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In the the overall law. >> i think holder understands he has been lucky on miranda, and lucky that shahzad didnt shut up. if he had we wouldnt be getting the information we have now and probably wouldnt have had the raids we have today. he knows that in the case of abdulmutallab, the underwear guy, we read him his rights and he shut up for a month and that could have hurt us. and in the future, a guy could shut up and we lose intelligence. wisely, he wants to expand the public safety exception. ...

They are pushing for adjust in the the overall law. >> i think holder understands he has been lucky on miranda, and lucky that shahzad didnt shut up. if he had we wouldnt be getting the information we have now and probably wouldnt have had the raids we have today. he knows that in the case of abdulmutallab, the underwear guy, we read him his rights and he shut up for a month and that could have hurt us. and in the future, a guy could shut up and we lose intelligence. wisely, he wants to expand t...

Practice because youre out in the field and the case of a real suspect. i know in the case of the christmas bomber, its whimsical, perhaps. but were told mir ran dized at a point. what principle applies when a guy is interrogated very aggressively, why do you mir ran diz the guy after youve already interrogated him. whats the point at that point? i dont get it. >> the rights after you got all of the info out of them. >> the issue is that he was not a citizen. so this was an enemy combatant that ...

U.s. passports. do we have to come up with a framework to deal with them, specifically, in this new way. >> we have the framework. there is no reason as mitch mcconnell said in the clip that you played, they warned him that he does not have to talk and has to get a lawyer and that is a procedural step necessary only if you use the terrorists statements against him, in a trial and you dont need it against the christmas day bomber or times swear bomber. martha: the next person that gets caught sho...

From the right. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell this afternoon saying that the administration seems often to have a trial and error approach on guantanamo, christmas day bomber and now they want to look at the approach for the miranda rights warning. make it easy, every criminal should be treated like one, mr. attorney general. the panel. charles? >> the dilemma, if you are a conservative like mcconnell and me you say you grab a guy like shahzad and declare them an enemy combatant. miran...

From the right. senator majority leader mitch mcconnell this afternoon saying that the administration seems often to have a trial and error approach on guantanamo, christmas day bomber and now they want to look at the approach for the miranda rights warning. make it easy, every criminal should be treated like one, mr. attorney general. the panel. charles? >> the dilemma, if you are a conservative like mcconnell and me you say you grab a guy like shahzad and declare them an enemy combatant. miran...

Every one of these guys is singing like bette midler. at the end of the day this is not an issue. what im concerned about is going forward. im also concerned about the bigger picture, which is these guys like shahzhad who have gotten the citizenship and theres some evidence to suggest theyre doing that, our enemies are smart and adaptive and they can read the paper, and if they think that becoming an american citizen will help them move or help them avoid prosecution or being treated by an enemy...

Took saying that. >> reporter: i think would would be an egregious offense to our constitution. gregg: why? >> reporter: because we are reacting -- gregg: there are exigent circumstances in every law. >> reporter: based on what, why do they want to change it, based on something that hasnt happened. gregg: there is sort of a time limit as i read it. although it is not a hard time limit, enemy combatant is inch testify in it -frpbltsz they would have a case if the last two instances that we had ju...

>> reporter: i find that troubling as well. the constitution applies not only to citizens but the persons. gregg: i find it troubling that holder thinks we need to change miranda when in fact the law already enables him to hold people, even citizens as enemy combatants. >> reporter: i have a problem with the executive branch, the president being able to single single-handedly decide who an enemy combatant is. there were five different decisions by the supreme court, i dont think its been decided...

Apply so it isnt left up to the individual agent or police officer. >> we have those policies in place. >> let me go to chief on that. in real practice when youre out in the field and get a suspect, i notice in the case of the christmas bomber, were using funny terms, christmas bomber, litt litt litt litt little whimsical, perhaps, but we use them. you wonder what principle applies if the guy is interrogated aggressively. why do you mirandize the guy after youve already interrogated him? whats t...