ground in the new investigation says the racial bigotry witness in virginia said betrayed the core values. here to provide insight into the doj's next steps, civil rights attorney ashley merchant. thanks so much. >> thank you. great to see you as well. leland: know it sounds impressive when you have the doj coming when the fbi goes in with their fbi windbreakers it is a great visual. real world, what does this mean? >> we have decisive action. we need action from the f. guy, jeff sessions, from the federal government. we need more of an investigation at this point. this is a civil rights crime. this is a civil rights federal crime because it goes to the heart of the first amendment. what happens if these people were there exercising their first amendment right. exercising their right to protest from exercising their right to free speech.