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Defense from governor mcdonnell? >> there's nothing novel about this. when someone in public office tries to turn a private party into, effectively, an atm machine, which is what the government's alleged here, in order to get all kinds of personal benefits, golfing trips, family vacations, cash advances, loans, whatever you want to call them, $120,000, there's nothing novel about that. if the government can prove it, it's a crime. and the government has got multiple theories that are tried and true and tested in other corruption cases. >> it sounds like you think this is a strong indictment. i...

Going to veto or not veto legislation or sign some particular bill based on your enticements. it was more of having a strategic relation in getting help, perhaps with a couple of study probes that the private vendor wanted to get the governor's assistance on. >> the governor's response today was that this whole prosecution, he said, was based on a novel legal theory and that nobody has ever been prosecuted for this sort of thing before. what do you make of that line of defense from governor mcdonnell? >> there's nothing novel about this. when someone in public office tries to turn a private pa...

In terms of the kind of favorable treatment that was sought, so i think that the federal prosecutors can make out successful charges, even though the defense is going to argue, you have to have more of a specific quid pro quo here. it isn't like the governor was going to veto or not veto legislation or sign some particular bill based on your enticements. it was more of having a strategic relation in getting help, perhaps with a couple of study probes that the private vendor wanted to get the governor's assistance on. >> the governor's response today was that this whole prosecution, he said, wa...

Essentially from abuse of office. it is all about the relationship with a ceo of a dietary supplement company called johnny williams. the meat of the case involves loans including a shopping trip in new york city. a $15,000 check described as a wedding gift apparently for one of the daughters. a rolex watch with the words governor of virginia inscribed in the back, golfing trips. things given allegedly in exchange for their help in promoting the company star scientific and products. the governor issued a statement saying i regret accepting legal

The white house arm's length relationship with the truth. benghazi was a spontaneous riot. a week later the president says well, we are not really sure. then the secretary of state angrily says what difference does it make at this point? everybody considers it a brilliant retort, where it was an empty bluster. and challenge that nobody picked up the difference it makes is that truth matters. and the origins of all that, what is happening in north africa really matters. this is a more trivial example. but it always has a point. the point was to shut down the tours. deliberately. as a way to app...