Id like to start today by bringing up acting assistant attorney general john cronan. Mr. Cronan supervises the criminals division more than 600 federal prosecutors who conduct prosecutions involving organized and transnational crime, Gang Violence and other crimes. Hell make a statement regarding ms13 and well take wes on this topic and ill be back after that to finish and answer questions on the news of the day. John . Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Again, my name is john cronan. I am the acting assistant attorney general of the Criminal Division of the department of justice. Before serving my current role i supervised the terrorism and International Narcotics unit of the u. S. Attorneys office for the Southern District of new york. Prior to that, i sfshed as an assistant United States attorney in new york where i prosecuted violent criminals and National Security defendants including osama bin ladens soninlaw and the attempted times square bomber. On the day that attorney general Je
School boards. Local states. As a parent myself and as a citizen, i think its a good idea but as speaker of the house i think we need to respect federalism and local jurisdictions. The House Republican whip a victim of gun violence himself spoke about the failures in florida. I wouldnt be here right now if it wasnt for Law Enforcement confronting the shooter in my case. And its really disappointing that ultimately somebody didnt go into that school that was there and armed to protect those kids. The Senate Democratic leader continued his call for keeping weapons out of hands of those who should not have them. Its outrageous that so many guns are sold with no background check whatsoever. Whether you are a felon, an adjudicated mentally ill, spousal abuser, outrageous. We should close those loopholes. Other democrats say they are hopeful that President Trump will be able to convince members of his own party that action is needed on guns, Mental Health, and protecting our schools. Today a
Falsehoods. You need direct authority of the president. To do some specific things. There are some things i have the authority and am acting in that authority. Essentially weve not taken on the russians yet . Were watching them intrude on our elections, spread misinformation, become more sophisticated, try to achieve strategic objectives you recognize and essentially sitting back and waiting . I dont know if i would character it as were sitting back and waiting but i will say its probably again, i apologize. I dont want to get into classified. Its probably fair to say we have not opted to engage in some of the same behaviors we are seeing. Jeff zeleny joining us from the White House Briefing room. The brief something scheduled to start right now. Really, any second. I wonder how the white house is responding. Well hear this in the briefing to admiral rogers really extraordinary testimony. Good afternoon, brianna. The white house has not responded to the testimony were hearing on capito
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