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And now that we have computer access to volumes of material has raised questions within the judiciary was to the appropriate sentencing in todays circumstances. it was a question raised before the sentencing commission. >> it was, sir. the sentencing commission has written at least one report, it did when i was there, looking at the operation of this guideline. as you said, the guideline was based originally on a statutory scheme and on directives, specific directives by congress at a time in wh...

Say, were going to be kinder and gentler. were not going to do what the democrats did to justice kavanaugh, but, you know, as jeff toobin pointed out, thats impossible these days because these hearings take on a larger meaning. and sitting on that are three, possibly four, republican presidential candidates. they are people who want to say that the biden administration in nominating her has shown that it is soft on crime. this is something that works very well for republicans and what hawley is ...

Child pornography but are not in fact pedophiles or getting satisfaction from it? >> thank you, senator, for allowing me to address what appears to be a question that i was asking in the context of a hearing on child pornography. you provided the entire quote and it looks as though i was asking that of someone, not taking that position. the position that i have taken in all of my sentencings involving child pornography offenders is to ensure that despite attitude and view of many of the offender...

Students may have views that as time and maturity passes on we may change. what troubles me, this is not just a law school but one that has continued. when you were vice chairman of the sentencing commission, you expressed significant concerns that the white house has argued that your quotes were taken out of context. i want to provide the full context of your quote, you said yes, i want to ask you about the means in which we can distinguish more or less serious defenders. all of you touched on ...

Of the democratic party because it is quite unpopular. >> what did you think about that, mayor bottom. s it is not just people in the city effected but people in the surrounding area and it was a lot of voters in the suburbs of places like philadelphia, atlanta, and elsewhere, that delivered the presidency to joe biden. >> well, what i will remind people specifically in georgia is that the governor of georgia is the chief law enforcement officer of our state per our state constitution. but also ...

These offenses. its for offenders who didnt produce the materials or send the materials. so, its just people who were reading them and thats where the dichotomy was. even though we have this letter, you saw hawley say and a couple conservatives on that panel, they are not going to let this go. they are going to press her about it tomorrow. but the danger there is here is a candidate who really has a firm grasp of the criminal justice system all around. she was on the seine tessing commission. sh...

Norm to have lower sentences. >> shes not an outlier. shes consistent with the vast majority of judges, and you can see that from the number and type of departures and variances that she includes in her sentences. >> reporter: just last year, a report noted that 59% of the offenders had their sentences downgraded. there had been a steady increase in the percentage of sentences with lower sentences. dick durbin saying senator hawley should be aware of that trend. >> as a matter of fact, if he loo...

Conclusions. in fact, one writer said they are meritless to the point of unacceptable levels. nationally in 2019, only 30% of nonproduction child pornography offenders received a sentence within the guidelines range. fewer than 30%. between 2015 and 2020, in the d.c. district court, where you served, judges imposed below guideline sentences in nonproduction cases 80% of the time for the reasons you just explained. judges in missouri, the home state of the senator who has criticized your record, ...

Playing along thankfully in the hearings today a few senators did manage to ask relevant questions. heres shefaliativiv united stas versus hawkins. this was a child case where the defendant distributed multiple images of child, possessed dozens more including videos the federal sentencing guidelines recommended a sentence of ninety seven to 21 months in prison. 1 prosecutors recommended twenty four months in prison. judge jackson gave the defendant threeee monthsn in prison. well, thats pretty s...

This is? i cant figure it out, son. o this is what we need to hear from her on. i mean, shes really going to have to tell us this is why her hearings are so important. to know why did she give these offenders itss. licenses? why did shewh vote to get rid of mandatory minimum sentences, the existing ones anyway for child? why did she say way back as early as a law school? why was sheasha saying that maye these these sex offender registries and other protective measures were unconstitutional? i me...