Chair wenstrup the select subcommittee on the coronavirus pandemic will come to order. I want to welcome everyone here today. Without objection, the chair may declare a recess at any time. Pursuant to rule 7d of the committee on oversight and accountability, and at the discretion of chairman comer, mr. Jordan, a member of the full committee may participate in todays hearing for purposes of question. I now recognize myself for the purpose of making an Opening Statement. Today, the select subcommittee is holding a hearing to exam the centers for Disease Control and preventions policies and decisions during the covid19 pandemic. The pandemic sent shock waves through all aspects of american life. School, work, family, sports, and faith. This was a novel virus. There was much we didnt know. And we didnt know how to react. Educated guesses were the best things we could do especially early on. Throughout i maintained hope and what should have and could have united our country but did not inst
Prosecutors much if not all of what they want, which is to send every guitar real to prison for 33 years for instigating is largely the subset the january 6th attacks by members of the proud boys and other far right to Group Members, the kremlin says it has no comments on us reports of north cris. Lita will travel to russia later this month. Us diplomats suspect that kim jong is planning to send weapons to russia for the war and ukraine. And the Us National Security advisor at this warning for p on game providing weapons to russia for use on the battlefield to attack grain silos and the heating infrastructure of major cities as we had into winter to try to concord territory that belongs to another sovereign nation is not gonna reflect well on north korea and they will pay a price for this. The front says, reported to be in toilets with these guys on the, about the possible withdrawal of some of its troops. These guys q leaders have been a june from withdrawal 1500 troops stationed and
Come to order. The gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. Next thank you, mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, general, how are you . Very well, i thank you. I want to point out three things that you said today, i want to emphasize these for the Committee Going forward. One, you said we will not back down, we will not be intimidated, and the other thing you said, too, was the way to not interfere with an investigation is to not investigate the investigation. Now, i thought that was particularly apropos here, because this committee has been doing exactly the opposite. We have been, under the chairmans leadership, investigating prosecutors all over the country in the middle of criminal investigations, and sometimes postindictment, sometimes preindictment. I think in an effort, frankly, to derail the prosecutions in those cases and i will start with the one, this is a alvin bragg effort. A chairman and two other Committee Chairs sent a letter, i think two actually, that d. A. Br
Come to order. The gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. Next thank you, mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, general, how are you . Very well, i thank you. I want to point out three things that you said today, i want to emphasize these for the Committee Going forward. One, you said we will not back down, we will not be intimidated, and the other thing you said, too, was the way to not interfere with an investigation is to not investigate the investigation. Now, i thought that was particularly apropos here, because this committee has been doing exactly the opposite. We have been, under the chairmans leadership, investigating prosecutors all over the country in the middle of criminal investigations, and sometimes postindictment, sometimes preindictment. I think in an effort, frankly, to derail the prosecutions in those cases and i will start with the one, this is a alvin bragg effort. A chairman and two other Committee Chairs sent a letter, i think two actually, that d. A. Br
Welcome to the hearing on Oversight Department of justice. Chair recognizes the gentleman from california to lead us in the pledge. Please stand. Please face whichever flag is most appropriate for your direction. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. Chernow recognizes himself her Opening Statement. The fix is in. Even with the facesaving indictment last week of hunter biden, everyone knows the fix is in. 4 1 2 years the department of justice has been investigating mr. By the, an investigation run by david wiess, an investigation that limited the number of witnesses agents could interview, an investigation a prohibited agent from referring to the president as the big guy in any interviews they did get to do. An investigation that curtailed attempts to interview biden by giving a heads up. An investigation that noted run by mr. Weiss where they told the congress three