Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150424:17:39:00
>> reporter: bates was a longtime friend and political supporter of the sheriff. now his colleagues had concerns about that more than six years ago. according to the sheriff's office memo obtained by nbc news dated december 17 2008. it shows one sergeant told a captain bates was using his personal vehicle to make unauthorized traffic stops against policy. that sergeant wrote, what is the purpose of using policy if members of our office do not follow it and we as supervisors allow violations because of who persons are? bates' attorney continues to insist that bates did not get preferential trea...