Environment as it can be. And one of the things that occurs is these incendiary comments that are coming from the Union Leaders that actually worsen the situations instead of improving it. And what happens is some of the comments from Union Leaders achieve the opposite of what the Union Leaders want to achieve. They actually make Police Officers lives more put them at more risk. So i think itll be great for unions to understand that our job is to protect our members. But, you know, our job is to also serve the public and their voice matter and certain things they feel, if they feel like certain things are occurring, a way that its not supposed to we should take heed to that and listen to them. Thank you, sir. Sorry, thank you. Thank you very much. I want to thank the panel for your testimony and for being here today. Now, i turn it over to Task Force Members for any questions they may have for any of the panelists and well start with the chief. I want to thank you all for taking the ti
Thank you so much, dr. Goff. Our next witness is jim mcdonald who is the sheriff for l. A. County. Welcome. Thank you very much very honored to be here today. Thank you for allowing me to address you today. Nearly three months ago, i was sworn is as l. A. Countys elected sheriff. The first person in over a century elected from outside of the Sheriffs Department. I took command of a Law Enforcement agency facing many challenges. I also took command of an agency flown below the radar for years, not always acknowledged for the cutting edge work and expertise. I speak to you today as both a new sheriff with an agenda driven by a need for a change as well as somebody who has become fiercely proud of the Organization Im now privileged to lead. The Los Angeles Sheriffs Department is the largest Sheriffs Department in the country and the second largest policing agency in the nation. We serve a county spanning over 4,000 square miles with a population of over 10 million people. We also run the
Im chris hayes. Some stunning breaking news tonight about a federal investigation into a bribery scheme in an effort to secure a president ial pardon. Court records unsealed in d. C. Today, they are heavily redacted. Weve been going over them. They reflect a sealed opinion made by a federal judge all the way back in august. They appear to reveal an investigation, an active investigation that involved a possible offer by some redacted individual to, quote, offer a substantial political contribution in exchange for a president ial pardon or reprieve of sentence. Now, that news, this unsealed document, this unsealed ruling comes after the president pardoned his First National security adviser Michael Flynn who, of course, twice pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and after reports from the New York Times that Rudy Giuliani has been discussing with the president the possibility of receiving a preemptive pardon before mr. Trump leaves office and after trump tv favorite sean hannity suggested
Exchange for a president ial pardon. Or reprieve of sentence. The documents do not name individuals and do not name trump or any other white house official. The white house declined to comment. The New York Times reported that donald trump and Rudy Giuliani have discussed as recently as last week the possibility of rudy receiving a preemptive pardon before he leaves office. Its not clear who raised the topic. In a statement, giuliani crossclaims t crosscla claims the story is a lie. Lawyers in new york have been scrutinizing giulianis business and finances linked to an attempt to gin up information about the biden family in ukraine. Giuliani denies any wrong doing. For more im joined by congresswoman of california. And former fbi general counsel. And former Senior Member of the Mueller Investigation. Msnbc National Security and justice correspondent. Ill start with yo, what do we know. I have looked through and leafing through this indictment. A lot is blacked out. So we dont have any
Its actually good news that the virus spreads widely and without high risk to the vast majority of people. That means that we have a better chance of developing population immunity. When all in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Some stunning breaking news tonight about a federal investigation into a bribery scheme in an effort to secure a president ial pardon. Court records unsealed in d. C. Today, they are heavily redacted. Weve been going over them. They reflect a sealed opinion made by a federal judge all the way back in august. They appear to reveal an investigation, an active investigation that involved a possible offer by some redacted individual to, quote, offer a substantial political contribution in exchange for a president ial pardon or reprieve of sentence. Now, that news, this unsealed document, this unsealed ruling comes after the president pardoned his First National security adviser Michael Flynn who, of course, twice pleaded guilty to lying t