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Here. again, were in unchartered territory. but i think the judge has said in the opinion one of the remedies is possible is the voiding of this agreement. if the agreement is voided, then the prosecution can continue and begin anew and the people that got immunity no longer have immunity. >> and professor hamilton, am i right theres no statute of limitations for the crimes described here? >> thats right. for the federal government since 2002, theres no limit on the statue of limitations. this p...

Statute of limitations. that would be the defendant missed being procesecuted and tt cannot be a crime prosecuted against him no matter what they do today or tomorrow, that is a cushional issue, but in this case the felony charges are class two felonies as we have heard punishable by three to seven years in prison, but as to illinois, some of the age related crimes, there is a potential defense of a reason belief for the victims age. that is something i expect that r. kelly might try to assert, ...

But i think the judge has said in the opinion one of the remedies is possible is the voiding of this agreement. if the agreement is voided, then the prosecution can continue and begin anew and the people that got immunity no longer have immunity. >> and professor hamilton, am i right theres no statute of limitations for the crimes described here? >> thats right. for the federal government since 2002, theres no limit on the statue of limitations. this prosecution can go forward. they knew about 4...

Speaks again to earlier conversation about how this party and how the players in it really just out performed themselves when it came to a race to the bottom. >> that is like short term he will survive this based on what trump said, but there is a huge trove of e-mails over a span of years they were trying to quiet these victims, and there is no statute of limitations, and this web could be huge as to why this was concealed for so long. there is lots and lots and lots of players and big names, t...

This month. i think there is a little time to play out and because i dont think there is -- there is no real statute of limitations here. >> you mentioned there is so much in the investigation that has been done. that does not rule out more in the investigations that are going on. using information out there that has been provided to them. maybe the states that you mentioned. >> absolutely, another thing to keep in mind is when he is found to have lied, they got the ability to open up everything

Grand jury, he has been arrested no bond, he will appear tomorrow and the discovery prosenior citizen will begin, and there will be a trial been last time he was charged there was an acquittal. so i would expect it to go forward. >> danny, we have a situation where were looking at cases back from 1998 and 1999, how does that complicate things. >> it complicates things in the statute of limitations. expanding and eliminates statutes and limitations all together. the challenge here is that if they...

Can put in the report. >> i think circumstances have changed a little bit since his congressional testimony. lets run through quickly what is required of him, whats permitted and what are the practical necessities? the only thing hes required really to report about is any action taken to stop the special counsel from, for example, bringing a prosecution in a particular situation or against a particular individual. he is permitted to reveal almost everything if he deems it to be in the public int...

You know, as steve is saying. ken starr was, what, 453 pages. that would seem to be a droop in the bucket of what hes going to do. >> he doesnt have the same requirements as starr has. starr had the right of public disclosure to a large extent. the requirements are simply he has to explain prosecution and explain justice department interference or limitations on it. beyond that, its structuralist form. i do think well never see the raw data in that report. thi i think theres no question as to wh...

Else would. there are all the questions surrounding money laundering. it could be russian oligarchs buying real estate. it could be other wrongdoing. this is all stuff which if any of this conduct occurred as late as 2016, the statute of limitations will continue past the trump presidency and on january 21st, 2021, he and his family could be subject to criminal indictment. >> i mean, steve, its a pretty stunning thing to think about, and when he mentions, when you hear jack mention the family, n...

Subpoenaing robert mueller to get it in front of the american public in some form. >> there are many limitations on what might be able to be included in that unclassified version. i take attorney general barrs word remember sa, he said that would make as much of it public as possible. were all awaiting news of the report. >> have you heard anything from michael cohen so far or some of the other witnesses that makes you more confident that mueller and these other investigators are going to get to...