and she said, quote, the people i tried to get involved with theranos were the people i loved and respected the most. i am devastated by my failings. again, she was at one point a silicon valley darling, an icon with the theranos company where she claimed that they could use one drop of blood to test a bunch of different things. but it turned out that that technology did not work. she was indicted for that earlier in january, she was convicted on four counts of fraud for defrauding investors. but it was a bit of a split verdict because she was not found guilty of defrauding patients. and there, of course, was a second trial for the second in command at theranos, sunny balwani, that elizabeth holmes during her trial alleged had been abusing her throughout the years that they worked together and were also in a personal relationship together. so a very stunning conclusion to
what was once an icon in silicon valley, a very stunning fall from the top. absolutely. natasha chen, thank you very much. elizabeth holmes sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. we ll stay on top of this story. there s another story we re following right now. as you know, our top story in the situation room, the attorney general of the united states, merrick garland s decision to appoint a special counsel to oversee two investigations, criminal investigations into the former president donald trump. let s talk about that and more with democratic congresswoman jackie speier of california, a member of the intelligence oversight and armed services committees. she s a busy lady, indeed. thank you so much for joining us. we have a lot to discuss. do you believe it was the right decision by the attorney general to go ahead and appoint a special counsel? absolutely. merrick garland is known for being squeaky clean, eagle
it s been a pretty rough week for facebook and its ceo mark zuckerberg. once a silicon valley darling, the social media giant has become a major concern around the world. this week former facebook employee frances haugen told congress just how dangerous she thinks facebook is. she identified herself as the whistle-blower who released interm company documents which seemed to prove that facebook knows it breeds hate and misinformation online and actively works against measures that would make its platform more safe and how far the mighty have fallen. take a look at this. in 2010 mark zuckerberg got the esteemed honor of time magazine s person of the year. here s the latest time magazine cover and asks readers if they re ready to delete facebook. my next guest is part of the time cover package. roger mcnamee knows mark zuckerberg personally and was an