Booktv continues down the former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell. He talks about prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done about it. This is about 90 minutes. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Cato Institute. My name is tim weich. Today we want to examine some distressing legal trends that are at work in the criminal law area. Our guest speaker today Sidney Powell is just written a new book entitled licensed to lie exposing corruption in the department of justice. And the book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors used illegal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Before we get to our panel of experts i want to take a minute or two to lay something of a foundation for the discussion thats going to follow but before he do that let me ask those of you who came with cell phones if you would just take a moment now to quickly doublecheck and make sure that they are turned off as a courtesy to our speakers. It includes our panelists. [laughter] okay, thank you. The firs
Former federal prosecutor sidney howell. She talks about misconduct and what can be done about it. This is about 90 minutes. Good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. Find the director of the project on criminal justice. Today we want to examine some distressing legal trends that are at work in the criminal law area. Our guest speaker today Sidney Powell has written a new book entitled license to lie exposing corruption in the department of justice. The book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors used a legal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Before we get to the panel of experts, i want to take a minute or two to a something of a foundation for the discussion thats going to follow but before i do that, let me ask those of you that came with cell phones if you would take a moment to quickly doublecheck and make sure that they are turned off as a courtesy to our speakers. That includes our panelists. [laughter] the first point i think that needs to be unde
Thats the second part of my answer to you. Thank you. [applause] did i go on too long . [laughter] finish [inaudible conversations] youre watching, booktv. Television for serious readers. You can watch any program you see here online at booktv. Org. And booktv continues now with former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell. She talks about prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done about it. This is about 90 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. My name is tim lynch, im the director of catos project on criminal justice. And today we want to examine some distressing legal trends that are at work in the criminal law area. Our guest speaker today, Sidney Powell, has just written a new book entitled license to lie exposing corruption in the department of justice. And the book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors used illegal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Now, before we get to our panel of experts, i want to take just
Thank you and welcome to all of you in this nearly packed auditorium, but those of you also who have joined online. For a gentleman who needs very little introduction . And who is a great friend of the Heritage Foundation and no doubt as i scanned the audience a great friend of many of you individually. It still is a pleasure to introduce senator mike lee and ill introduce him this way not just as one of the most thoughtful members of the United States senate not just one of the patriots of our age but someone who in spite of all of the challenges facing this Great Republic remains steadfast in his cheerfulness and so it is a wonderful privilege on behalf of all of us at the Heritage Foundation to introduce our friend senator mike lee. Thank you. Senator good afternoon to you. Thank you. Yeah good to be here. Thanks. Thanks for being here. So were going to get into this wonderful book, which i told you earlier in the week. I had skimmed i have since read so i did my homework. And you c
You are all very kind. Thank you and welcome to all of you in the packed auditorium. Those of you who could join on line for a gentleman who needs very littlee introduction and wo is a great friend of the Heritage Foundation and no doubt a great friend of many of you individually. It still is a pleasure to introduce senator mike lee and i will introduce in this way, not justos as one of the most thoughtful members of the United States senate, not just one of the patriots of our age that someone who in spite of all of the challenges facingac this grt republic, remain steadfast. It is a wonderful privilege on all of us at the Heritage Foundation to introduce a friend senator mike lee. [applause] thank you. Senator, good afternoon. Thank you, its good to be here. Hi we are going to get into this wonderful book which ive told dyou earlier i have read so i d my homework or you can decide how well i did a some of questions. Before we get in the book theres a lot going on in washington this w