Fbi of a ku klux klan informant by the name of thomas wrote. He described how he participated in beatings of civil rights activists during the freedom writers movement. Freedom riders movement. Did you inform the fbi about planned violence prior to that incident . Gary i gave the fbi information roughly three weeks before. And what did you tell them . Gary i stated i had been contacted by a Birmingham City detective, who wanted me to meet with a highranking officer of the Birmingham Police department. You mean the Birmingham Police men set up the beating of the freedom riders, and you told the fbi that . Gary correct. And were they beaten . Very badly, yes. Minutes withsed 15 absolutely no intervention from any Police Officer. The information was passed on to the bureau. We had our 15 minutes. Approximately 15 minutes after the freedom riders were attacked, a Police Officer went damn it,d said, god fam get them out of here, we are sending the crew in. Let me have you underscore what ex
Investigation into two fbi in fordhams. We will show you a clip of a ku klux klan in performance named thomas roe. He will detail how he participated in beatings of civil rights activists during the freedom riders demonstrations in alabama. Did you inform the fbi of planned violence . , i gave information to the freedom riders myself. What did you tell them . I said to them i have been contacted by a Birmingham City detective, who in turn wanted me to meet with a high racking highranking officer. The Birmingham Policeman set up the beating of the freedom riders . You told the fbi that . That is correct sir. Were they beaten . Says but they were beaten very badly, yes. Did the Birmingham Police give you the time you were promised . Yes, we were promised 15 minutes with absolutely no intervention from a Police Officer whatsoever. The information was passed on to the bureau. We had our 15 minutes. Approximately 15 minutes after , a policem riders geticer came to me and said out of here. U
About the freedom riders. What did you tell them . Had beened that i contacted by a Birmingham City detective who wanted me to meet with a high ranking officer of the Birmingham Police department to set a reception for the freedom riders. The Birmingham Police man set that up . That is correct. And then, were they beaten . They were beaten very badly, yes. Give you the time they promised you to perform the beating . Yes, sir. 15 minutes. No intervention whatsoever. The information was passed on to the bureau. We had approximately 15 minutes after the freedom riders were attacked, a Police Officer ran get to me and stated them out of here. Your 15 minutes are up. Let me have you underscore for the public exactly what it is we are hearing here. I am trying to understand. We just heard testimony that the fbi and the Birmingham Police alluded to allow people to come in and beat the freedom riders unimpeded for 15 minutes. Is that correct . That is what you heard and that is what happened.
Wanted to do it in a way that respected the individuals who had been under surveillance. Thats a difficult thing to do. Kate scott thank you very much. Thank you. Our coverage of the Church Committee 40 years later continues. This is American History tv, only on cspan3. Real america is looking into the activities 40 years ago of the Church Committee which did a broad examination of the work of the fbi, the cia, and the nsa. Today as we continue, were going to be looking at testimony of two fbi informants before the committee. From december 2nd, 1975, were going to show you a clip of a ku klux klan by the name of thomas rowe. Lets watch. In connection with the freedom writers incident that you mentioned, did you inform the fbi about planned violence prior to that incident . Sir, i gave the fbi information pertaining to the freedom writers approximately three weeks before it occurred. What did you tell them . I stated to them i had been contacted by a Birmingham City detective who in tur
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