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Brought new charges within 60 to 90 days of a primary or general election. now, if the former president depends that he is a candidate for 2024, does he bring himself within that protection? does he count as a candidate for federal office within that dod policy? that is unclear, but he seems to be banking on the fact that it would make it all the more difficult for the department of justice that is aware of what they call election-year sensitivities, to either take further overt investigative st...

Which is deployment-- >> yes. >> odonnell: p.t.s.d. >> yes. >> odonnell: alcohol abuse. >> yes. >> odonnell: domestic abuse. >> domestic abuse, and then when it comes to my desk because its become rape or sexual assault, its too late. >> odonnell: d.o.d. policy mandates that commanders ensure military offenders are held accountable and gives them the power to make decisions about the outcome of a case. >> i understand its their charge to maintain good order and discipline, but here they are maki...

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Cnn reporter barbara starr is with me. >> the navy issued a statement saying -- the navy leadership is aware of the ins dent and reviewing to ensure the patch doesnt violate d.o.d. policy or uniform regulations. but we know units democrat and they could order this stuff themselves. there are places that make it and provide. some units put on umor -- humorous patches and so does it violate policy? generally, yes. you are supposed to only wear the authorized military parts of your uniform. youre i...

And this is not doing anything below the core level. this is the highest movement of the afghan army. this can operate there, operate effectively and create the off ramp for the rest of the u.s. forces to leave. lets be done. were still losing americans. there were two american kids killed last week in the first 30 days of their deployment. enough. >> so steve bannon was more receptive to this? >> i think steve bannon and other folks at nsc and quite a few in congress. >> and general nicholson h...

Four months. i do not know. >> [ inaudible ]. >> at this time, theres no change in the d.o.d. policy that im aware of. >> do you feel like youre any closer than you were last night in understanding why he did this? >> we have very strong evidence that he this a medical history that indicates unstable psychiatric or psychological condition. going through all of the records to ensure that that is in fact correct but we believe that to be the fundamental underlying causal factor. >> is there anybod...

>> training material on extremism is intentionally written to generate provocative discussion, is not necessarily consistent with dod policy. blah blah blah. bob, what do you make of it. >> they could use the money doing more productive things. this is a 12 week course for spotting injustice and hatred in the battlefield, among fellow troops. remember, we talked about martin luther king, lets talk about it in terms of what the world was like when the founding fathers did what they did. it was ex...

>> training material on extremism is intentionally written to generate provocative discussion, is not necessarily consistent with dod policy. blah blah blah. bob, what do you make of it. >> they could use the money doing more productive things. this is a 12 week course for spotting injustice and hatred in the battlefield, among fellow troops. remember, we talked about martin luther king, lets talk about it in terms of what the world was like when the founding fathers did what they did. it was ex...

And is not necessarily consistent with dod policy, shouldnt be interpreted in any way other than the intended purpose which is to prepare human relations practitioners for their occupational duties. it is shaping up to be one of the great sales jobs in history. but many congressional critics say it is more like a snow job. william la january he is looks at expensive efforts to sell obama care to a skeptical public. >> reporter: a video contest, celebrities, pro athletes, the obama administrati...