Afternoon. Thank you all for being here. This is two fold. Mary brown has been on local radio, i believe a few hours ago, saying that the congressman was a predator, saying that he took every opportunity to sexually harass and basically to assault her. I was on a couple of National Networks and that is not true. What she has forgotten or omitted in telling you all is that when she worked for the congressman, she had her sister working there as well strike that she had her daughter, she had her daughter working there and another family member. She says that she was 40 something years old, she needs a job, was a single mother, this, that, and the other. We understand that. But when you bring your daughter into a situation that you describe that is completely hell, again, it is fundamentally incongruous that resembles logic and truth. In addition, mr. Conyers asserts he has done nothing wrong and for some reason the tide has turned where some people are saying, not all, that he is bashing
At any time. I recognize myself for five minutes for my opening statement. Good afternoon. Thanks for being here and its thanks for being here and its been over 240 years since our forefathers declared independence and a democratic experiment began. Throughout the entirety of our existence, our adversaries both internal and external have sought to suppress. Our existence as a democracy depends on free, fair and accurate elections. Our existence as a democracy today, were here to talk about the best way to protect our integrity of our Voting Systems. There are over 10,000 election jurisdictions nationwide that administer elections and even within states counties use different systems to conduct elections. A year ago, last september, Ranking Member kelly and i held a hearing ensuring the integrity of the ballot box to discuss potential issues with the upcoming election. It was an issue then and remains an issue now. The former secretary has made clear to the best of his knowledge the rus
To lying to the fbi about his postelection discussions with russian officials and is now cooperating with the Mueller Investigation. A sign that other members of President Trumps and her circle maybe in the crosshairs. We are getting your reaction to general flynns guilty plea. Republicans can call 202 7488001. Democrats can call 202 7488000. Independents, 202 7488002. You can also reach us on social ,edia on twitter at cspanwj and on facebook. Com cspan. The guilty plea tops the headlines this morning in the Washington Post. Former National Security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty friday to lying to the fbi about his contact with russian andssador sergey kislyak, in an ominous sign for the white house, that he is cooperating in the ongoing probe of possible coordination between the Trump Campaign and the kremlin to influence the 2016 election. When flynn was forced out of the white house in february, officials said he misled the administration, including Vice President pence abou
President Juan Orlando Hernandez against opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla. Massive protests erupted after the governmentcontrolled Electoral Commission stopped tallying votes when the count showed nasralla ahead. Well speak with former honduran president Manuel Zelaya, was ousted in a 2009 u. S. Backed coup. He now heads the opposition libre party, part of the coalition, alliance against the dictatorship. So democracy here. We are suffering repression. People are being persecuted. Is no duethere process. There is nothing. , thenthe coup detat changed all of the laws. Amy president zelaya in a democracy now exclusive. Then, the dangerous case of donald trump psychiatrists and Mental Health experts assess a president. We will speak with forensic lee,iatrist dr. Brandy organizer of the yale duty to warn conference. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. In california, nearly 200,000 people have been force
We will get response from awardwinning investigative journalist allan nairn just back from honduras. His new story for the intercept is headlined u. S. Spent weeks pressuring honduras opposition to end protests against election fraud. Trump and republicans are tempting a rightist revolution with a massive transfer, locking in the structural advantages, attacking immigrants and the poor, and working people. They have made tremendous headway, but at the same time, people are fighting back. The outcome is completely up in the air. The november elections will go a long way toward determining whether the country makes a radical swing to the right now or whether this is stopped and whether weekend repair for a time where we start to get a more sensible amy we will speak with allan that about the stories shaped 2017 as well as what has happened in honduras. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump