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The once revered, almost untouchable pakistani army. see, that country of more than 250 million people, which has long aspire to be a functioning democracy, has been ruled directly or indirectly by the military for most of its 75 years of independence. currently, the pakistani military has banned any mention of his name on air. prominent journalists have just disappeared, even pakistani american fashion designer has been detained for taking part in the protests. and con himself, who survived an assassination attempt last november, is worried for his own life. the former prime minister who is a...

Particular the in fort pierce, which is heavily red, that there could be a hung jury. there is no way that there will be an acquittal. i say that because jurors take a very seriously the guidance from the judge that says you must judge on the evidence in his courtroom. based on what is already publicly known about the evidence, the case is very strong. and there are cases in new jersey, waiting to happen, i can't imagine based on the tape that there won't be an indictment in new jersey for showing a classified document to a person without's joint security. so i think there is more to come from...

Being accountable to us, the voters. this court is not doing this. you have laid out perfectly the chicanery, the dishonesty, coming up for these cases. that is not acting like a court, that is not judging, that is something else. that is partisan politics. whatever you think of the decision, you like them, you don't like them, that is beside the point. this is not a court. as a result, it is not a question of rebalancing, it is a question of correcting and making the court back into a court. it is transforming it from something that is illegitimate into something that would be legitimate and ...

Partnership accident and chairman of the political party, the pti. >> iran, thank you for coming on the show. you are the former prime minister of pakistan. explain to our viewers watching in america tonight what you believe is the state of democracy, of freedom, of human rights in pakistan tonight? how bad is it? >> well mehdi, for some of us who have seen the evolution of our democracy over the, especially 20 years, including the marshall law. and then in that marshall up we saw what was called the movement for the independents of judiciary. during that time, the media said of its independen...

There is no court that can reverse them. so no one can stop them from what they're doing in terms of another court. but ultimately, the american people are supposed to be in control in this country. we are supposed to have a democracy. and so that is why it is so important for the political branches that represent the american people to assert themselves against this court. and not just let it impose its whims in made of cases. >> yes. and, gentleness question before we run out of time. after askew, what did you make of the sheer arrogance, hubris, temerity of chief justice john roberts. sugge...