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President trump saying while he was on the campaign trail he had a host of executive orders that he wanted to sign into action right away. there have been a handful thus far. really the first couple of ones, one hour, you know, into being sworn into office or one hour into being into the white house, how unusual is this? how precedent setting potentially is it? >> here's what's usual and here's what isn't. >> there's a lot of unusual lately. >> it's usual for presidents to sign orders on politically sensitive issues like environment or abortion. it's not usual to shoot a cannonball with an exe...

Which was typical. and there is makeshift protective pool. but you recall he had gone out for dinner with his children a few days after the election without alerting the press. and there was a tradition to black list. so in materials of precedent setting, it is a dangerous direction to be moving in. and this is reflective of the attitude he's had. thissate adversarial relationship. and it feeds into the idea that the media is not to be trusted and is out to get him, operating with an agenda. so this has raised a lot of alarms for those who hope for an open and accessible administration. >> ano...

>> how precedent setting is this for the president-elect? >> these are unique. they were alleged fraud, racketeering. other claims. other lawsuits have to do with failure to pay, sexual harassment claims. the fact that he's paid this, and a large amount, i think sets a precedent, maybe more than he wanted to. >> during the campaign, trump was talking $40 million, so maybe the $25 million isn't necessarily a huge amount. then again, we don't know how much he has, he hasn't released his tax returns. >> that's 50%, that's a good settlement from a plaintiff's standpoint as well. >> he has talked a...

Those who, leaders who seek positive be the commander in chief and i think today's news and today's actually reaction was somewhat disturbing. >> it's not here though, adam, without others echoing that criticism about whether director comey should have actually done what he did, less than 24 hours ago. the attorney general, loretta lynch through reporting of the "washington post" said, i did not want this to happen, and it has been said by the secretary, former secretary of state herself. this is precedent setting in terms of the fbi coming out at this point and given that, we will not probabl...

Maa medic and would have put a seat belt on gray. the defense says that officer porter knew gray and that gray never wanted to go to jail and would say anything he could to get out of it. jean casarez, cnn, baltimore, maryland. >> let's discuss this latest in porter's trial with our legal guys joining me now, richard herman and new york criminal defense attorney and law professor. hello, good to see you. and -- oh, it looks like you're in an office. are you actually in new york this weekend? >> no, in vegas. sin city. >> back to the norm. back to vegas. avery friedman, civil rights and law pro...