10 minutes. Nothing perhaps captures the popular memory of the 1950s i like ike. Nan this idea that this pin that so many peoplelike wore around the campaign of 1952 and 1956 notion of nostalgia and simplicity. It really emphasizes this ideaa era of1950s as this prosperity where america was a world leader and the American People were happy in suburban homes with their nuclear families. I like ike. Its so simple. And it conveys that happiness. This idea, however, is a myth. This ts a political construction. Ideathe 1950s in fact were s a time wrought with racial discrimination,nstr conflict, intense political and social pressures to conform to a suburban ideal that imposed gender hierarchies and mandated heterosexuality in the law. It was a time in whichin anticommunism targeted the liberal reform impulses of the new deal and frequently anticommunists took away civil liberties. These are all different areas of political pressures in terms of enforcing certain ideals and those that wenst
Cycle during that period. We havent spoken a great deal about impeachment. I am curious as to the decision to take questions. This was originally scheduled as an address to the nation. Now it is turning into a press conference. Why . Kevin that is how the president prefers that. You saw a preview of it at the state Department Yesterday with secretary pompeo. The president and Administration Officials and private conversations, and what i would predict to be increasingly public conversations over the next day or so, are going to push back on the notion that the strike against soleimani was not the right course of action. This is someone that even democrats have noted is someone who is a bad actor. The democrats are saying they disagree with how the administration conducted it. The president has suggested that new evidence is going to be released that will illustrate why he ultimately made that decision, and we could get a foreshadowing of that in just a few minutes as we await the presi
Paul welcome. Great to see you. Thank you for having me. Paul lets take this legal question starts with the assertion of alleged crimes starts with bribery. What you think of chairmanships definition of bribery . I suppose he is right if you accept the gerald ford famous definition of an Impeachable Offense that is whatever the majority of the members of the house of representatives decide what it is. You know, thats a political judgment and ignores history in the constitution. Lets start with the constitutional language which is where we should start. A president or any public official cannot be impeached unless a determination is made by the impeaching authority which would be the house that treason, bribery of other high crimes or misdemeanor has been committed but the only one. Paul the only one defined as treason so bribery they are now using bribery all the time. But that can be untethered from what the founders understood bribery to beat which was at least common law bribery and
[inaudible conversations]. We will come to order. Good afternoon this is a fourth in a series of hearings we are holding as part of the inquiry without objection the chairs authorized to declare a recess at any time. There is a quorum present. Well proceed today as an Opening Statement than the Ranking Member can make his Opening Statement and then we will turn to the witnesses and then two questions. Without a now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement into the impeachment inquiry of donald j. Trump the 45th president of the United States. This afternoon well hear from two witnesses Ambassador Special representative for ukraine negotiations and to morrison former senior director for European Affairs at an sei appreciate the minorities request for these witnesses as well as undersecretary of state from whom we will hear tomorrow progress we have heard from other witnesses when joe biden was considered whether to enter the price one the president ial race in 2020 giuliani began a
All morning with your phone calls, Facebook Messages and tweet. Journal, 7 00on a. M. Eastern wednesday morning. The House Intelligence Committee has just wrapped up public testimony from kurt volker, the official envoy to ukraine and tim morrison. As part of the inquiry into President Trump. We will show that now in its entirety. The meeting will come to order. Good afternoon. This is the fourth in a series of public hear chairman schiff the chair is recess at to declare anytime. I will make an Opening Statement and the Ranking Member will make his Opening Statement. We will proceed in the same fashion. I will make Opening Statement and the Ranking Member will have opportunity to make Opening Statement. Then we turn to the witnesses for Opening Statements and then to questions. With that i now recognize myself to give an Opening Statement in the impeachment inquiry of Donald J Trump. This amp we will hear from two witnesses requested by the minor. The special representative for the uk