Advantage, we hope the republican majority on the Homeland Security committee has not become a sympathetic audience and a potential Entrance Point to foreign influenced campaigns wittingly or unwittingly. What a disastrous and disgraceful fate of affairs. The senate should pass this resolution today. I yield the floor to my colleague from oregon. Wyden wyden mr. President. Mr. Wyden mr. President. The presiding officer the senator for oregon. Mr. Wyden mr. President , i rise in support for this resolution, the democratic leader. We are calling for an end to a horribl horribly flawed investigation, attempts to poison it with disinformation and to sew distrust are an established matter of fact. And it is especially troubling because for periods over the last year, two Senate Committees have conducted an investigation involving the ukraine, former Vice President biden and his son hunter. Homeland security and Government Affairs committee, led by our colleague from wisconsin, chairman john
General. Now, i know theres a lot going on in the country right now, but this is remarkable new reporting. I mean the nature of Prosecutors Offices is that we, the public, are not supposed to know what theyre working on and what theyre doing until they publicly act, until they, you know, indict someone and bring about a criminal trial. When an investigation is ongoing, when a prosecution is potentially in the works, that is by necessity secret. We, the public, dont get to know about that until a Prosecutors Office acts out loud. And that secrecy about the prosecutorial process is a pillar of the rule of law. We need that. We dont need people indicted by rumor and whisper and discussion without anybody having to prove their case, right . But that secrecy around Prosecutors Offices also provides insulation. It provides sort of deadening insulation, protection from public view in the event that something goes wrong inside the prosecutorial process, in the event that, say, someone inside t
Cases that touch on the president s interests that attorney general bill barr has interfered with or intervened in since basically right after he got sworn in as attorney general. Now, i know theres a lot going on in the country right now, but this is remarkable new reporting. I mean, the nature of Prosecutors Offices is that we the public are not supposed to know what theyre working on and what theyre doing until they publicly act until they, you know, indict someone and bring about a criminal trial. When an investigation is ongoing, when a prosecution is potentially in the works that is by necessity secret. We the public dont get to know about that until Prosecutors Office acts out loud. And that secrecy about the prosecutorial process is a pillar of the rule of law. We need that. We dont need people indicted by rumor and whisper and discussion without anybody having to prove their case, right . But that secrecy around Prosecutors Offices also provides insulation. It provides sort of
Hello, everyone. You are watching cnn newsroom, and im rosemary church. Im john vause. Wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States and around the world. Well, tornadoes are ripping across states in the central and southern u. S. Parts of arkansas are seeing some of the worst damage. A section of this town was completely destroyed after a storm system moved through on sunday night. Officials say at least 12 people have died across the state. The mayor of one hardhit town explained how extensive the damage is and what emergency crews are doing right now to respond. The downtown area seems like its completely leveled. Theres a few buildings partially standing, but the amount of damage is tremendous. Utilities, theres gas lines spewing. Of course power lines down. Houses are just a pile of brick. When i came up through town to get to city hall, there were people everywhere bandaged and bloody, people trying to help them. They set up a Triage Center just across from city hall thats
Off Tea Party Challenger matt biven. Mcconnell is leading in the polls, but only after running hard to the right. Even hiring rand pauls Campaign Manager. Leading the charge and waving a rifle around onstage at this years conference. Similar story unfolding in georgia where seven republicans are clawing for the senate nomination. Including three who raised their hands at a debate when asked if theyd impeach president obama. Its becoming clear. The tea party hasnt lost and it hasnt gone away. In many ways, the tea party has become the gop. Speaker john boehner talked about it today. Its not that big a difference between what you all call the tea party and your average conservative republican. You know . Were against obamacare. We think taxes are too high. We think the governments too big. So i wouldnt continue to sing that same song. Theres not a big difference between the tea party and the gop. The far right agenda has become the gop agenda. And thats what Democratic Candidates will fa