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Being supposedly denied admission to colleges, based on their skin color. that to jeff sessions is apparently the big problem out there. so, you know, i think the reality is -- let's also remember, donald trump has, as the head of his commission looking at supposed voter fraud -- kris kobach, the chief vote suppressor from kansas, secretary of state of kansas. so, no, i think there are many people within doj and the civil rights division who are absolutely good people. but the leadership is rotten. the stink is coming from the top. >> mark potok. good to say you, lower often only speaking unde...

Keeping our friends at info war safe. that is it. we're constitutionalists. we're current and former military, law enforcement, first responders. everything from medical personnel to firefighters. and we are the people that stand in the gap. we are the people that run towards danger instead of running from it. we are the ones that keep y'all safe. >> joining me now from ferguson is photo journalist bradley rayford and senior fellow mark potok. th what do we know about the group and what are their intentions in fergus ferguson. >> the group was formed in 2009, very shortly after brak parack as ...

There was a possibility that the legislature could actually reconvene today. that was if and only if the governor vetoed an unrelated budget bill. that didn't happen so the new tentative plan is next monday. they need a two thirds supermajority vote in both the house and senate for that flag to come down. and according to an a.p. survey of legislators, right now, it looks like they have enough votes. >> all right, and that may fuel the rallies even more that we're expecting to see with the kkk. thanks so much for the update. appreciate it. mark potok is with the southern poverty law center a...

Direction. finally question for you. would these classify as hate crimes that would be pursued by the feds? >> well they certainly could be if these churches were attacked on the basis of race to send a message or a person animate by hatred of blam people. there is no question the federal government has the right to come in. so whether they do so or not is their decision. >> and i also want to ask. what did you think of the way the president handled the eulogy on friday? and what does that do to any attempted racial healing here? >> i think it was fairly spectacular. i don't know if racial hea...

Speech sounds like to many ears. i am not suggesting that hate speech should be made illegal. you know, of course there are matters like criminal incitement but this clearly had nothing to do with that. so i see it as a false dichotomy. the fact that pamela geller and her friends have a right to make these kind of presentations and speeches to hold contests and so on is not a contradiction of the principle of free speech. it's essentially the cost of democracy. >> mark potok, thank you for your time. we'll continue to learn more about the motivations behind this attack and exactly what else we...