The vote 11 40 eastern, a final vote around 1 30 this afternoon. Now, live coverage of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The chaplain lord god, in these difficult and challenging times, remind us that the earth belongs to you, and you have not abandoned it unite us with the understanding that you are our father, and we are all members of the human family. We pray for all who have been impacted by the pain of this us to crisis season. Use our senators to make the weak strong, the sick healthy, and the broken whole. Lord, surround those who have been shaken by anguish with your divine presence and peace. We pray in your loving name. Amen. The presiding officer please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The presiding officer the clerk will read a communication to the senate. The clerk washington, d. C. , jun
Seth williams, as resigned affective immediately after a plea deal in his corruption trial. He plead guilty for one count of accepting a bribe in return for 28 counts being dismissed. Vernon odom has the full story. Reporter good afternoon. Seth williams entered a guilty plea and resigned as his post philadelphia da possibly being sent to prison for five years. He plead guilty to accepting a bribe from muhammad ali. And essential williams admitted under only to all the other alleged misdeeds that were in the governments charges against him. It was a sweeping indictment including accepting free trips to the Dominican Republic from muhammad ali and accepting bribes in run for more than a dozen Airline Tickets and he got that from bar owner michael weis for helping him with regulatory issues especially on the west coast and defrauding his own Political Action committee for his own use, including mass ables and expensive dinners at union league. And defrauding his mothers nursing home in d
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