Committee members will be asking him about a whistleblower complaint that top dhs officials interfered with Intelligence Reports to protect President Trumps image and immigration policy. The committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to recess the hearing at any time. Before we turn to the substance of todays hearing let me address a House Keeping matter. First let me remind members should during these proceedings with the exception of when theyre speaking take precautions in light of covid19 including by wearing a face cover such as a mask. Were also limiting staff attendance at the hearing. I would encourage and urge unless youre speaking to please be wearing your mask. Were also conducting this hearing in the Capital Visitors Center auditorium, which affords Additional Space for those present to remain fizz any distant from one another. Before i get into the other House Keeping matter let me just express my best wishes to the president and first lady for
Analysis and as we refer to as ona. Left the committee, no choice but to issue a subpoena on tuesday for his appearance at this hearing today. The department has persistently slow walked security clearance requests from counsel for their clients mr. Brian murphy, a lawful whistleblower and the former acting head of ina and the element within dhs in proceedings before this committee. The committee repeatedly offered to dhs that it would withdraw the subpoena for mr. Maurers appearance if the department authorized the attorney clearances in time for mr. Murphys often rescheduled deposition. Unfortunately dhs refused to do so. Therefore, were Going Forward today with his testimony. I now recognize myself for an opening statement. On august 3rd, amid public reporting of american citizens being scratched off the streets of portland by Law Enforcement officials from the department of Homeland Security, this committee launched an investigation into serious allegations that dhss intelligence a
Just another day of democracy seattle style. Leftwing violence also carried out this weekend in other large democratrun cities. Insurrectionists rioting in portland. Thats right, the Law Enforcement, federal Law Enforcement officers left just hike they said they would like they said they would. The protesters, well, not doing nearly so well. They continue to be violent, to loot, to vandalize, and everyone has forgotten what they are demonstrating about at moments of, well, quieter moments than these you see on your screen. Thieves scurrying around the city of chicago. 21 people shot at a cookout in washington d. C. They killed one person. And new york city, its 1,000th shooting victim of this year. Also tonight more of the deep states lies and deceit revealed. Documents showing how the fbi lied to the Senate Intelligence committee in 2018 about the reliability of the phony steele dossier. Thats right, the one that the fbi used to launch their investigation of a president ial caught. Bu
Just another day of democracy seattle style. Leftwing violence also carried out this weekend in other large democratrun cities. Insurrectionists rioting in portland. Thats right, the Law Enforcement, federal Law Enforcement officers left just hike they said they would like they said they would. The protesters, well, not doing nearly so well. They continue to be violent, to loot, to vandalize, and everyone has forgotten what they are demonstrating about at moments of, well, quieter moments than these you see on your screen. Thieves scurrying around the city of chicago. 21 people shot at a cookout in washington d. C. They killed one person. And new york city, its 1,000th shooting victim of this year. Also tonight more of the deep states lies and deceit revealed. Documents showing how the fbi lied to the Senate Intelligence committee in 2018 about the reliability of the phony steele dossier. Thats right, the one that the fbi used to launch their investigation of a president ial caught. Bu
Just another day of democracy seattle style. Leftwing violence also carried out this weekend in other large democratrun cities. Insurrectionists rioting in portland. Thats right, the Law Enforcement, federal Law Enforcement officers left just hike they said they would like they said they would. The protesters, well, not doing nearly so well. They continue to be violent, to loot, to vandalize, and everyone has forgotten what they are demonstrating about at moments of, well, quieter moments than these you see on your screen. Thieves scurrying around the city of chicago. 21 people shot at a cookout in washington d. C. They killed one person. And new york city, its 1,000th shooting victim of this year. Also tonight more of the deep states lies and deceit revealed. Documents showing how the fbi lied to the Senate Intelligence committee in 2018 about the reliability of the phony steele dossier. Thats right, the one that the fbi used to launch their investigation of a president ial caught. Bu