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Because a lot of times survivors are shamed and told they're wrong, and they're not believed. but people also go to great lengths to protect the abuser. and usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee, in my opinion, went to great lengths to protect him. and that's why i'm saying we need an independent investigation to understand what happened. aly, that's exactly what i want to get to now, because, again, just to finish the story of this individual, dr larry nassar is, of course, in prison. he was sentenced to well over 100 years on different federal and state convictions. thejudge...

So then i would feel, "well, then i'm wrong and i feel guilty for mistrusting a doctor." and, you know, ifelt so ashamed of myself for thinking bad of someone. so i wish i could give you this really simple answer, but it's so complicated. and the reality is, it's very, very hard to speak up because a lot of times survivors are shamed and told they're wrong, and they're not believed. but people also go to great lengths to protect the abuser. and usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee, in my opinion, went to great lengths to protect him. and that's why i'm saying we need an indep...

Lengths to protect the abuser. and usa gymnastics and the united states olympic committee, in my opinion, went to great lengths to protect him. and that's why i'm saying we need an independent investigation to understand what happened. aly, that's exactly what i want to get to now, because, again, just to finish the story of this individual, dr larry nassar is, of course, in prison. he was sentenced to well over 100 years on different federal and state convictions. thejudge, in fact, at the time of sentencing said, "i just signed your death warrant" — but you say that is in no way the end of...

100 years on different federal and state convictions. thejudge, in fact, at the time of sentencing said, "i just signed your death warrant" — but you say that is in no way the end of this story and this fight for accountability and justice. and i wonder where you think this fight should and will end. you know, i ask myself when and where it will end, too. i mean, it's really been such a long process. and i think back to whoever the survivor was in 1997 that reported it and was obviously... that was not handled in the right way. and then, the survivor who, or the adult who reported to child p...

That are unjust. >> how do you square the trump administration's advocacy of the death penalty with on the other hand the criminal justice reform like the first step act we saw passed last year or the pardoning or commuting of sentences like that of alice marie johnson? >> i think it's progress that we've gotten to the point where you have people in both political parties that recognize that reform of the criminal justice system is needed. it doesn't mean that people don't also say things that are echoes of this whole era of fear and anger. but it's really important to remember that laid elead...