Gathering here today entitled trump, ethics and the law. I should note that this Panel Discussion as a result when and approximately three days, 11 hours and 47 minutes. Im Dave Leventhal the senior political reporter for the center for publicda integrity ad nonprofit investigative News Organization in washington d. C. We have quite a panel with us today. They almost need no introduction over we will introduce them anyway. To my left is someone who everyone probably knows quite well and that is walter shaw who up until july, midjuly this year was the director of the office of government ethics and is now with the Campaign Legal center another nonprofit in washington d. C. [applause] next up is matthew miller. Matthew is currently a partner at vno vote a Strategic Advisory firm for policy and crisis issues. He was a spokesperson for eric holder. [applause] going down the line mr. Richard painter who is the chief ethics lawyer for george w. Bush from 200522007 and most recently has been,
Look at the jobs market this morning leading up to fridays government report. Adp report at 8 15 a. M. Eastern. Expectations call for 175,000 private sector jobs added to the economy last month. Investors bid on the Federal Reserve. No change expected this morning from the feds. In europe, markets under pressure. The ft 100 dumbest part of of a percent of sales to cac quarante in paris. In a show overnight, closesinglequote is, but the shanghai composite edging lower down a quarter of a percent. Two Police Officers shot in chicago. Authorities say they were ambushed. Three people held for questioning. The superintendent address the fundamental issues behind the shooting. Is another example of how dangerous this job is. People take it for granted when Police Officers come to work every day, they put their lives on the line and we have to do something about it. Maria the latest on the investigation this morning. Airlines hope to squeeze more seats on some flights are not meant cutting ba
Is now my high honor and distinct privilege to introduce to you the president of the United States of america, president donald trump. [applause] [applause] thank you very much. Thank you, mike. I really appreciate everything and i appreciate you being here but i especially want to thank secretary elaine chao, leader kevin mccarthy, thank you, kevin. Chairman bill shuster, thank you very much, bill, and all the members of congress, many of them here today, for joining us as we prepare to enter a great new era in american aviation. [applause] its about time too, i can tell you. But before discussing our plans to modernize air travel, i want to provide an update on our efforts to fix and modernize Vital Services for our veterans, our great, great veterans, who we all love. For decades the federal government has struggled to accomplish something that should be very, very simple, seamlessly transferring a veterans medical records from the Defense Department to the veterans groups and to th
Concerned it could be leaked or compromised. His donald trump at war with his own intelligence agencies . The Intelligence Community, they have six ways from sunday and getting back at you. So even for a practical supposedly hardnosed businessman, he is being really dumb to do this. Amy we will speak with Glenn Greenwald of the intercept. His most recent hes is headlined, the leakers who exposed gen. Flynns lie committed serious and wholly justified felonies. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump on wednesday ended a longstanding u. S. Commitment to the establishment of a palestinian state, saying he had no preference for either a onestate or twostate solution to the israelipalestinian conflict. Trumps comment came during a joint News Conference at the white house with israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Pres. Trump looking at a two state and one state, and i like the one th
This comes as u. S. Intelligence officials are now reportedly withholdlding Sensitive Information from the Trump Administration because they arae concernened it could be l leaker compromised. His donanald trump at t war wits own intelligigence agencies . The intelliligence commununity,heyy have e x ways frfrom sunday and getting backct yoyou. So eveven for a praractical supposedly hardnosed businessman, he is being really dumb to do this. Amy we will speak with Glenn Greenwald of the intercept. His most recent hes isis headlined, the leakers who exposed gen. Flynns lie committed serious and wholly justified felonies. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President donald trump on wednesday ended a longstanding u. S. Commitment to the establishment of a palestinian state, saying he had no preference for either a onestate or twostate solution to the israeaelipalestinian conflict. Trumps comment came during