Teethree in your 28 team book why we fight do you write the most significant threat we face today to emanate from the world of nonstate actors they come from old nationstate adversaries who have learned from the end of the 20th century toy understand the only way to defeat us is by using your regular or indirect means of attack. The assassination of general t14 fit into this quick. It was the shadow commander because he wasnt just a Major General in the regular army and a normal battle it isnt the battleyb of the bulge or the first gulf war but use proxy forces on Six Continents including the us with the italian ambassador to wage irregular warfare the weaker power has developed a far more powerful adversary like United States no longer a superpower we are a hyperpower no one can come close to us in our conventional capacity we have 12 aircraft carriers we have more special forces than most countries have soldiers. So how is a nation as powerful as us to use proxies and terrorism and i
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recessses of the committee i object. Objection noted. Decorum is present. We are conducting this hearing on the impeachment inquiry into president donald j. Trump. Presentations from the select committee on intelligence and the House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolution 660 and a special Judiciary Committee procedures that are zpliebd section 4a of that resolution. Heres you the committee will proceed for this hearing. I will make an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. After that, we will hear two sets of presentations. We will hear 30minute opening arguments from counsels for the majority and the minority. Jerry nadler and the Democratic Party you are the ones, america is done with this. America doesnt agree order in the room. You are removing our vote. We voted for donald trump and americans are sick of the impe
President that he has the right to do whatever he wants as president that is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing it is not what the constitution provides that is now with the country demands it does not have the right to do whatever he wants turning to the 2nd abuse of power most of the concern betrayal of the nation of outing foreign powers the American People have suffered at foreign influence when President Trump treated military aid that had been approved taxpayers dollars and decided to treat it as his own checkbook to try to further his own reelection chances that reflects what the founders were concerned about and finally corruption of our elections the framers knew that corrupt leaders are leaders acting corruptly concentrate their powers to manipulate elections. And undercut adversaries they talked about it frequently that is why the framers thought electoral treasury particular evolving foreign powers was a critical abuse and and that could support and lead
Rep. Nadler the house commissioning to medium the judiciary will come forward. The quorum is present. Hearingonducting this on the impeachment inquiry into president donald j. Trump, the presentations from the house pertinent select committee on intelligence in the House Judiciary Committee pursuant to House Resolution 660 and the special to sherry Committee Procedures that are described in section four a of that were season of that. I will make an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for no statement. After that we will hear two sets of presentations. Openinghear 30 minute arguments from councils for the majority and minority. [gavel] rep. Nadler order in the room. Order in the room. Order in the committee room. [indiscernible] rep. Nadler committee will come to order. Obviously i shouldnt have to remind everyone present that the audience is here to observe, but not to demonstrate, not to indicate agreement or disagreement with any witness or with any member
Then i have the article 2 where i have the right to do whatever i want as president. That is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing. Thats not what the constitution provides. Thats not what the country demands. He does not have the right to do whatever he wants. Turning to the second abuse of power, uninformed powers. The American People suffered that foreign influence when President Trump treated military aid that had been approved taxpayer dollars and decided to treat it as his own checkbook to try to further his own reelection chances. That is what the founders were concerned about. The framers nucor rupt leaders concentrate their powers is to manipulate elections and undercut adversaries. Thats why they thought it was a critical abuse and that could support and lead to impeachment let me show another clip on the campaign trail. Russia, if youre listening i hope youre able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by ou