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Pressed on the controversial "access hollywood" tape where president-elect donald trump was heard bragging about grabbing women's genitals. >> is grabbing a woman by her genitals without consent sexual assault? >> clearly it would be. >> reporter: he made clear he would to the be a rubber stamp for trump. disavowing some of trump's campaign promises such as bringing back waterboarding. >> does waterboarding constitute torture? >> well, there was a dispute about that when we had the torture definition in our law. the department of justice memorandum concluded that it did not necessarily prohibi...

Torture definition in our law. the department of justice memorandum concluded that it did not necessarily prohibit that, but congress has taken an action now that makes it absolutely improper and illegal to use waterboarding or any other form of torture in the united states by our military and by all our other departments and agencies. >> consistent with the wishes of the united states military? >> they have been supportive of that, and, in fact, i just take a moment to defend the military? the military -- >> you don't need to defend them from me. i'm all for our military. >> i just -- most --...

Thing, and it's a pretty broad question, as you ask it, but you need to be very careful about that, and there are certain rules i would like, grand jury rules that are very significant. >> isn't it also true that it is customary practice, because of the concern about the improper release of derogatory investigative information that the department customarily limits its factual assertions, even after an individual has been charged to the facts that were charged in the information or the indictment? >> i believe that's correct. yes, that's standard operating policy in most offices, and maybe som...