Mission assurance review as, i stated i m not willing for the i m not waiting for the completion of those reports. And i ve directed the secret service to take immediate steps to ensure our protectees are indeed safe. And i will summarize those steps in a moment i am committed to pursuing accountability for the secret service s failure in butler, pennsylvania but let me be clear. If policy violations by secret service personnel are identified by the agency s mission assurance review. Those individuals will be held accountable and they will be held accountable to our fair and thorough disciplinary process the first part of that process is an investigation to identify whether policy violations occurred potential vause policy violations or referred to our office of integrity. And appropriate discipline is administered under our table of penalties the facts will drive the outcomes of those investigations. And i promised accountability. And i will not rush to judgment nor ignore due process
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From opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conflicts of interest, both real and potential, the effect that all of this money has on elections and indeed on policy. Sarah, hello, and thank you forjoining us. I am so happy to be here. Well, it s really good to talk to you because, as i was saying, you really do know about this stuff. And i think probably the place to start is with the basics, actually. So how does it work? who can donate money, who typically does donate money? and you think of all those small amounts that people are allowed to give kind of talk us through what the process is. Yeah, sure. So anyone who is an american citizen can donate to american politicians. But ultimately, you know, i you re not going to give $25 to a politician when you re. In the lower income brackets. You need that $25 to pay your electric bill or to buy some. Bread or whatever, i so we re talking more about people of means. And that sjust for the small don
And if you americasters want the latest, do make sure you subscribe to the podcast on bbc sounds. It s all there. But right now, as we say, this episode is going to step back and look at campaign finances. And you can send us a whatsapp on ”443301239480. And if you have the kind of bank balance that that number sort of equates to, then you will be particularly interested this week because. Or this day. Whis week, what am i talking about? we re doing this every day. Anyway, you will be interested because we are going to talk completely about money, and we re going to do it right now with someone who knows more about campaign finances than most, who knows an awful lot about the way money is raised, but also, crucially, on the way it is spent and the impact that it has on american politics. Sarah bryner is director of research and strategy from opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the conflicts of interest, both real and potential, the effect that a
It has been an incredibly busy time in the us for political news. And if you americasters want the latest, do make sure you subscribe to the podcast on bbc sounds. It s all there. But right now, as we say, this episode is going to step back and look at campaign finances. And you can send us a whatsapp on ”443301239480. And if you have the kind of bank balance that that number sort of equates to, then you will be particularly interested this week because. Or this day. This week, what am i talking about? we re doing this every day. Anyway, you will be interested because we are going to talk completely about money, and we re going to do it right now with someone who knows more about campaign finances than most, who knows an awful lot about the way money is raised, but also, crucially, on the way it is spent and the impact that it has on american politics. Sarah bryner is director of research and strategy from opensecrets, which is a research group. It tracks the money, the lobbying, the