incredibly evident. so i feel so privileged to be able to be a part of this. it was very difficult going through it, of course, and to watch andrea be revictimized and blamed and shamed on the victim stand. but just to be able to be here and to watch her, you know, begin to rise like a phoenix out of the ashes of pain and suffering is just such a tremendous, tremendous privilege. victim-shaming is real. i am happy for you. i m happy for her. i can only imagine the vitriol you have faced through the years, as well, lily bernard. thank you so much for the time. and let s just hope this guilty, guilty, guilty verdict means more women will feel emboldened and empowered to come forward. lily, thank you so much. appreciate you. appreciate your voice. my pleasure, brooke. more on bill cosby coming up. of course, as we have seen him in the last few moments, taken into custody. he is going to prison. you are watching cnn special live coverage. there he is. walking into the county jail.
attorney general set big predict, strategic, go out and make speeches, things of that nature. the reason sessions selected this deputy attorney general is because he knows what he s doing. he handles the u.s. attorneys. he handles the assistant attorney generals in charge of the various divisions. it s a very big job and a very busy job. so, unless you re going to decapitate the entire top of the justice department, which you want to do slowly at this stage of his administration, i don t think this is going to happen as fast as people think. let me ask both of you to stand by because i want to ask what happens if rosenstein does, in fact, leave, who then could be in charge. stay with me. a quick commercial break. you re watching cnn special live coverage.
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