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Got in terms of a note that was handed to me talking about a few senators, lindsey graham, john mccain, kelly ayotte, congressman peter king, all of whom have said this suspect based on his actions clearly is a good candidate for enemy combatant status. we do not want this suspect to remain silent. talk about that in terms of what prosecutors are doing right now. is that the path down which prosecutors and any investigators are going right now? >> well, its unclear whether or not theyre going do...

Coffee, its good to have you with us tonight. thanks for joining us so late at night. >> caller: thanks for including me, rachel. >> it became big news that dzhokhar tsarnaev was not read his miranda rights and might not be at the initial portion of his interrogation because of the public safety exemption. is that an unusual decision? would you have expected that? >> its a matter of degree. this comes against a backdrop as you were talking about, rachel, of civilian trials versus enemy combatant...

Pledged the united states right now, this question and getting the answer to this question is going to be at the top of the agenda, i believe. >> some gop senators put out a statement today, roger. it was regarding the surviving suspect and it says the suspect based on his actions clearly is a good candidate for the status of enemy combatant. we do not want this suspect to remain silent. how much of a difference does it make if he is tried in a civilian court versus being labeled an enemy combat...

In the movies, the person saying it usually has a much cooler accent. but thats pretty much the idea. the idea is that your statements are only admissible in court if they come after you have been told that list of things about your rights. there is, though, a public safety exception. for questions that just had to be asked of you urgently for a legitimate public safety need before you were asked miranda. the obama administration extended the reach of that so it essentially can last longer to at...

Saw him last night, but i can tell you throughout the day he was being briefed, he had a big briefing with his entire national security team in the morning. then again at about 4:00, he spoke with some of his top advisers, placed phone calls to governor deval patrick as well as mayor tom menino. he was really tuned in to what was going on. but as you know, chris, the events of yesterday were just extraordinary and hard to keep up. >> well, the other key question would the younger brother who is ...

>> what about the fact that he is a u.s. citizen? >> he is still an enemy combatant underneath the laws by virtue of carrying out the acts of terrorism that he did and, you know, under the supreme court precedence, he could be charged and i think this is one of the things the administration, the attorney general should explain why he is choosing not to do it, if, in fact, he chooses not to treat him as an enemy come -- combatant. i want to share this brand new picture released by the white hou...

Or individuals responsible for this. >> were you shocked that the pressure cooker was so much of it stayed intact, but yet the massive explosion that took place that took lives, that ripped off peoples limbs, and yet it stayed intact in a pretty significant way? >> in the cases i handled, i was a prosecutor for the explosives detail for the l.a. d. a.s office and san francisco, and you will be surprised how much of those bombs actually remain intact. they are able to get a lot of information, as...

Was just wrong, i dont think anyone maliciously gave out bad advice, but they want to give the media something and in their individual relationship, look, i was in the control room during megyns show. i saw what it said. its been confirmed by two law enforcement sources, there has been an arrest. there are very conflicting reports. but i was able to tell you by what was going on around the courthouse that that was not typical behavior of an arrest being made. there were no cars -- law enforcemen...

Extradition treaties and procedures in that country to apprehend and get that person over here. likewise if there is evidence that can be found overseas there is going to be certain challenges there in terms of collecting the evidence in accordance with the rules of evidence and criminal procedure so that we can then get it into a courtroom and use it in front of a jury here in the u.s. >> youre saying that this person definitively would be tried in a federal court but is it not possible that th...

So or do you mirandize them right away. im told this debate is happening behind the scenes right now. >> its crucial because this is going to change the whole course and tone of the investigation and the prosecution how they determine whether the person is going to be considered an enemy combatant and the rights they are afforded or somebody american or naturalized citizen. legal framework. >> they dont have to mirandize them right away. >> no. they dont. >> intear guise interrogate them first. ...