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Everything he did, in my opinion, was a disgrace, and i think he caused the death of michael jackson. >> valerie? >> even if he deviated from the standard of care, he didn't cause the death of michael jackson, because on the night michael jackson died, he was not on a propofol drip. and that's what nobody understands. and using propofol in a home is not -- is not illegal. it's not -- it's not illegal. it's an off-label use. >> did you read the toxicology? >> absolutely. >> the toxicology -- the toxicology examined eight specimens from his body. the stomach, the liver, the heart, the veins, the...

Opinion, was a disgrace, and i think he caused the death of michael jackson. >> valerie? >> even if he deviated from the standard of care, he didn't cause the death of michael jackson, because on the night michael jackson died, he was not on a propofol drip. and that's what nobody understands. and using propofol in a home is not -- is not illegal. it's not -- it's not illegal. it's an off-label use. >> did you read the toxicology? >> absolutely. >> the toxicology -- the toxicology examined eight specimens from his body. the stomach, the liver, the heart, the veins, the female ral artery. he ha...

>> i'm not here to tell people to read those long lists, biblical lists, the issue here, eric is something called off-label use. gsk, glaxosmithkline has gotten into a lot of trouble and paid out $3 billion to the federal government for avandia and wellbutrin and paxil and, avandia they got into trouble because it led to heart problems and wellbutrin they promoted it for use for weight loss and the issue is, what are the drug companies saying they do and what do they actually do and studies show off-label uses where you prescribe something not for its actual indication, 21% of prescriptions bu...

Told the jury that michael jackson caused his own death. >> so, conrad murray drew up the syringe in your analysis? yes or no? >> yes. >> if michael jackson had come to you, dr. white, and indicated that he would like to hire you to administer propofol to him to put him to sleep each night in his bedroom, would you do it? >> absolutely not. this was a complete off-label use of the drug. >> john burris is a criminal defense attorney. john, how much did those exchanges hurt the defense? >> well, i don't think they hurt the defense as it relates to he would not have done it. i don't think that's ...

interests. they do not run my campaign. they will not run my white house. and they will not drown out the voices of the american people when i'm president of the united states of america. >> here he is ten days later, doubling down. >> i will take power away from the corporate lobbyists who think they can stand in the way of these reforms. i've done it in illinois. i've done it in washington. >> but by his first full day in office, mr. obama had already started backing off, partly because it's really hard to get things done without washington beltway insiders on board. so he unveiled...