Constitutional Heritage Foundation and we are cohosting this event with the Federalist Society. In his new book, speed defender in chief, mr. John yoo states, and i quote, if friends have told me january, 2017, i would write a book on donald trump, i would have questioned their sanity. Indeed, a few months in, he wrote an oped in the New York Times entitled executive power run amok. However, upon reflection, he writes boy was i wrong, the campaign, like a populist but governs like a conservative. There are others like harvard law professor who said gays into the trump presidency, i would say that he is crashing through it. The president s detractors have not changed their mind or their rhetoric instead. Like yesterday on cnn representative clyburn compared donald trump to mussolini, puzzled constitutional scholars, but in terms of his actions, not his rhetoric had the president respected the constitution or trampled on it. We are very fortunate today to have with us analysts including
Society. In his new book, speed defender in chief, mr. John yoo states, and i quote, if friends have told me january, 2017, i would write a book on donald trump, i would have questioned their sanity. Indeed, a few months in, he wrote an oped in the New York Times entitled executive power run amok. However, upon reflection, he writes boy was i wrong, the campaign, like a populist but governs like a conservative. There are others like harvard law professor who said gays into the trump presidency, i would say that he is crashing through it. The president s detractors have not changed their mind or their rhetoric instead. Like yesterday on cnn representative clyburn compared donald trump to mussolini, puzzled constitutional scholars, but in terms of his actions, not his rhetoric had the president respected the constitution or trampled on it. We are very fortunate today to have with us analysts including john yoo to discuss the constitution has fared during the Trump Administration. They wi
Conservative northwestern law professor and also one of the cofounders of the Federalist Society claimed in an oped this latest to his fascist dick and its grounds for the president simmediate impeachment again. Its just very similar or at least that resuscitate a consistent theme that has been raised throughout the trump presidency. Also most notably by liberal critics. Of course he was impeached allegedly for violating the constitution at the time of his impeachment peter pelosi for example said if we allow one president , any president no matter who she or he may be to go down this path, we are saying goodbye to the republic and hello to a president king. Mind you, at the same time i think critics today have a somewhat contradictory criticism. Because at the same time people also i would say attacking President Trump for not seizing dictatorial powers in response to the pandemic. People are demanding he imposed nationwide mask wet mandates, that was a piece in the New York Times or
The Supreme Court ultimately room the statute to be unconstitutional. Watch landmark cases tonight on cspan three and anytime at cspan. Org. The Senate Intelligence committee met to consider the nominations of Christopher Miller to be the director of the National Counterterrorism center and peter to be the general counsel to the office of the director of National Intelligence. The two nominees were asked about Russian Election interference, interrogation tactics, the fisa application process and whistleblower protections. They were also questions related to the recent deployment of federal Law Enforcement agents and u. S. Cities experiencing ongoing protests. This hearing will enable the committee to have a thoughtful and deliberate consideration and qualifications for the position that you have been respected lee nominated to fill. The witnesses have provided wooden responses to questions from the committee, find admits members which you all will have and they will be able to ask any
Have begun on the streets of minneapolis with the murder of the 46 year old black man george floyd 4 Minneapolis Police officers for the horrendous crime of supposedly buying cigarettes with a counterfeit 20. 00 bill make no mistake. That the spark that ignited this fire was actually live centuries ago when the 1st african slave was forced to set foot on the american shores that marked the beginning of a 400 year struggle and fight for equality and the most basic of human rights and dignity that we are now seeing playing out on our streets today only difference being is that todays oppressors have a have exchanged their white hoods and plantations for badges blue uniforms and the Prison Industrial Complex and well the United States now burns in the fires of a police state gone wild where oh where are my friends. Is our leadership where oh where is our elected officials who is stepping up and calling for equality and justice for the masses as they fight against this police state who by