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Everyone, this is the president's first event of the week, and really only his second appearance in front of the press outside of interviews. another, meantime, major reversal by the trump administration of an obama-era policy today. the attorney general, jeff sessions, is calling for tougher criminal justice guidelines. he has ordered federal prosecutors to push for the toughest charges possible, wherever possible and he wants more aggressive tactics used to put people in prison and for longer periods of time. sessions said today that he is empowering prosecutors to do what is, quote, moral a...

Impact, probably will seriously affect for a long time the relationship between the fbi and the white house for a long time, perhaps. but the question is, you don't go to jail for violating norms, necessarily. >> no. >> the question is, it's a high bar to successfully prosecute obstruction of justice, because you could say, yes, maybe part of the reason he fired james comey was because he wanted to stop the russia investigation, which the president told us as much yesterday. but if it was also because he was a showboat, if it was because he was a showboat, is that enough? hang on one second. j...

Communities that suffer the most from crime and violence. regardless of wealth or race, every american has a right to demand to live in a safe neighborhood. and we will do our part. today i am announcing that i sent a memo to each of our united states attorneys last night establishing a charging and sentencing policy for this department of justice. our responsibility is to fulfill our role in a way that accords with law, advances public safety, and promotes respect for and consistency in our legal system. and in the work that we all do. sentencing recommendations are bedrock responsibilities o...