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People driven to kill their partners after years of domestic abuse could get lighter sentences under a new “Sally’s law” announced by justice ministers.

U.s. foreign policy and doj, theyre all trumpers. do you think thats any mitigating factor to how a trial is received by the country? >> one of the strokes of genius of the january 6th committee was how absolutely firm and resolute they were in presenting witnesses who were republicans and pro-trump acolytes who had rushed to work for him. the list you gave included several. the witnesses that they presented testified about their horror about what happened on january 6th, the horror at realizing...

Global, moral leadership in defense of human rights. that should have included refusing to transfer cluster munitions which hold a serious risk of harm to civilians. joining me now, ben rhodes and "new york times" diplomatic correspondent, michael crowley. ben, youre well practiced in this space. what do you see as the diplomatic pitfalls for the biden administration? seems like the civilians at risk, ukrainians, seems to be a mitigating factor. >> i think this is happening now for a couple of r...

I want to point out the other thing that matters in addition to the jury, in addition to the facts, is what prosecutors, similar cases that prosecutors have charged, and there is a very strong trail of this justice department and prior justice departments charging individuals for illegally retaining and concealing government information. >> to stay with you for a moment because i want to hear barbaras analysis as well. having works for merrick garland and worked in that department, do you sense ...

The consideration of are you liable, did you commit the offence? it is a consideration possibly at sentencing in terms of a mitigating factor for, unlike say and edward snowden this individual does not appear to have intended this to be disseminated outside the discord channel, it doesnt change whether he is criminally liable but it is a consideration that could mitigate a criminal sentence which could be tens upon tens of years depending on the number of documents ultimately he leapt. i number ...

Of a mitigating factor. unlike say and edward snowden this individual does not appear to have intended this to be disseminated outside the discord channel, it doesnt change whether he is criminally liable but it is a consideration that could mitigate a criminal sentence which could be tens upon tens of years depending on the number of documents ultimately he leaked. i want to ask for more question about the motivation here. in the washington post investigation, one of the suspect�*s acquaintan...

Of a mitigating factor. unlike, say, an edward snowden this individual does not appear to have intended this to be disseminated outside the discord channel, it doesnt change whether he is criminally liable but it is a consideration that could mitigate a criminal sentence which could be tens upon tens of years depending on the number of documents ultimately he leaked. i want to ask one more question about the motivation here. in the washington post investigation, one of the suspect�*s acquainta...

Security clearance and the defence security clearance and the defence security clearance and the defence security clearance can look at this and coming up with presenting the information without disclosing more information without disclosing more information that has not been previously disclosed in the information is already out there and published in newspapers and the russians are scrutinising it as quickly as the united states is determined what is up there. so, that may have some impact on ...

Thy enjoyed. they also pointed out all during the investigation even after he stopped using allegedly, he was still lying. >> i dont see the judge considering the opioid addiction as being a mitigating factor respect to the sentencing. one of the challenges of having the sentencing at 9:30 a.m. tomorrow morning i dont think theres going to be an opportunity for either side to present much evidence or do an investigation of the circumstances of the defendants opioid usage when it started and why ...

Something before the break, i said it was just days after the killings that the czech was found by someone in the law firm, that was actually three months after the killings. but as jessica pointed out, the day of the murders, the chief financial officer of the law firm confronted -- and had a talk with -- with murdaugh about what they had discovered already the day of the killing. >> how do you think the drug use played in the verdict? >> you know, what just get i were talking about, that was u...