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>> reporter: good afternoon to you. among the criminals pardoned by governor haley barbour were charles hooker, who in 1992 was sentenced to life in prison for killing the principal of a mississippi high school where he was a teacher, and also, joseph osmond, imprisoned in 1993 for murder, conspiracy and korrmed y and anthony mccray who murdered his wife, shooting her in the back and a man who shot and killed his estranged wife as she held their baby son and then turned the gun on a friend who m...

>> the governor himself should look me and the family in eye and say ill let this guy go. but there wasnt that. cowards way out if you ask me. >> reporter: under mississippi law, those seeking pardon must publish their intention in advance. the state attorney general said the serious offenders did not meet the requirement. >> a statement, barbour said the decisions were based on recommendation from parole board in 90% of the cases. >> bret: governor barbour joins us from jackson, mississippi. we...

>> reporter: yep. megyn: poor california boy who is he kidding, hes probably out on the surf every morning. new fallout following a decision to pardon dozens of convicts in mississippi. >> i think they ought to be -- the governor himself ought to have to look me and the family in the eye and say, hey, im going to let this guy go, but there wasnt any of that. that is the cowards way out. megyn: that is randy walker e was shot in the head and almost killed by one of the men just set free who is no...

Due to medical reasons because the healthcare expenses while incarcerated cost the state so much money." the governors reasoning is falling on deaf ears for those who were victims. >> the governor himself has to look me and the family in the eye and say hey, ill let this guy go. there wasnt that. that is a cowards way out. >> governor barbour served two terms and had been in office since 2004. before this round of pardons he only granted four clemency five times in the laz eight years. >> army i...

Danger. >> the governor will have to look me and the family in the eye and say, i will get this guy go. but there wasnt any of that. that is the cowards way out. >>shepard: we invited the governor to appear and he and the staff have not returned our calls. but he did put out a statement to all the media saying most of those he pardoned have already served their sentences and the decision was based upon the recommendation of the parole board in 90 percent of the cases. and my guest has more on th...

200 pardons before leaving office this week. the state attorney general believes barbour may have overstepped his power. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge on this in d.c. what is the judges order mean for this? >> reporter: thank you, bill and good morning. judges order effectively blocks the release of 21 inmates still serving their time when their pardons were announced by outgoing governor haley bash boir and outrage from some of the victims is palpable. >> i think the gover...

Megyn: outrage by a by a popular governor in the south. im megyn kelly. outgoing mississippi governor haley barber under fire from the left and the right for pardoning 200 convicted criminals. a judge just blocked many of the releases saying the state did not provide the mandatory notices. some have already been set free and their victims have outrages. >> the governor himself should look me in the eye and said i will let this guy go. but there wasnt any of that. this has given mississippi a bla...

Due to medical reasons because the healthcare expenses while incarcerated cost the state so much money." the governors reasoning is falling on deaf ears for those who were victims. >> the governor himself has to look me and the family in the eye and say hey, ill let this guy go. there wasnt that. that is a cowards way out. >> governor barbour served two terms and had been in office since 2004. before this round of pardons he only granted four clemency five times in the laz eight years. >> army i...

Haley barbour more than 200. this is what its like to be haley barbour today. >> outraged family members and victims are denouncing the pardons of four murder ares by haley barbour. >> families are out rained. >> there is outrage across the state. >> a lot of people angry. >> mississippi governors final act in office ignited outrage. >> they have been convicted of burglary, rape and in some cases murder. >> i think -- the governor should have to look me and the family in the eye and say hey ill ...

Victims are denouncing the pardons of four murder ares by haley barbour. >> families are out rained. >> there is outrage across the state. >> a lot of people angry. >> mississippi governors final act in office ignited outrage. >> they have been convicted of burglary, rape and in some cases murder. >> i think -- the governor should have to look me and the family in the eye and say hey ill let this guy go. >> a clear signal he probably is planning to be finished with electoral politics. >> mississ...