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The Hartmann Report

Highlights of William Barr's Senate Testimony on Mueller Report. Thom considers whether Donald Trump and ICE are turning America into a surveillance state, and will the Pelosi infrastructure deal lead to a second term for Trump?

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

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4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Thom follows the Senate Judiciary Hearing and counts Bill Barr's obstruction total so far. Questions from Sen. Amy Klobuchar. -- Thom reads from page four of the Mueller Report on Russian Social Media. -- ICE hires private surveillance to monitor activists. Why? This is how terrible things begin in authoritarian regimes. -- Listeners call-in with question on the Pelosi Trump Infrastructure Deal and more. -- Luke Vargas of Talk Media News on Venezuela. -- More of the Barr testimony with questions from Sen. Kamala Harris, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Patrick Leahy and listener calls.

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0:15.0

This is the Tom Hartman program. And welcome back.

0:18.0

We're going to pick up the bar hearings in just a few minutes.

0:21.0

The attorney general who has, in my opinion, for at least

0:27.6

the third time, lied to the American people into Congress under oath this morning.

0:33.1

I mean just this morning.

0:34.8

And when Sheldon White House got him actually stuttering,

0:38.1

I mean it was a beautiful thing to behold.

0:40.0

It was just an amazing thing.

0:43.2

Oh, so here, Amy Kalajar is asking questions.

0:46.0

Let's check this out.

0:47.8

You had to go out of your way, not to at least mention the fact

0:51.3

that he had sent you this letter but you didn't

0:53.8

mention it and then finally I would say that we must hear from Director

0:57.9

Mueller because in response to some of my colleagues questions you have said

1:02.2

that you didn't know what he meant or why he said

1:05.4

it and I believe we need to hear from him.

1:08.4

So I want to first start with Russia.

1:10.4

Special Counsel Mueller's report found that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential

1:16.2

election in a sweeping and systematic fashion.

1:20.9

Later Director Ray has informed us that 2018 was a dress rehearsal for the big show in

1:26.6

2020.

1:28.0

Director Coates, the President's Intelligence Advisor, has told us that the Russians are getting bolder.

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