon. Welcome to Washington Post live. Kickoff of the Democratic National convention. That was supposed to be in milwaukee but instead, it has gone virtual because of covid19. Who better to give us a kickoff viewpoint but also the priority of the Democratic Party then one of its rising stars. Congressman Akeem Jeffries of new york. Mr. Chairman, welcome to Washington Post live. There is a lot to talk about. Lets jump in and go right to the post office. You, it ises thank great to be with you. The attacks that we have seen my President Trump and his henchmen have been heinous and part of a continuing criminal conspiracy in
For a secret wiretap on former Trump Campaign adviser carter page. House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member devin nunes lays out the case for us. Plus, well is have former Trump Impeachment Defense Team member robert ray what happens next, who else could be in the crosshairs and when. Plus, President Trump declaring that high crime and steep taxes in new york city could help him win the state in the upcoming election. Well ask former cincinnati mayor Ken Blackwell about this and about the worsing worsening crime wave gripping the big apple and other cities led by democrats. Plus, a brand new report on the president s strategy to use the defense production act in the fight against covid19. Rear admiral john pull check is leading the charge, he is our guest. And north korean dictator kim jong un rejecting health amid reports that flood thing may have damaged the countrys nuclear complex. Well ask fred fleitz about this. Also with us, representative debbie lesko on critics who warn tha