I dont know when the time is 10 30 or 10 45 but theres a vote scheduled on the senate floor. Its my intention to keep the meeting it during that vote and well take turns going. So somebody needs to be here presiding while i go vote and i will run over and run back. And well do the questioning according to the fall of the gavel or early birds, whichever rule applies. Director comey, welcome. We thank the fbi for what it does to keep america safe. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the fbi since the last time you were here in 2015. In march, you publicly acknowledged the fbi is investigating allegations of coordination between the Trump Campaign and russias efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Under president obamas order former dni clapper had been in charge of the Intelligence Communitys view of that inference. Mr. Clapper testified that president obama asked the Intelligence Community to compile all available information after he left office, mr. Clapper said there
I dont know when the time is 10 30 or 10 45, but theres a vote scheduled on the senate floor. Its my intention to keep the going during that vote and well take turns going. So somebody needs to be here presiding while i go vote, and i will run over and run back, and we will do the questioning according to the fall of the gavel, or early birds, whichever rule applies. Director comey, welcome. We thank the fbi for what it does to keep america safe. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the fbi since the last time you were here in 2015. In march, you publicly acknowledged the fbi is investigating allegations of coordination between the Trump Campaign and russias efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Under president obamas order, former dni clapper had been in charge of the Intelligence Communitys view of that inference. Mr. Clapper testified that president obama asked the Intelligence Community to compile all available information after he left office. Mr. Clapper said ther
I dont know when the time is 10 30 or 10 45, but theres a vote scheduled on the senate floor. Its my intention to keep the going during that vote and well take turns going. So somebody needs to be here presiding while i go vote, and i will run over and run back, and we will do the questioning according to the fall of the gavel, or early birds, whichever rule applies. Director comey, welcome. We thank the fbi for what it does to keep america safe. There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the fbi since the last time you were here in 2015. In march, you publicly acknowledged the fbi is investigating allegations of coordination between the Trump Campaign and russias efforts to interfere in the 2016 election. Under president obamas order, former dni clapper had been in charge of the Intelligence Communitys view of that inference. Mr. Clapper testified that president obama asked the Intelligence Community to compile all available information after he left office. Mr. Clapper said ther
You as director of the federal bureau of investigation. Once again, thank you for being here today and we look forward to your testimony and answer to our questions. You may begin. Chairman. Ou, mr. Senator feinstein, members of the committee, thank you for having this annual oversight hearing about the fbi. I know that sound a little bit like someone saying theyre looking forward to going to the dentist, but i really do mean t mean it. I think oversight of the fbi of all parts of government, but especially the one im lucky enough to lead is essential i think it was john adams when wrote to Thomas Jefferson that power always thinks it has a great soul. The way you guard against that is having people ask hard questions. Ask good questions and demand straightforward answers and i , promise you ill do my absolute best to give you that kind of answer today. I also appreciate the conversation i know were going to have today, and over the next few months about reauthorizing , section 702 of
Prison. The Barrett Brown case is probably one of the most significant threats to suppress freedom that is happening in the u. S. In the last two decades at least. Amy in a democracy now exclusive, we speak with the journalist when greenwald and Barrett Brown himself, still under house arrest in dallas. Then we look at black mamas bail out day, an efforto raise money jeffrey as many africanamerican women from jail as possible before mothers day. All of that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President trump has once again changed his story about why he fired fbi director james comey. Now admitting on nbc he made the decision in part due to comeys probe russias meddling in the 2016 election. Pres. Trump regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey, knowing there was no good time to do it. Just do it him i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made up story. It is