Culper Partners Rule of Law Series: Sen. Saxby Chambliss
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4.7 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 23 March 2019
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this third episode of the special Culper Partners Rule of Law series, David Kris and Nate Jones speak with former Senator Saxby Chambliss, who served as a senator from Georgia from 2003–2015, and in the House of Representatives from 1995–2003.
During his tenure in the Senate, he was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, as well as the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, where he served as Vice Chairman from 2011–2014. His previous role as Chairman of the House Intelligence Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security made him one of the leading congressional experts on those issues.
They talked about the history of the congressional intelligence committees, the significance of election interference, and the proper penalties for lying to Congress. Chambliss also described what it was like to serve on the Senate Intelligence Committee, even describing a particular situation that is apparently still classified and undisclosed, as well as revealing whom he considers to be the best legislator he ever knew.
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| 0:22.0 | rational security, chatter, law fair no bull, and the aftermath. |
| 0:29.0 | We were really concerned that if all the members of the committee knew about this, |
| 0:39.0 | they would be asking different types of questions, |
| 0:43.0 | but at the same time, it was such a significant issue that if the country involved |
| 0:51.0 | ever found out that we knew what we knew or what we know, |
| 0:56.0 | that it would be a major national security issue. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm David Chris, and I'm Nate Jones, |
| 1:05.0 | and this is the Culper Partners Rule of Law special series on the LawFair podcast. |
| 1:10.0 | In this podcast series, we explore the rule of law particularly as it relates to US national security and criminal law enforcement. |
| 1:17.0 | Today, we are joined by former Senator Saxby Chamblis. |
| 1:21.0 | Senator Chamblis represented the state of Georgia and the US Senate for two terms. |
| 1:25.0 | Prior to that, he served four terms in the US House of Representatives, |
| 1:29.0 | a total of 20 years in Congress. |
| 1:32.0 | During his tenure in the Senate, he was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. |
| 1:36.0 | He was also on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, |
| 1:39.0 | where he served as Vice Chairman from 2011 to 2014. |
| 1:44.0 | His previous role as Chairman of the House Intelligence subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security |
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