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Truly shocked. >> shocked. overjoyed and saddened by what he'd lost. >> the best years of my life as a paurnt, and i'll never get those years back. >> he will also never stand trial for his wife's murder again, exonerated now and free finally to speaks he mind about his tear 15aerrible 15-year ord >> in my mind, it's the criminal justice system. >> he did more than speak out. in august 2017 his legal team filed a sweeping 26-page federal complaint claiming malicious prosecution and violations of civil rights. the lawyer representing tioga county plans to file a motion to

But inside the organization, employees were tracing more ads, pages, and groups specifically back to russia. by august 2017, facebook execs concluded that the situation had become what one called a five-alarm fire, said a person familiar with all of the discussions. but publicly, the company chose to downplay the problem, instead of revealing what was actually going on. when they finally did start to come clean, company leaders simultaneously engaged in an all-out year-long pr effort to discredit their critics and work the reps in congress. the company reportedly reached out to one of its bigg...

A stunning new report in "the new york times" exposes the complete failure on facebook's part to deal with revelations about russian infiltration of its technology in a proactive or transparent way. they turned to denials and cover-ups. the times details how by the spring of 2016, facebook was finding signs its platform was being used by russians but didn't disclockwise what it was uncovering. inside the company, employees were tracing more ads, pages and groups back to russia. by august 2017, facebook executives concluded that the situation had become what one called a five-alarm fire said a ...

Came to news of russian interference are similar to donald trump's instincts when he hears about russian interference. the first reflex is to deny. the second is to obscure and the third almost, most egregious is the attempt to lobby and spin their way out of it. >> that date in the run-up, august 2017. what's happening then. in the facebook, five-alarm fire. this is a big problem. outside facebook, the ceo is already on the record saying that wasn't a problem. but even in washington, they are telling congressional investigators, nothing to see here. it's not a big deal. there's no significant...

He recuse himself from overseeing the russia probe, but whitaker has given no indication he believes he needs to recuse himself according to a source. that philosophy is echoed by white house officials who sources say also don't believe whitaker needs to step aside, and "the washington post" report that had people close to whitaker don't believe he would approve mueller seeking a subpoena for president trump. >> my understanding of the scope is that it is limited. >> reporter: the news is no real surprise, since whitaker spent several months in 2017 making the rounds in the media, picking apar...