Evening byte last the assistant attorney general sessions yes. Asked you direct mr. Boyd to drop. Response . Direct mr. Boyd to draft that response . Was it just you or anyone else question mark mr. Sessions i think it wouldve been a direction from me. Did you review the letter before it was sent . Yes. Essions id you agree with what was laid out . So. Sessions i think and the third paragraph it says, the attorney general has directed federal prosecutors to address certain situations raised in the letter. The senior prosecutors will report directly to the attorney general and the Deputy Attorney general. When you say the Deputy Attorney general, you referring to mr. Rosenstein . Yes. So you contemplate the senior prosecutors are doing the analysis and then reporting back, do you contemplate by using the conjunction and mr. Rosenstein would be briefed simultaneously . Mr. Sessions i would think so. Who is the final decisionmaker . You are mr. Rosenstein on these matters . Mr. Sessions i
The Judiciary Committee will come toward her, and without objection, the chair is to we welcome everyone to this mornings hearing on oversight of the department of justice. We begin by recognizing myself for an Opening Statement. Good morning. Today, we welcome Jeff Sessions, up for the annual department of justice oversight hearing. General, you have a long and distinguished career of service. You continued that service by leading the department of justice, an agency that by its very nature is prone to controversy because of the varied opinions on what it means to obtain justice. However, you clearly understand the department you need must have confidence of the american decisionsn when your are not always well deceived. The first year has not been without difficulty, which is expected at the outset of the new administration. You dont have the improper Political Engagement under the Obama Administration. More work must be done to ensure the department is operating to impartially admin
Launch an offensive against the city of baqubah less than 40 miles from baghdad. We will speak to professor juan cole of the university of michigan. He just wrote a piece titled dont trust the bombers on iraq shock and awe never works. Then 50 years after freedom summer, Voting Rights are under attack again in the south. They have attacked early voting, making it harder to vote with voter id laws. Every one of those reforms voter repression laws and tactics have the same effect of driving down the black vote. We will speak to former naacp president ben jealous on true south voters of color in the black belt 50 years after after freedom summer. And on the First Anniversary of the death of Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings, his widow publishes the novel she found on his computer after he died in a fiery car crash. It is a scathing critique of the news media today called the last magazine. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace re
Launch an offensive against the city of baqubah less than 40 miles from baghdad. We will speak to professor juan cole of the university of michigan. He just wrote a piece titled dont trust the bombers on iraq shock and awe never works. Then 50 years after freedom summer, Voting Rights are under attack again in the south. They have attacked early voting, making it harder to vote with voter id laws. Every one of those reforms voter repression laws and tactics have the same effect of driving down the black vote. We will speak to former naacp president ben jealous on true south voters of color in the black belt 50 years after after freedom summer. And on the First Anniversary of the death of Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings, his widow publishes the novel she found on his computer after he died in a fiery car crash. It is a scathing critique of the news media today called the last magazine. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now, democracynow. Org, the war and peace re
Came out, republicans believed st. Louis public radio is doing the books were cooked and the same. Democrats believed they were not. I do not know what the truth is. The broadcasts is also been streamed live on ksdk. Com and stlpublicradio. Org. But i am worried about the fact that we have become so partisan we also invite you to take part that we cannot distinguish the on social media on twitter. True anymore. All we care about is what were being told by the party masters. The fact is, for me, id like to finally, our appreciation to the city police and fire department, as well as the School District of clayton for respect the terms of the debate. Hosting tonights event. Please do not tear or anything like that. In least during my time. At least during my time. Before we begin, id like to review the debate format. Each candidate will give a 3 minute Opening Statement and a 3minute closing statement. I lost the question, i am sorry next, our panel will ask questions of both candidates.