Woo we are here to talk with bob herbert about this new book losing our way an intimate portrait of a troubled america. We are on cspan as well so all of the questions are lived and taped. Bob herbert was a longtime columnist for the New York Times. I am jay booker. A write for the atlantic constitution. We were just discussing the challenges. I miss your column. I miss that you reported and went out to talk to people and harder american voices and i think that is missing in a lot of american journalism. A lot of leg work. It shows in your book here. Ordinary someone in my position is supposed to say how much i liked reading your book and frankly i did not enjoy reading your book. Your book made me angry, frustrated frustrated, frightened but i kind of sensed that is okay by you. That is fine by me. That is the point. Exactly maybe you can walk us through. Guest sure. I left the times in 2011 and a lot of people asked if i miss writing for them and the short answer is no. I tell people
Of it. We have had the Supreme Court rulings, but the federal Election Commission has issued regulations that basically have narrowed disclosure to a level that is almost absurdly impossible to meet. People giving money specifically for an advertisement. I know that you see it as a vote best the federal Election Commission. Youre a very litigious guy. And repeated instances you have and judges have rebuffed those regulations. But in this particular case the District Court judges so and then the panel of the d. C. Circuit sent it back. Did you talk for just a couple of minutes about the destruction of the federal Election Commission and its role in the problems that we had but also the state of play in that particular and let me start with the latter. You are right best, we essentially won the case at the District Court level. On appeal the court actually found against us in part but then sent the case back to the federal District Court level to look at the other piece of the case. In f
Flynn. Its called islamic cell, not radical versions of it, a threat. As a general, he should know better. Good morning, im alison kosik sitting in for christi paul, sleeping in i would imagine. Good morning. We begin with a surprise settlement, donald trump, hes agreed to 25 million to settle the lawsuits to profit business businesses of Trump University. The students say the courses promised to teach Real Estate Investing techniques they could use to get rich. But instead, the students accused them of misleading them and highpressure claims and sales tactics. This means that the president elect will not be testifying at a trial in a couple weeks, instead, hell be working on his president ial transition. Our Paul Van Kaman has the detailen. Reporter in no way does donald trump or Trump University acknowledge any fault or liability in this settlement. We feel very confident in our position, but at the end, president elect trump was prepared, set aside his personal interests and focus o
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