Joining us today. The written testimony is riveting, searing and a major contribution to public understanding and discourse about this moment in time. We thank you for it. I want to thank you mary k. Scanlon and not on the subcommittee but joined us today. The 8 minute and 46 second videotape strangling of george floyd ignited a Mass Movement where black lives matter to demand repair of the broken social contract of america this Mass Movement Touching Every state, large cities, small towns, farm communities and suburbs has won the support of more than twothirds of American People and Public Opinion polls and galvanized the conscious of our nation provoking analysis and serious legislative action. Police brutality has been an action of violent White Supremacy and Racial Injustice for centuries, many of us are proud we passed last thursday the George Floyd Justice in policing act. The most sweeping and comprehensive Police Reform bill in the history of the United States of america. But t
[applause] good evening and welcome to the New York Historical society but im the New York Historical president and ceo and thrilled to see all of you this evening in our beautiful Robert H Smith auditorium. Tonights Program Gives me liberty, history of americas exceptional idea is a part of our Bernard Schwartz established Speaker Series and as always i k like to thank mr. Schwartz or his great generosity which is enabled us to bring so many fine speakers to this stage and i also want to thank all of our Chairman Council members who are in attendance as evening and to thankk you for your great suppot which enables us to do our work. Tonights program will last about one hour and it will include a question answer session but you should have received a note card and pencil as you entered the auditorium and this afternoon or this evening and it is not my colleagues going up and down the aisle with note cards and pencils in the note card will be collected later on in the program with your
By men and women grateful to god for the great blessings of liberty and believed learning was about the way to perpetuate those blessings. Its existed there for 170 years or so. Rejecting any government support. It is providing education for all regardless of their race, their creed or their color. Here in washington we host students in Public Events like this one and do our best to try to change political staff and members of congress and our constitutional governments and the practice and principles of american constitutionalism. You learn more about hildale and attribute center and about our online courses at hillsdale. Edu. Our talk to seat is not President Trump and the media, perhaps i should say more correctly President Trump versus the media. He was criticized recently for one of his tweets he responded that his use of social media is not president ial. Its modernday president ial. Indeed it seems an important aspect of his presidency both his candidacy and out in the white hou
The college was founded by men and women grateful to god, the great blessings of civil and the latest liberty and believe a diffusion of learning was the best way to perpetuate those blessings. It has been situated there for about 100 years ago, rejecting any federal support. Provided education for all, regardless of their race, creed, or cover. Color. We host students and Public Events like this one. We try to teach about Constitutional Government and the practice and principles of american constitutionalism. You can learn more about hillsdale and the kirby center, and about our online courses at hilldale. Edu. Our talk this evening is about trump in the media or more correctly, trump versus the media. He was criticized recently for one of his tweets. He responded his use of social media was not president ial, it is modernday president ial. Indeed, it seems like an important aspect of his presidency, both his candidacy and now in the white house. An important aspect with his relations
That we can speak our only much and you will get translation our english, but that colleagues here do not get any translation, or do you . No. But you should get translation into ingush so signal if there is a problem. Im also going to ask colleagues and our guests to be as brief and concise as possible and to allow for maximum number of questions. We will have one question, one i will ask time, and everybody to be very, very concise. Listen toll, we will the men from the dsnd group. Greenwald formr. Being with us today. Can i begin with where you finish, the source, Edward Snowden . In my report, i am going to be talking about whistleblower protection. Yesterday we saw the Congressional Committee that by mike rogers, and they rejected snowden asion of mr. A whistleblower. What is your view of that . By rejecting that definition, they are seeing him as a felon. Simple question, what is your view of that . Secondly, on the federal court gment, which he welcomed, which you welcomed, agai