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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 ....
Quorum call the presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Reid i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Reid i now move to proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 563. The presiding officer question is on the motion. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, no. Ayes appear to have it. The ayes do have it. The motion is agreed to. The clerk will report the nomination. The clerk carolyn b. Mccue of utah to be United States circuit judge for the tenth circuit i. Mr. Reid i is send a cloture motion to the clesks. The presiding officer the clerk will report. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of carolyn b. Mccould you of utah to be United Stat ....
Former federal prosecutor Sidney Powell on what can be done about prosecutorial misconduct. She was at the Cato Institute to discuss her book i sent to my exposing corruption in the department of justice. This is about an hour and a half. Good afternoon and welcome to the Cato Institute. Im the director of the 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 has just written a new book entitled license to my exposing corruption in the department of justice and the book recounts several cases in which ambitious prosecutors use illegal and unethical tactics to win their cases. Before we get to the panel of experts, i want to take a minute or two to lay out a discussion that is going to follow but before i do that let me ....