Up next, the Senate Armed Services committee holds a confirmation hearing for Navy Vice Admiral Charles Richard to become commander of u. S. Strategic command, which oversees the u. S. Nuclear arsenal. This is just over 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] our meeting will come to order. I think i do have an Opening Statement. Today we are meeting to consider nomination by Charles Richard were the greatest admirals to be commander of United States Strategic Command. I appreciate you being here. We enjoyed meeting your beautiful family i dont agree with a couple of things they are pursuing but thats all right. [laughter] we appreciate it very much and be sure to introduce them to the committee. And with those laws and regulations will you ensure your staff complies with deadlines with questions for the record. Will you cooperate to provide witnesses in response to congressional request quick. Yes mister chairman and those that are protected for reprisal from briefings quick. I will. We
The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of vice admiral marco vice admiral Michael Beauvais to navy admiral and to be chief of navy operations. Thank you for being here, also extending a welcome to your family and want to invite you to introduce anyone at the time that you are recognized for an opening statement. We have our eight boring questions that are required so if you would please audibly respond to them so that we can have them in the record. Have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing interests . Yes, senator. Will you ensure that your staff complies with the lines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record and hearings . Yes. Will you cooperate and providing response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for your testimony question mark yes. Do you justify upon the request before the committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including documents of electronic forms i
We have our eight boring questions that are required so if you would please audibly respond to them so that we can have them in the record. Have you adhered to the laws and regulations governing interests . Yes, senator. Will you ensure that your staff complies with the lines established for requesting communications, including questions for the record and hearings . Yes. Will you cooperate and providing response to congressional requests . Yes. Will those witnesses be protected from reprisal for your testimony question mark yes. Do you justify upon the request before the committee . Yes. Do you agree to provide documents, including documents of electronic forms in a timely manner when requested or to consult with the Committee Regarding the basis of any good faith delay or denial and in providing such documents . Yes, senator. Have you assumed any duties or undertaken any actions which would appear to presume the outcome of the confirming process . No, i have not. The National Defense
Communications or any kind of Communications Text and be able to assess it and. Check it for other threats or things like that or even. From some of the manipulation programs even respond. And try to manipulate the other person at the other end so i mean all intelligence agencies have this is one of their objectives the white papers are generally circulated among contractors who do business with the government so it is a little unusual to see these things out in the public as far as i know that the most obvious interpretation would be that this is a pushback against the allegations that have been made consistently for the last eighteen months about socalled russian troll phone influencing elections across the west and its interesting to see that the languages that theyre advertising for are part of the language of iran and of course north korea and russia so that would be a bit of a sort of give away about which countries they want to be targeting. Well from online bots to viral photos
Ecuadorian i havent spoken to him about that we dont discuss whether we are considering bringing Julian Assange to the United States for trial. Well the u. K. And ecuador do have different ideas of what granting a song could actually achieve ecuadorian Officials Say it gives him an extra layer of protection towards finding a solution to let him leave the embassy but britain says the only way to resolve the issue is for saunders to surrender to face justice reporting from london his and cissy. Unfortunately for Julian Assange continues to be quite complicated as this long winded saga continues if you remember the rumors were spread following him tweeting a picture of himself wearing a t. Shirt with the Ecuadorian National colors stirring lots and lots of rumors online and in the press about the possibility of him potentially having received ecuadorian citizenship the big question remains what happens in terms of the british officials reactions who have been clear over and over again tha