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A lot more than what it was. >> could have been a lot more. it was a visible failure. and it came into context after that same department i mentioned at the doj had been reeling from prior criticism that lost its nerve or gotten gun shy in these kinds of cases. you have to keep in mind -- this kind of loss in court is rare. criminal prosecutors have very high conviction rates. indeed, they get most defendants to plead out. they go the trial in special cases, and they win. at the time it was also cast as a, quote, blow to the justice department's beleaguered public integrity section, helmed by ...

Just know how to use it in the campaign trail to boost democratic candidates in georgia, michigan, and wisconsin. meanwhile the tire race for tony everest faced off with this republican challenger tim michaels for the first and only time on the debate stays. joining me to break down all the biggest moments is nbc shaquille brewster from let's say a nominee of false wisconsin. i think it's gonna. right shaq, welcome which race appears to be joined by our interest? because nationally, that senate race seems to be more critical, right? . according to national democrats and some of those political...

What does that mean? when are we going to see? more of that -- former u.s. attorney from the eastern district of -- michigan school of law. great to have you. first, i'm gonna start with a very basic question and i realize we've been using this term. i don't know if people really understand what it is. what is a magistrate judge? why do we call this judge a magistrate judge, and what is their job? what is their role? >> magistrate judges were created in the 1970s. the idea was that the district court judges, the trial level judges were just too busy. they created the substantive judges. they'r...

Crimes went unsolved in america. do we think we imprison too many violent criminals or not enough? >> senator, it's important for our rule of law to ensure that people are held accountable who are breaking the law in the ways that you mention and otherwise. >> where do you think the families of all those victims think? do you think we should arrest and convict and sentence all these criminals who get away with it? >> senator, i know what the families of law enforcement think because i'm one of them. i know what crime does to our society. i care deeply about public safety and as a judge, it my ...

Appellate courts i would often say please don't quarrel with the facts in this you have a knocked down case. if you want to get the appellate court to relitigate the facts you're up against the harshest standard of review available. clear error is no small thing. outside of the narrow finding it somehow the district court got it wrong, filtered through that clear error standard are there other circumstances in which it is proper for for appellate courts to do their own independent fact-finding outside of the record of the case that they are reviewing? >> i'm not aware of any. there may be, but...