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>> reporter: hasan's total pay since the shooting, more than $2 $278,000. the defense department confirmed the numbers in response to a freedom of information act request. the army tells us under the military code of justice they cannot suspend hasan's pay unless he is proven guilty but more than three years later, he is still awaiting trial. >> we're giving the defendant in this case every benefit of the doubt, but yet we're not giving benefits to victims. >> reporter: congressman rooney is a former prosecutor at fort hood. he reisn'tly signed a bipartisan letter urning chuck hagel to reclass...

>> bret: some fresh pickings from the political grapevine. the man charged in the fort hood shooting that dad hassan fired his attorneys and told the military judge he wishes to represent himself. he goes on trial this summer for the 2009 army base shooting spree that killed 13 and injured 32. kxas tv reports that while sitting in jail hassan has been paid more than $278 taxpayer dollars under the military code of justice a suspect's salary cannot be suspended until he's found guilty. meanwhile many of the victims of the shooting are struggling to receive their wages. the pentagon classified t...

Prosecutors be the place that women or men go when there's a -- when they have a sexual assault charge? >> well, there's no question that this is absolutely inexcusable conduct. the president spoken and convened the secretary of defense in the white house on thursday to express this has to be resolved. >> they've been told that for years. >> and the lack of response and action here is completely unacceptable. secretary of defense knows that. joint chiefs know that. the president's communicated. so what we have to do is find a way to address this in a better fashion that's been done, the presid...

Thursday to express this has to be resolved. we're going to look for a way. >> they have been told that for years. >> and the lack of response and action here is completely unacceptable secretary of defense knows that. joint chiefs know that. the president's communicated. so what we have to do is find a way to address this in a better fashion that's been done, the president instructed the secretary of defense to do that. >> does the president support the idea or think it's feasible to take this issue out of the chain of command so a woman or a man who has a sexual assault charge doesn't have t...

Constitution. >> bill: but you don't brand anyone for sincerely held belief better for military order if gays used to serve as they used to in a don't ask, don't tell situation. you wouldn't say even though you disagree with it that officer would be homophobe bic automatically. >> absolutely not. all we care about -- we're a hamburger not a complex meal. it's your behavior and your attitude that matters. what you have inside belongs to you. >> bill: we assume that the military code of justice will take care of people who violate military law. let's get on to the. >> not a good assumption, bill...