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Believe it, when consent decrees are put together for voting rights, employment right, excessive force with with police departments, they don't evaporate. because somebody doesn't like it. i think the consent orders will be continued to be enforced. the question is, will this attorney general if he is confirmed, go after other local police departments that violate the constitution of the united states. that's a big question. zpl all right. >> i think he's answered that question right. we know that answer. >> okay. >> richard, avery. thank you so much. always good to see you. appreciate it. we'...

Problem, fred, and something to keep your eye on here. >> avery. >> it's a federal court monitoring thing. s. it really doesn't matter. it's up to the federal court to make sure that the consent order is complied with. there's no escape with whomever serves as attorney general. >> so, in 2008, trump's nominee, we're talking about jeff sessions here. for attorney general. said quote, one of the most dangerous and rarely discussed exercises of raw power is the issue wans of expan save court decrees. consent decrees have a profound effect on our legal system as they constitute an end run around t...

There are concept decrees in baltimore, in chicago. there is a police community initiative that is taking place under the obama administration. we like to see him continue that. we'd like to see him aggressively ensure that those cities that have made commitments to police reform carry out those reforms and it's not an effort to either undue those efforts, those consent decrees or to some extent weaken e power of the justice department in enforcing these laws. >> marc morial, great to have you here and we'll see you at the mlk march. now donald trump's frequent use of twitter. well documente...

Remove that stigma. >> do you trust jefferson sessions to stand up and speak out for the people in need of help or who have been discriminated against when it comes to enforcing consent decrees? >> not at all. for someone who is up for attorney general to already take the position that is a pro police position and in the face of the reports that the department of justice put out in ferguson and most recently in chicago that shows systemic problems with policing, everything from unreasonable use of force to killing that was unjust fu unjust fewed, and for him to say i'm going to be the chief en...

Sessions may smile, how friendly he may be, how he may speak to you, but we need someone who's going to stand up, speak up and speak out for the people that need help, for people who have been discriminated against. >> speaking of standing up and speaking out, judith, let's listen to jeff sessions and he's talking about one of the specific issues that he would oversee if he heads the department of justice as attorney general and that is the issue of consent decrees usually relating to police misconduct. take a listen. >> it's a difficult thingor city to be sued by the department of justice and...