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Pete, first to you. it is unusual because the attorney general was speaking at a previously scheduled speech at the fraternal order of police convention in new orleans, as i understand it. but he thought this was important enough to the justice department, which runs the bureau of prisons to speak out. and he spoke out very forcefully. >> he put out a written statement in the weekend. he went further today and said this is -- he says were now learning of serious irregularities at this facility, ...

Nbcs gabe gutierrez is there. >> its so bright. >> reporter: the explosion was massive, tearing through a rural kentucky community about an hour south of lexington, the moment captured on this camera from nbc affiliate wlex. >> it was like an atomic bomb went off. >> reporter: the blast so powerful you could see it on radar. the fire ball sprung 300 feet into the air and was visible 40 miles. tonight, the fire is out but the debris is still smoelderring. 58-year-old lisa derringer was killed. >>...

2013. and most recently serve said as special counsel in the department of justice overseeing the investigation into russian interference in the 2016 special election. he received his b.a. from princeton university, an m.a. from new york university in my district, and his j.d. from university of virginia. mr. mueller is accompanied by counsel aaron zebley who served as deputy on the special counsel. now if you would please rise i will begin by swearing you in. raise your right hand, please. do y...

>> yes. did the president answer whether you had discussions about the trump moscow project should cease but hes since made public comments about this topic. >> okay. the question was? >> did the president -- let me go on. did the president fully answer that question in his written statement to you about the trump moscow project ceasing? again, appendix c. >> can you direct me to the particular paragraph youre averting to? >> appendix c-c1. let me move forward. nine days after he submitted his w...

>> yes. >> the president did not answer whether he had directed or suggested that discussions about the trump moscow project should cease. but he has since made public comments about this topic. >> the question was. >> the president fully answer that question in his written statement to you about the trump moscow project cease something. >> again in appendix c. >> can you direct me to the particular paragraph here? >> it would be appendix c-1, but let me move forward. nine days after he submitte...

Epstein because the state of florida was screwing it up. remember he was the federal prosecutor. he said state prosecutors had evidence on epstein, but they were not going to be able to get a proper conviction or sentence. acosta had to swoop in with this deal. a federal non-prosecution deal pleading guilty to one state charge and doing time in a county jail where he got let out on work release where his driver drove him home. today in response to secretary acostas press conference, the top pros...

And the main case he made today is that he had to do this non-prosecution deal with epstein because the state of florida was screwing it up. remember he was the federal prosecutor. he said state prosecutors had evidence on epstein, but they were not going to be able to get a proper conviction or sentence. acosta had to swoop in with this deal. a federal non-prosecution deal pleading guilty to one state charge and doing time in a county jail where he got let out on work release where his driver d...

Wouldve been different had you followed the law and consulted the victims? >> so, first, let me point out we followed department policy. department policy at the time made very clear, and this is in a written statement that was sequential issued by what is called the office of legal counsel which is the chief policymaking, the chief legal arm of the department of justice, that these situations with nonprosecution agreements are not covered by the cvra at the time because the cvra according to de...

Victims? >> first, let me point out we follow department policy. department policy at the time made very clear, and this is in a written statement that was subsequently issued by what is called the office of legal counsel which is the chief policymaking -- the chief legal arm of the department of justice, that these situations with nonprosecution agreements are not covered by the cvr a at the time. because the cbre does not attach until a case is actually brought. i understand the judge had a di...

Different had you followed the law and consulted the victims. >> so first, let me point out, we followed department policy. department policy at the time made very clear and this is in a written statement that was subsequently issued by what is called the office of legal counsel, which is the chief policy making, the chief legal arm of the department of justice that these situations with nonprosecution agreements are not covered by the cvra at the time. because the cbra, according to department ...