Weve organized todays hearing. The 2016 election, the American People made a resounding call to drain the swamp. That is modern washington. And sadly this is a bipartisan problem. The American People have lost confidence in washington and especially in congress. And it isnt hard to see why. Enmeshed in back room deals and broken promises, our capitol has too often become a political playground for the powerful and well connected. For members of the permanent Political Class looking to accumulate more and more power at the expense of american taxpayers. As part of his promise to drain the swamp, President Trump strongly endorsed and campaigned on passing congressional term limits. Though our founders didnt include term limits in the constitution, they feared the creation of a permanent Political Class that existed parallel to rather than within american society. As Benjamin Franklin observed, quote, in free governments, the rulers are the servants. And the people their superiors. For th
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Host as we come on the air this morning, the media are gathering outside the ebert art freeman federal courthouse in washington, d. C. About midway between the white house and the capital where at 4 p. M. Today, former President Donald Trump will be arraigned on four criminal councils conspiracy and obstruction related to the 2020 president ial election and the january 6, 2021 insurrection at the u. S. Capitol. Washington journal, thursday, august 3 and our entire program is focused on the arraignment and the mounting legal challenges of former president donald j trump. Throughout the program as we do every morning, we will welcome your phone calls and your comments and tweets and your Text Messages as well. Lots of time to do that in the upcoming three hours. We begin this morning with their first guest, hugo lowell, the political investigation reporter with the guardian. Joining us this morning before the arraignment later today. Thanks for making time to come in this morning. You ha
A democracy doesnt just look like this. It looks like this, where americans can see democracy at work. When citizens are truly informed, the public republic drives. Get informed straight from the source, on cspan, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. To get the opinion because the opinion that matters the most is your own. This is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. We are live outside the federal courthouse in washington. Later today former President Donald Trump will be arraigned on four counts of conspiracy and obstruction. In relation to the 2020 president ial election, the attack on u. S. Capitol january 6 2021. Our cameras are live there as are other media organizations, reporters waiting for the arrival of the president later the former president this afternoon. We continued the conversation with you and your views on this like indictment, let us arraignment what it may mean for the president ial race next year and more. Republicans, 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488