Streets of San Francisco. Hundreds of protesters rally against the trump right now at 6 30. Take their message to the streets of San Francisco. Hundreds of protesters rally against the trump administration. Good evening. Im terry mcsweeney. A national day of action. Hundreds of protesters in San Francisco join with demonstrations across the country demanding the impeachment of President Trump. The protests come nearly a year after the election. Nbc bay area Sergio Quintana in San Francisco with more on the message. Reporter terry, this is a peaceful demonstration. They arrived here at 24th and mission here just a little while ago and theyve been marching through the city, went through the Castro District but this is a demonstration that first started in union square. The group took over a corner of the busy square in the city shopping district. They celebrated recently announced indictments and a guilty plea from members of President Trumps campaign. The vast majority in this crowd are
As the Helsinki Commission hosted this event. Thank you for coming, welcome to todays briefing in russia. Iem for a policy advisor responsible for economic and Environmental Issues at the Helsinki Commission. Combating corruption is an imperative of the organization for security and cooperation. Corruption takes many forms but the one that concerns us today is nowhere is the idea of corruption a system of government more fully realized than in the Russian Federation. Russia has been on a steady path for the authoritarianism ever since putin entered the scene a teen years ago. Since then a new generation has entered adulthood, one that does not remember a russia before the enputin. As these young men and women enteentered the workforce to confront institutions in both the public and private sectors that have been completely assimilated into the architecture and are left with a choice to either be coopted into this system or ejected from it. While putin is a central figure responsible fo
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As the Helsinki Commission hosted this event. Thank you for coming, welcome to todays briefing in russia. Iem for a policy advisor responsible for economic and Environmental Issues at the Helsinki Commission. Combating corruption is an imperative of the organization for security and cooperation. Corruption takes many forms but the one that concerns us today is nowhere is the idea of corruption a system of government more fully realized than in the Russian Federation. Russia has been on a steady path for the authoritarianism ever since putin entered the scene a teen years ago. Since then a new generation has entered adulthood, one that does not remember a russia before the enputin. As these young men and women enteentered the workforce to confront institutions in both the public and private sectors that have been completely assimilated into the architecture and are left with a choice to either be coopted into this system or ejected from it. While putin is a central figure responsible fo
Government more fully realized than in the Russian Federation. Russia has been on a steady path for the authoritarianism ever since putin entered the scene a teen years ago. Since then a new generation has entered adulthood, one that does not remember a russia before the enputin. As these young men and women enteentered the workforce to confront institutions in both the public and private sectors that have been completely assimilated into the architecture and are left with a choice to either be coopted into this system or ejected from it. While putin is a central figure responsible for russias descent into the rule, he is not the only one. The strawmen of the kremlin is surrounded by a loyal group who aided anaid and abet the presid, complicit in the robbery of the russian people in the sad state of russian democracy. Moreover, they enable the kremlin to export its brand into neighboring countries, transforming corruption into a potent geostrategic weapon. Our briefing today will exami