World order and we will open up to questions from members. Thank you for joining us today, congressman. Thank you for that introduction. I want to thank the counsel for this opportunity. When you look at the list of participants, there are a lot of [indiscernible] lets get started. Since the outbreak of the covid debatec, a fascinating emerged about the potential impacts of the coronavirus on the global order. Some experts are maintaining that the virus will have a transformative effect. There are people who contend that the pandemic is unlikely to be a geopolitical turning point. He believes many aspects of globalization will endure despite the u. S. Is handling the u. S. s handling of the pandemic. Frompower will not shift the and United States to china, which is part of the debate. I would like to start with a broad question. Do you think that the covid pandemic will affect the global order in consequential ways . If so, how . This is thely think Largest Global disruption we have ha
Former u. S. Attorney and university of michigan professor Barbara Mcquade joins us to discuss the Michael Flynn perjury case. The court of appeals for the d. C. Circuit judge to. Can you start by reminding viewers why it was before that panel yesterday . Guest this is very much a process case. Of thejudge panel district of Columbia Court of forals had granted a motion an extraordinary remedy that tells a judge you must do something or not do something, and they directed the judge in the Michael Flynn case to dismiss the case. What happened yesterday is the full court, all 10 judges were eligible to decide this case and reheard it. They started over. Host during that hearing, Michael Flynns attorney argued that the u. S. District court judge overstepped his authority in not allowing the Justice Department to dismiss that case. Do you think that the judge, judge sullivan, overstepped his authority . That he hasnt yet, and is the reason this case is being heard. It is an unusual posture