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Reporter. thanks very much for joining us today. it's good to have you here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> can you just tell us broadly your impressions of what it was like in the courtroom today? both before and after the sentence was handed down? >> i have to tell you, it was a complete 180 when governor mcdojd was stunned on 11 counts of corruption in that courtroom. today, quite the opposite. i have to tell you, the most dramatic moment happened when former doug e governor doug wilder took the stand as a character witness. he crosses a generational line as well as party lines to say ...

When william jefferson got busted for blocks of cash that he had in his freezer, and all the corruption charges in 2009, the sentencing guideline said he should get 27- 33 years in prison, he actually got 13 years. whempb e when congressman rick renzi got convicted on multiple charges, rick renzi actually got three years and he'll be out pretty soon. so it's not like politicians usually get the book thrown at that. in the kaes of must be lick corruption, they tend to go pretty low on the low side or lower than anybody's expecting. it was still quite a shock when sentenced to two years in pri...

Corruption, they tend to go pretty low on the low side or lower than anybody's expecting. it was still quite a shock when sentenced to two years in prison. there are no cameras in the courtroom. but the federal prosecutor who brought the case and who had argued for bob mcdojd that prosecutor was described with his face twisted in anger. that 10-12-1/2 year recommendation was what the federal probation office had said bob mcdonald should get in this case. the judge, today, widely respected president shl apoin fee of ronald reagan, he reduced those sentencing guidelines at just 6468 years. and t...