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The political implications of this case. >> and thb is why w-- this is w whoever handles this case as a judge is going to have to be so skilled, because unless somebody has been lost in the everglades for two years has not heard of the case. but all you can say is that you can set aside whatever you have heard and then base what you hear based on the evidence. but that is a challenge to see whether or not a po potential juror can do that. sorry. >> no, we could talk about this for another hour, ...

Sued the government, alleging that alex acosta and his team of prosecutors broke the law by keeping secret from her and all the other victims the fact that they gave epstein this non-prosecution deal. she filed that lawsuit 11 years ago. it dragged on for more than a decade. in the meanwhile -- in the meantime, courtney wild bravely and courageously put her name on the record and told her story about jeffrey epstein to the "miami herald." courtney wild did not give up, she did not drop her case ...

Why anybody hasnt forced him to answer that question. >> yeah. >> they always say, well, you know, the girls didnt want to cooperate. oh, their stories were different. there were all these, you know, other reasons, but, okay, then why did you seal it and then make them fight for almost a year? the government fought them. >> right. >> wouldnt even give them the agreement. so, you know, its -- its baffling that they could justify this by saying, you know, all these reasons, but in reality the real...

Conscience? i think who understands how serious this case is. and that would be, you know, and it could be both of these. >> yeah. >> its not one or the other. but those are the two ways that i see it possibly sort of involving public corruption. >> so meaning that, you know, the fact is that alexander acosta, he violated the law that said he should have given these victims notice. he did not do that. are you saying that there is a possibility that that act is also being investigating? >> well, ...

Youre going to come back from vacation and figure it all out. that was wednesday. as rachel explained on this show. well, on friday the trump administration told the court it was busy coming up with a "new rationale for changing the census." which is impressive because the administration has changed its rationale at least ten times in four months. this weekend donald trump himself went ahead and gave away the game, saying they need the citizenship question to draw congressional districts, which ...

Vote. thats a reconstruction-era provision to deter former confederate states from suppressing african-american votes but its never been implemented. thats another idea that was floated in an opinion column. what the justice department eventually settles on we dont know, but we know they hadnt thought of it before wednesday because the prior day they told the courts that they were going ahead with the census form without the question. >> and lets talk about just whats happening inside the justic...

Sure the government sticks to a decades-old agreement that requires the u.s. to provide safe and sanitary care for migrants in government custody. those lawyers scored a major win in court today. the court overseeing this case has allowed the appointment of a pediatrician who will help assess the health condition of kids in u.s. custody and give advice about the steps necessary to bring the conditions of custody and systems of childcare into compliance with the law. the trump administration migh...

Offices public corruption unit. that unusual. those case are not normally run oust of the public corruption unit, a fact seized upon by todays reporters. >> why is it being handled by the public corruption unit if its just sex trafficking charges at the moment? >> well, im not getting into the staffing decisions at the u.s. attorneys office. i will say that i have confidence that the public corruption unit is able -- can ably handle this investigation prosecution as it has so many matters. i wil...

But its potentially devastating news for the presidents labor secretary, too. since alex acosta gave that sweetheart deal when he was u.s. attorney, he has dchefended his handling of the case. he says without that deal epstein could have gotten zero jail time, and there would have been zero restitution for the victims in this case. he said that what he did was the best that he could get based on the evidence that he had. but with this new indictment, prosecutors in new york seem to directly cont...

Attorneys? >> i cant say we know for sure, but it was quite evidence that mr. gardner who you quoted and other attorneys are very uncomfortable with having to present shifting positions to the court. its one thing if youre a politician or public figure making statements for public consumption, but judges have an ongoing relationship with lawyers and a lawyerss credibility is very important. the judges rely on these lawyers, who are actually officers of the court, which means they have a duty to ...