Testifying on capitol hill about the Russian Investigation into the published report released by his office. The house judiciary hearing was the first of two hearings that focus on the reports findings relating to the Trump Administration and allegations of obstruction of justice. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the Judiciary Committee will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at any time. We welcome everyone to todays hearing on oversight of the report and the investigation into the russian interference in the 2016 president ial election. I will now recognize myself for a brief Opening Statement. Thank you for being here. I want to say just a few words about the themes today. Responsible for the coming integrity and accountability. Your career for example is a model of responsibility. You are a decorated marine officer. Awarded a purple heart and bronze star for valor. He usurped in the department of justice and immediate after
[inaudible conversations] good evening, everyone. Can everybody hear me okay . No. Its not on. How about now . Thats better. Okay. Thank you for coming. Im laurie gillman, coowner of east city book shop and im really happy to welcome everybody e everyone here tonight. Anyone the crowd who is here for the first time . One person. Welcome. Were very glad youre here. Normally we have at least half the crowd who is here for the first time but this is very much a hometown crowd this evening so i hope everybody buy behaves for you. Were happy to have repeat customers back and some of you we see in here often and i just want to aheartfelt thank you for toe everybody for supporting the book store. Before we get started a few logistics. First, please silence your cellphones. I forget when i forget to do that eye say that i always regret it so please do that. Ill do that, too. Okay. Books are for sale upstairs for anyone who missed that at the cash registers. He you havent purchased a book yet a
The hot medium boxes, the base of the list, which is an incredible amount and for vladimir, put into with 87 percent of that vote. A study we also heard or talk about how the west says that russias election is neither free nor fair. Thats a term that we hear often when the west is not happy with the outcome of the election. But then she went on to detail, all the efforts that went into making sure that everyone from all parts of rushing even beyond had access to pulling and are able to vote in this election. I know you voted as well. What are your thoughts as, as a russian, when you hear things like that and, and, and what do you, what, what, what are the thoughts of other russians, you know, who stood in line for hours of the 87000000 people who did come out to vote in this election, how it or react to Something Like that, but you see this is how russia has changed because in years past 5 years ago, i would perhaps have taken offense. Would have been you wouldve heard a little bit to
Show he was pushing extreme election Subversion Strategies that could now put him in brave league goal peril. Were talking about Kenneth Chesebro chesebro was the rightwing attorney who helped devise the fake electors plot. The scheme to a appoint fake president ial electors that republican legislatures would then use to overturn the actual results of the 2020 popular vote in key states. Chesebro has already pleaded guilty to a crime in the Georgia Election subversion case, and he cooperated with prosecutors and other states so that he could avoid additional charges. Lets get more details from cnns Marshall Cohen who is breaking the story with kfile. Marshall, tell us about these tweets and could chesebro be at legal risk for seemingly hiding them . Jake, he could listen when you cooperate, you need to tell the truth and cnns kfile team uncovered a secret twitter that cheseboro concealed from prosecutors in michigan. There are dozens of tweets from 2020 that undercut what he later told
Historian at harvard university, whos written an acclaimed book about John F Kennedy and Kathleen Kennedy townsend, who is a politician in her own right, whose father Robert F Kennedy was the attorney general when the march on washington occurred. I want to start by switching rating this discussion in a in a bit, a personal way, because we have some personal connections among us. And i want to start in the summer of 1963, before the march and in june in particular, in june of 1963, kathleen, 11 years old, her uncle was the president. Her father was the attorney general. She was growing up in mclean, virginia, the wonderful house called hickory hill. I was growing up in chevy chase, maryland, a neighborhood called somerset. My father was a journalist, was covering the Kennedy Administration and the Justice Department. I was six years old that summer. I. And robert was growing up across the street and a few houses down from us in somerset with his brother burke, whos in the audience with