The audience and i have seen some former Senate Judiciary colleagues and friends, and i am just delighted that we have this opportunity to engage with these two incredible men to talk about an issue that is so very important to us. I have been getting to know judge ludick who is also distinguished practitioner fill out our institute at uva, and secretary johnson as we overlapped the obama administration. I have had the opportunity to get to know them better in recent months. To say that i am a fan is an understatement. These are two people who are extremely busy and at the same time, are, of public severance whether they are in or out of government at a time when it is so desperately needed. So i want to say publicly, thank you for the work you all are doing and for your leadership on this task force. [applause] mary gave us some of those sobering statistics, and i am going to date myself by saying that hopefully some of you can remember this with me remember when Johnny Carson i am ol
Wonderful to be here with you all. I have already looked out into the audience and i have seen some former Senate Judiciary colleagues and friends, and i am just delighted that we have this opportunity to engage with these two incredible men to talk about an issue that is so very important to us. I have been getting to know judge ludick who is also distinguished practitioner fill out our institute at uva, and secretary johnson as we overlapped the obama administration. I have had the opportunity to get to know them better in recent months. To say that i am a fan is an understatement. These are two people who are extremely busy and at the same time, are, of public severance whether they are in or out of government at a time when it is so desperately needed. So i want to say publicly, thank you for the work you all are doing and for your leadership on this task force. [applause] mary gave us some of those sobering statistics, and i am going to date myself by saying that hopefully some of
Might be for the future president if they have that. What i am more worried about you seem to be worried about the president being chilled. I think we would have a really significant Opposite Problem if the president wasnt chilled. If someone with those kinds of powers, the most powerful person in the world with the greatest amount of authority could go into office knowing that there would be no potential penalty for committing crimes, i am trying to understand what the disincentive is wrong turning the oval office into the seat of Criminal Activity in this country. In a moment i will be joined by former Trump Council and former white House Counsel in the Nixon Administration who was central to the last case the Supreme Court in deciding on if president s are above the law. And the transcript that just came out from today. We will hear from arthur and jeffrey and jessica, investigative counsel, and senior legal analysis and jim who was in court today. A lot of billable hours right here
Attention. Ask the mayors that are in the room to please be seated and at the table. Others please feel free to sit in chairs along the wall. Were going to go ahead and get started so we can make an attempt to stay on schedule. Welcome, everyone, wish you good morning to the special climate secti section. The staff gave it the title. Todays leadership confronting tomorrows challenges. Ill talk more about that soon. I am jim brainard. Im the mayor of carmel, indiana, and cochair of the Energy Independence and Climate Protection Task force. I want to introduce my colleague and fellow cochair, san jose mayor sam liccardo in just a few moments. Let me ask all the mayors who are present here this morning to introduce yourselves that are speakers and others will know who is participating. Start with greg stanton. Good morning. Im greg stanton, mayor of phoenix, i chair the mayors Conference Energy committee. Good morning. My name is Javier Gonzalez. Im the mayor of the city of santa fe, and
Let me have your attention. I asked the mayors that are in the room to please be seated at the table, and others please feel free to sit along the wall. We are going to go ahead and get started, so that we may make an attempt to get ahead of schedule. I wish you good morning to this special climate section special climate session. Todays leadership confronting tomorrows challenges. I will talk more about that soon. I am jim brainard. Carmel, mayor of indiana, and cochair of the Energy Independence in Climate Protection Task force. Colleague,oduce my san jose mayor sam mcardle. Let me ask all of the mayors present here to introduce yourselves, so that speakers and others will know who is participating. Start with greg stanton. Good morning. Im the mayor of phoenix, and chairman of the Energy Committee. Good morning. I am hobbie r gonzales, mayor of the city of santa fe. Javier gonzalez, mayor of the city of santa fe. Good morning. I am david miller. I am former mayor of the city of toro