Department on august 21, 2017, after unanimous confirmation in the United States senate. As that of the office of legal policy, assistant attorney general williams oversees the departments policymaking functions and serves as a covice chair of the attorney general task force on religious liberty. She bravely serve as special counsel for the United States Senate Committee on the judiciary can work in private practice and serve as a law clerk to judge Richard Wesley of the United States court of appeals for the second circuit. Please join me in welcoming to the stage assistant attorney general beth williams. [applause] thank you, john, for your kind introduction. Im honored to beer to facilitate a a discussion about the administrations efforts to combat antisemitism. Im also honor to serve in the departments stand for the rights of all americans including those of jewish faith to worship and safety into practice their religion freely. As we were going the last panel one important way tha
Certainly, there are numerous positions that need to be confirmed by the senate that there is this revolving door. We are going to leave this recorded event. Live now to the House Rules Committee meeting on a resolution that would find attorney general william barr and wilbur ross in contempt of congress. Refusing to comply with subpoenas issued by the Oversight Committee. A consensus is critical. That means counting every american the way it has always been done without turning the census into another tool for the crusade against immigrants. The president has retreated from adding the Citizenship Question to the census. The rule of law Still Matters despite this administrations best efforts. The houses work here is not over. We are continuing our constitutional oversight responsibilities. And this administration is stone walling us at every turn. The department of justice and commerce have refused to turn over unredacted copies of key documents requested by the Oversight Committee aft
The committee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Pursuant to Committee Rule five and 11, houseful 11 the chair may postpone for the proceedings today on the question of approving any measure or matter when adopting an amendment which the recorded vote is ordered. Pursuant to notice i call up a report in a contempt resolution. I have a point of order. Map please finish . Thank you. Now pursuant to notice a call up report containing a claim to the 2020 census. The clerk will report which is been distributed in advance. Mr. Chairman, i have appointed border. The gentleman is not recognize. From a parliamentary standpoint, ive appointed border. My point of order is that rule to f has been violated and the chairman has received the letter, which would outline that particular rule requires a three day notice, mr. Chairman and because the notice was put out on june 10 at 548, this committees rule was violated. The chairman may be able
The committee will come to order. The chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. Pursuant to Committee Rule five and 11, houseful 11 the chair may postpone for the proceedings today on the question of approving any measure or matter when adopting an amendment which the recorded vote is ordered. Pursuant to notice i call up a report in a contempt resolution. I have a point of order. Map please finish . Thank you. Now pursuant to notice a call up report containing a claim to the 2020 census. The clerk will report which is been distributed in advance. Mr. Chairman, i have appointed border. The gentleman is not recognize. From a parliamentary standpoint, ive appointed border. My point of order is that rule to f has been violated and the chairman has received the letter, which would outline that particular rule requires a three day notice, mr. Chairman and because the notice was put out on june 10 at 548, this committees rule was violated. The chairman may be able
Special counsel jack smith was ever a serious lawyer, he lost that distinction tonight. He now has the sole dysfunction of being a political hack. The attack on this nations capitol on january 6th, 2021 was an unprecedented assault on the seat of democracy, the department of justice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. This case is brought consistent with that commitment. Laura well by listening to this guy you would think that trump himself was smashing through the glass at the capitol that day. That was one of the most demogog would assume that trump was alleged to have carried out the capitol riot. This is the criminalization of disinformation in order to get a conviction he will have to use material in of in my view is clearly protected by the First Amendment. Laura now this case should never survive a motion to dismiss, a motion of summary judgment, obama judge ever do the right thing, i want to remind you s