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To violate civil liberties in pursuit of a foreign terror organization, thats the same mechanism for political dissent. thats the terra factory and it analyze terror prosecution from 2001 through 2013. at least 50 defendants were on trial because of behavior that the fbi had not only encouraged but enabled. fbi agents were essentially the plotters in these crimes and they made the crimes, crimes. 2012, a writer for the nation found that fbi agents had "crossed the line from merely observing pote...

Ari, let me start with you here in the studio. again, one of the things that struck me there from mr. ortiz saying that this is not a day for celebration. this is not a day to celebrate. >> in this federal death penalty case it is the jury that decides if dzhokhar tsarnaev should die not the judge. it is then the judge who technically goes through that sentencing process. that appeals process continues. we were just sitting there watching in this press conference, as were a lot of people in the ...

If they have dna and the dna comes back to her, the last thing shes going to be worried about is whether or not she called after the fact. i mean that is not going to be anybodys worry. shes going to be smack dab in the middle of a terror prosecution on the basis of conspiracy. if she didnt know anything and then learned after the fact, no, she doesnt have any legal obligation. she may have a moral obligation. >> how difficult is it going to prove conspiracy here? i mean either one of you. she l...

The fact. a conspiracy, she loses that spousal privilege. >> i agree with that 1,000%. if they have dna and the dna comes back to her, the last thing shes going to be worried about is whether or not she called after the fact. i mean that is not going to be anybodys worry. shes going to be smack dab in the middle of a terror prosecution on the basis of conspiracy. if she didnt know anything and then learned after the fact, no, she doesnt have any legal obligation. she may have a moral obligation....

Completely different thing. she may have contributed to this conspiracy in some way prior to the fact. a conspiracy, she loses that spousal privilege. >> i agree with that 1,000%. if they have dna and the dna comes back to her, the last thing shes going to be worried about is whether or not she called after the fact. i mean that is not going to be anybodys worry. shes going to be smack dab in the middle of a terror prosecution on the basis of conspiracy. if she didnt know anything and then learn...

Based on our research the bush administration used an even larger number in a filing with congress in 2008 saying since 9/11 the justice department has secured, quote, 319 convictions or guilty pleas in terrorism or terrorism-related cases. what we dont know tonight is which cases make up that number of 319 and how each of these administrations breaks down and defines what a terror prosecution is. shep. >> shepard: all right. catherine herridge live on capitol hill tonight. catherine, good to se...

Compelling to the american people. otherwise a long time of donald trump in the white house. >> eric: they will harp on the russian investigation. todays specialist is a senior fellow at the national review institute and editor at the national review and a former chief assistant u.s. attorney that led to terror prosecution. andrew mccarthy is here. he received his ph d from yale, university. a former aid to margaret thatcher and a former policy advisor to 3 u.s. presidential candidates. he speci...