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System more. so yes. we are seeing a crisis. if theres sa silver lining to whats been happening for a few years beginning with all the cases, three, four years ago that have really started this conversation or maintained this conversation, it is that we are finally talking about it and i do think that body cameras should be mandatory with law enforcement because, unfortunately, when you have cops who may not be well enough trained, may not be well enough paid and put a gun on their hip and they ...

House subs appropriations committee. >> and also making reference to luke russert about this not being deflategate, trying to use a little irony or sarcasm there to play it all down. the seriousness of the charges at least alleged for this point. pete, thanks so much. go ahead peelt.te. >> reporter: i heard that statement too. i think it may be ambiguous. it may be what he meant was it isnt deflategate in the sense we know what the charges are, we have it all laid out now and we can comment on i...

Deflategate. >> ill stand by my previous statement, that ive never been involved in any wrongdoing any unlawful activity and any misappropriation of federal funds. >> okay. saying hes never been involved with wrongdoing. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams following this story from our bureau in d.c. pete, dig into the indictment. again, 29 counts coming forward. explain what the cash involved in here is alleged to be tied to. >> reporter: well, it starts according to the federal govern...

Because again, it would have become public. i wanted to keep it within law enforcement at all times. >> going back to whether the officer -- what the officer said. once he did talk did he say in that statement he was dragged or was that just a knee-jerk reaction at the beginning? did he stick to that story? >> i cant talk about his statements. okay. were going to show this to you. it should take about probably ten minutes maybe at the most. right, peggy? okay. >> theres audio with that too? >> a...

Situation. and some people might say the motive is simply unadulterated racism because of what took place here. i mean not having a front license plate, this being the outcome. anybodys kid could get pulled over for this, not having a front license plate or not having your license on you. i mean any one of us could walk out of the house and forget our wallet. this is not the outcome that many people most americans, would want to see. this video, without it i think wed have a much different story...

Up the story in the report for an officer -- >> were looking at that john. were looking at that entire issue right now. we promised the family we would look at that. it is our belief that he was not dragged. i mean if you slow down this tape you see what happened. but it is -- it is a very very short period of time from when this car just starts slowly rolling that the gun is out and hes shot in the head. >> i know this is somewhat a side issue now maybe, but over the last week and a half so man...