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Guidelines in these child porn possession cases excessive. but that was extraordinary in half hour, all about a single case. >> what is your thoughts about questioning of judge jackson in this one case? >> i think first of all geoffrey is absolutely right that this is definitely a dog whist toll a kind of qanon right. and the substance of the argument as has been explained many times don't really check out. but interesting to me. she has addressed this now by this point in the day multiple times. it has been opportunity for her to explain an element of her resume that makes her actually quite ...

On his lap top and 16 images of child pornography. all of them very graphic. some of them involving very young children. 17 videos, in particular. this is from the government sentencing memorandum in this case, just so we understand the facts. here are some of the videos that the government charged and they recovered. there was a 24 minute and six second video depicting a 12-year-old male committing a sexual act. i won't read exactly what it was. a 1:57 video depicting an 8-year-old committing a sexual act. there was an 11:47 video depicting an 11-year-old committing a sexual act and being rap...

In law school, i had not had any experience in terms of the criminal justice system. and i was doing what law students do, which is seeking to analyze in a creative way new legislation. with respect to mr. hawkins, i was doing what judges do. which is look at the statute 18 usc 13 533 a. exercise discretion as congress has required us to do. take into account all the various aspects of a particular case and make a determination consistent with may authority, my judgment, and understanding fully the egregious nature of the crime. as you said, even the prosecutors in these cases are

Particular sentence. and a particular crime. and the probation office's report, when a court sentences actually in most cases becomes the findings of fact of the court. so the probation office appears just like the prosecution and the defense, the probation office has written a report and they make a recommendation to the court based on their independent analysis related to the facts of a particular crime and defendant and sentence. >> understood. they give the court counsel. understood. however, they don't issue guidelines. they're not uniform. it is by its very nature a case by case inquiry....

Under circumstances that were presented in this case because i wanted him to understand that what he had done was harmful. that what he had done was unlawful. that what he had done violated the law and needed to be punished. not only by prison but also by all the other things that the law required of a judge who is sentencing in this area. >> but judge, with all due respect, and i'll be direct with you. i am questioning your discretion and your judgment. that's what i'll doing. i'm not questioning you as a person or your excellence as a judge. but you said it. you had discretion. and that's wh...