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Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli talks judicial reform, antisemitism in the U.S., sovereignty and Israel-Diaspora relations.

Introducing legislation today, congressman, but there were numerous fisa abuses. what do we do now to stop this from going forward? >> with the fisa courts are essential to our national security, but if so is protecting the constitutional rights of every american citizen, including supporters of presidentri trump -- there is no question that comey and others have used that power. you are exactly right, we have to fix it. if we dont fix it, dont reform it, conservatives like me wont vote to reaut...

Committee. today, how can you be introducing legislation today, there were numerous fisa abuses. what do we do to mount to stop us from going forward? >> with the fisa courts are essential to our national security, but if so is protecting the constitutional rights of every american citiz citizen, including supporters of president trump -- there is no question that comey and others have used that power. you are exactly right, we have to fix it. if we dont fix it, dont reform it, conservatives lik...

Low morale. into good. time and time again he refers to states rights. its not to police local city government so people see that but the process has been so slow they still havent implemented policy yet so -- >> now, wow, so theyre just developing new prols. >> theyre just developing. >> it will matter a lot to the folks what leadership at the doj looks like in the coming years, right? >> thats right. without question there has always been a big hammer hanging over the city, that if they dont d...

Absolutely necessary to turn around a culture thats historically been oppressive. >> it costs a lot. >> theres no cost to justice. there really is not anything too expensive to preserve the rights of people. >> reporter: for leslie mcspadden, reform is personal. her sons killing revealed widespread abuse in ferguson. now shes hoping to change the system from within by running for city council. >> ive had to deal with the tear gas. ive had to deal with the racist cops, the disgusting comments in ...

Role is not to police, no pun intended local city government. so people see that. but the process has been so slow on the ground in ferguson, they still havent implemented policy yet. >> wow. so theyre just developing new policy consent decree. >> theyre just developing. >> it will matter a lot to the folks what leadership at the domg looks like in the coming years, right? >> thats right. without question there has always been a big hammer hanging over the city, that if they dont do right and do...

Including former attorney general jeff sessions who say that the consent decrees are unnecessary. what do you say to that? >> i would question the credibility of the former attorney general with respect to this particular issue. >> reporter: wesley bell is the newly elected prosecutor of st. louis county. he will be the first african-american to hold that office. he unseated bob mccullough, the 27-year incumbent who refused to indict the officer who killed michael brown. >> we wanted to implemen...

Necessary to turn around a culture thats his foredly been oppressive. >> it costs a lot. >> theres no cost to justice. there really is not anything too expensive to preserve the rights of people. >> reporter: for leslie mcspadden, reform is personal. her sons killing revealed-wide spread abuse in ferguson. now shes hoping to change the system from within, by running for city council. >> ive had to deal with the tear gas, the racist cops, the disgusting comments in ferguson, full of children, its...

Sessions, on his final days of attorney general jeff sessions signed a last minute order limiting the use of a tool for criminal jus test reform called consent decrees. more than a dozen cities have it to improve police departments. the order from sessions prevents more decrees, it sends a signal the doj is not a partner for reform. ferguson, missouri is one of the places under a consent decree. trymaine lee went there to find out whats at stake for its red dents right now. >> this is the spot r...

The racial disparities are alarming and you need stop it. to have the weight of the justice department in that decision made further the push for reforms. >> reporter: months later donald trump became president. jeff sessions became attorney general. the dismantling of police reform began across the country. >> law enforcement will be respected. you are the thin blue line, police are not the problem, the criminals are the problem. >> reporter: sessions expanded the use of private prisons. he cal...