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Describing his own service, and very distinguished naval service. i'm not under oath. [ laughter ] he said, quote, "of his prosecutions of rape cases, i learned how much unexpected courage from a deep and hidden place it takes for a rape victim or sexually abused child to testify against their assailant. i learned how much courage from a deep and hidden place it takes for a rape victim or sexually abused child to testify against their assailant." if we agree on nothing else today, i hope on a bipartisan basis we can agree on how much courage it has taken for you to

Batali has repeatedly denied these charges, but the nypd has opened an investigation. how much jeopardy could he potentially be in, and conversely, how difficult is it to prove these kinds of allegations that date back to 2005? >> well, as described, those charges, which again he denies, put him squarely in first degree rape territory in new york state. now remember, new york state several years ago took away any time limits on bringing these charges. so prosecutors have as much time as they want to take to bring them. and the fact that she was drugged and there was sexual intercourse is a fir...

Here that, in at least the criminal context, that the statute of limitations is being longer in many, many states. and because of that, prosecutors will have the ability to bring cases. however, having been an attorney who has tried rape cases, i can tell you that even when they're timely, they're very, very difficult cases. so the idea of having cases that are ten or 20 or 30 years old, you're really having a hard task as a prosecutor. very difficult cases. >> so if criminal charges don't happen or can't happen in some of these cases, what about the possibility of civil charges? do you expect...

Which public service excuses the behavior. champion publicly, harassed privately. apparently conyers would show up to a meeting in his underwear. strange but maybe it was casual friday. while nancy wants due process for conyers, she's not behind it for private citizens. she supported title ix which allowed schools, not the law to handle rape cases. it's not like defending bad behavior is new for nancy. >> why the silence when there have been these allegations, serious ones, about president clinton? >> i think the women of america are speaking out about what they think about this whole situatio...

>> yes. so in his case, you wouldn't really be talking so much about a potential criminal case but a potential civil case that would be available. i think, though, when you look at his case, the louis c.k. case, it's like when i look at somebody who i know is wearing a toupee. every time i see them again it's hard to have a serious conversation because i start thinking about the toupee. well, i think when he tries to run his comedy act again he's going to be facing that problem. people are only going to think about this case and what he's admitted doing to women. i think it's going to be entir...