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What i will say is that in every case i looked at the recommendations of not only the government but also the probation office, the defendant, the record, the evidence, i took into account the seriousness of the offense and -- >> by the way, one of the striking things in chazin, the prosecutor comes in front of you and says -- this is the prosecutors argument at this point. and the prosecutor says, "i understand from my experience before your honor your honors objection, policy objections to the...

>> laura: come on. the democrats know drama. they do know how to build -- remember obama with the styrofoam columns during his big night when he won? they know how to produce but at the court its different. that stuff is not supposed to matter. maybe hes the most brilliant lawyer ever in three years -- i wouldnt have wanted to go to the courts three years out of law school but maybe hes super smart, but the bottom line is the way this case has unfolded is very strange, is it not? elaine duke, "t...

>> is a great question. this is the day one priority at dhs in the direction of the wanted to do it right. they put it through a very robust process. it took well over two years to get where we are now but now we are very solid legal foundation and can survive a myriad of challenges. if you look at some of the losses that are coming out of california and the far left, they are really making a valid legal claim these are policy objections. the administration is a good legal footing because of the...

We need to look to the states to stand up and use market-based solutions to make sure those who are sick can get care, can afford care, get that care from the doctors they choose. lets look to the right solutions, not just partisan rhetoric and recognize obamacare has failed, we need to find a path forward and that will be state leadership. >> final word to you. >> couldnt agree more with the policy objections, the problem is those decisions should be in the hands of congress and i dont expect i...

Something that we believe is constitutionally protected regardless of where we might place our bets on what the courts would do with it? if we see a particular right that might be jeopardized by an act of congress, we are considering, wouldnt be inappropriate for us to say, look, we are not sure exactly how far the supreme court will go here. out of an abundance of caution, out of respect for the constitution, we are going to draw the line more carefully to make sure we dont step into unconstitu...

The written record was detailed, accurate and complete. so the consistent legal advice, it never changed, was that there was no legal requirement to retain the tapes, but there were some policy objections to disposing of the tapes. so our job in the office of the deputy director for operations was to arrange consultations with senior leaders at the agency. at the time the tapes were destroyed, mr. rodriguez asked me to prepare a cable because he was going to have another conversation with then-d...

Never changed. there was no legal requirement to retain the tapes. but there were some policy objections to disposing of the tapes. so our job in the office of the deputy director for operations was to arrange consultations with senior leaders at the agency. at the time the tapes were destroyed, mr. rodriguez asked me to prepare a cable, because he was going to have another conversation with then director of the agency to talk about this issue again. i did so. a couple days later, he released th...

So the consistent legal advice, it never changed was that there was no legal requirement to retain the tapes. but there were some policy objections to disposing of the tapes. so our job in the office of the deputy director for operations was to arrange consultations with senior leaders at the agency. at the time the tapes were destroyed, mr. rodriguez asked me to prepare a cable because he was going to have another conversation with then director of the agency to talk about this issue again. i d...

With what mr. pruitt has done. his ethical lapses notwithstanding. the fact that his priorities for the epa are to roll back protections for people like the people in my hometown of flint. to actually increase the likelihood that there will be more drinking water problems in this country. and in the meantime take money that could be used for those purposes and give 25 and $30,000 pay raises over the policy objections of the white house. i mean, if you can breech the ethical standards of the trum...