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Letter to the judge saying next to my wife of 32 years there is no one on the planet i trust more. we became friends because our value systems are almost identical. >> fraud is fraud and he pleaded guilty to fraud. >> he avoided prison getting three years probation including a career on house arrest in his mansion outside of pittsburgh. four years after carson appealed for leniency for his friend he argued the opposite for everyone else in a best selling book calling for a saud arabian solution ...

Oral surgeon, costa pled guilty in 2008 to scamming more than $40,000 from insurance companies. nbc spoke exclusively to the prosecutor. >> he caused the insurance companies to finance the expansion of his business. >> reporter: as first reported by the associated press, in a bid for leniency, ben carson wrote a letter to the judge saying next to my wife of 32 years there is no one on this planet that i trust more. he testified at the sentencing, they became friends because our value systems wer...

Values and principles of america, then of course it should matter. but if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. >> so do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i dont. i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> so the carson campaign later tried to clarify those comments, telling nbc news, "he believes americans are far from ready to accept a m...

The constitution, no problem. >> so do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i dont. i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> so the carson campaign later tried to clarify those comments, telling nbc news, "he believes americans are far from ready to accept a muslim for president. one could run. one should be allowed to run. but he was merely saying he could not advocate for someone whose...

America, then of course it should matter. but if it fits within the realm of america and consistent with the constitution, no problem. >> so do you believe that islam is consistent with the constitution? >> no, i dont. i do not. i would not advocate that we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. >> so the carson campaign later tried to clarify those comments, telling nbc news, "he believes americans are far from ready to accept a muslim for president. one ...

>> i would not advocate we put a muslim, i absolutely dont agree with that. >> those comments from nbcs "meet the press" igniting major controversy. some calling on carson to drop out of the presidential race. a spokesman for carson says is he not backing down. earlier today, carsons business manager told cnns theres no reason to apologize because the republican candidate was voicing what he believes. >> hes thinking like someone who loves america first, who wants to protect america. he understa...

Father jonathan morris and todd starnes. do you see what the ramifications of all this. can you name a society before that has established a new definition of marriage and do you not see this come in conflict between religious constitution and nose thatthose that are going to claim the religious systems will have to change their value systems or else theyll not be able to operate. >> what the supreme court has done is say that individuals have a right to marry regardless of their sexual orientat...

Father jonathan morris and todd starnes. do you see what the ramifications of all this. can you name a society before that has established a new definition of marriage and do you not see this come in conflict between religious constitution and nose thatthose that are going to claim the religious systems will have to change their value systems or else theyll not be able to operate. >> what the supreme court has done is say that individuals have a right to marry regardless of their sexual orientat...

Did whatever we had to do. i pray to god until the we do whatever we have to do. and the notion it somehow makes america less great is asinine and dangerous. >> does it make america less great? >> well, america has its value systems and people and other people from around the country look at it really as the shining light of democracy of human rights, et. cetera. so of course weve seen over time that image is tarnished because of the things that happened included this torture by the cia. i want ...

And that the -- all levels of political leadership were getting this intelligence and in many cases asking for more intelligence. they knew this program was going on. now, what specifically they were being told? these were in closed-door briefings. dont know if they didnt felt they were being given enough. if they later learned other details. when you look at this in history, after this came back, and i think i -- i was struck by what luke russert had to say with the speech thats going to be rem...