We will have a q and a portion as we get close to the end of this. Please wait to be called upon, wait for the microphone. Our topic today is this particular fascinating and terrifying book, eyes in the sky. By Arthur Holland michelle, i have to. Out the version of what i call from the lord of the rings, for the content of this book and what we are discussing today. It was six years ago this month that a contractor said snowden burst upon the world with his amazing revelation about surveillance taking place. During the socalled war on terror era. There were dozens, if not hundreds of stories about revelations that poured out from 2017. The development of our electronic surveillance in terms of listening in on her cell phone conversations. Our guest today brings us what may be as scary or scarier technological news, which is the tom cruise minority scenario, is not exactly so farfetched anymore. The technology we will talk about today was started by a different movie, which i almost fee
Then last week on 4th of july, no less, congressman amash shocked political world again, he wrote an oped in Washington Post that reads in part. Today i am declaring my independences and leaving the Republican Party. No matter your circumstance, i am asking you to join me in rejecting the part son partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us. During a parade on same day, in his home state of michigan, he explained his reasoning. We see too many people trying to find but that means is shallow that leads to hyper partisanship that is driving wedges, truth is that most americans are not political, they are not super partisan, and despite what social media and plain old media might have you believe, there is more that unites us than divides us. Far more. But back to calls for impeachment, sunday, congressman amash reiterated his belief that donald trump needs to go. From a moral position, she is making a position, from a strategic possession, she making a mistake, if she b
Turned on him. Then last week on 4th of july, no less, congressman amash shocked political world again, he wrote an oped in Washington Post that reads in part. Today i am declaring my independences and leaving the Republican Party. No matter your circumstance, i am asking you to join me in rejecting the part son partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us. During a parade on same day, in his home state of michigan, he explained his reasoning. We see too many people trying to find but that means is shallow that leads to hyper partisanship that is driving wedges, truth is that most americans are not political, they are not super partisan, and despite what social media and plain old media might have you believe, there is more that unites us than divides us. Far more. But back to calls for impeachment, sunday, congressman amash reiterated his belief that donald trump needs to go. From a moral position, she is making a position, from a strategic possession, she making a mi
The Judiciary Committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time privet we welcome everyone to todays hearing on lessons from the mother report part two, nonpartisan perspectives. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Last week, we heard from two former United States attorneys who described President Trumps repeated efforts to undermine special counsel motors investigation on russias interference in the 2016 elections. We also heard from president nixons former white House Counsel told us that the actions by this administration were substantially similar to the measures the Nixon Administration took to undermine the watergate investigation. There is one important difference. Special counsel mother was investigating a different kind of breakin. The target was similar to that of watergate. The barker was hostile organization. The crime was carried out through hacking operation that stole hundreds of thou
The Judiciary Committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time privet we welcome everyone to todays hearing on lessons from the mother report part two, nonpartisan perspectives. I will now recognize myself for an opening statement. Last week, we heard from two former United States attorneys who described President Trumps repeated efforts to undermine special counsel motors investigation on russias interference in the 2016 elections. We also heard from president nixons former white House Counsel told us that the actions by this administration were substantially similar to the measures the Nixon Administration took to undermine the watergate investigation. There is one important difference. Special counsel mother was investigating a different kind of breakin. The target was similar to that of watergate. The barker was hostile organization. The crime was carried out through hacking operation that stole hundreds of thou