he murdered daniel faulkner, he never said he didn't do it.ere witnesses in the emergency room that overheard him say he did shoot him and hoped he died. but back to the story, president obama's nominee to head up the civil rights department of the justice department. the fraternal order of police credits the justice department with turning this on its head with unfounded and unproven allegations of racism. so this goes into the whole history of him defending jamal, and really, the false charges of racism were used to slander and libel the name of this police officer while he was a dead man after he had been killed. and they're trying to use this as a way to get this nominee into the justice department to carry out the racial pipe dreams of attorney general eric holder through the justice department. >> reaction? >> i think it is important to note the person future she is referring is priscilla durham, somebody in the hospital who supposedly heard jamal say he shot the officer. and the doctor who was with jamal from the moment he entered the h

he's a volunteer supporter of a man who murdered daniel faulkner in cold blood 30 years ago.his guy. what, none of the chaps he's releasing from gitmo were free? is he saving them for cabinet posts. we're still supposed to believe that reverend wright's claims were false. america is punished for being racist. how is this not a hate crime against police. maybe ed as ner and mike farrell can explain this to his widow or ask harry reid who gained the senate to ensure passage of horrid nominees like this one. this may be the first job that reid has nominated. this is about transferring the power to the people. even the phrase cop killer is just too mean, isn't it really just bigot control? who cares? the media will focus on new jersey traffic instead and ignore this. alas, christie casts a big shadow in everything. >> you didn't pronounce the names correctly? >> which one did i get wrong? >> i figured as much. i want to show, this is what the paternal of order of police had to say in a letter i believe to the administration. they wrote that this nomination was basically a thumb i

who was convicted of murdering a philadelphia police officer, daniel faulkner in cold blood said to havehim and fired more times after the initial shot. five total. he was working for the naacp's legal defense fund at the time he volunteered his services now he is up for this top post. in a moment, we'll be joined by a reporter, to help us on the reporting in a bit. first a chance to speak with the naacp's washington bureau director and senior vice president. thank you for being here. so, you know. there is no question. i practice lawed for nine years. no question, that, you don't always agree with the client you represent. but you also get to decide which cases you take unless it is a send -- assigned to you. this case was not assigned. i think i am messing it up. it wasn't assigned. he volunteered. volunteered to defend a cop killer. what happened here x mr, play e plain why they should get behind this nomination. >> first, let me say our hearts and prayers go out to the faulkner family. a shame when we lose a public servant as dedicated's he was reported to have been. it requires lawy

a volunteer supporter and defender of mumia al jamal who murdered philadelphia police officer daniel faulkner in cold blood 30 years ago. you've got to wonder in a nation of sanctimonious attorneys obama picks this guy. what, none of the chaps he's releasing from gitmo were free, or is he saving them for a cabinet post? and yet we're still supposed to believe that reverend wright's claims were all false, so once again america's punished for being deeply racist. how is this nomination not a hate crime against our nation's police? maybe celebrity supporters of that same cop killer like ed asner and mike farrell can explain this to officer faulkner's widow or asked harry reid who gained the senate who ensure passage of of nominees like this one. look, the outrage doesn't matter to obama and neither does mumia's guilt. it's about transferring power to race-baiting academics. cop killing after all may be a response to a racist society. even the phrase cop killer is just too mean. isn't it really bigot control. who cares? the media will focus on new jersey traffic instead and ignore this. alas, chr

volunteered to help out this man, mumia abu jamal, who was convicted of murdering a police officer, daniel faulknerood, was said to have stood over him and shot five additional shots. the attorney working for him at the legal defense fund at the time he volunteered his services, now he is up for this top post. in a minute, we'll be joined by katie pavlich, first, we have a chance to talk to the senior vice president for advocacy. no question you don't always agree with the client us represent. but you also get to decide which cases you take, unless it is assigned. this case was not assigned to debo adegbile. it was not assigned to him. he volunteered to defend a cop killer. that is actually what happened here. so explain to the viewers why they should get behind this guy on this nomination. >> so first, just let me say our hearts and prayers continue to go out to the faulkner family. it is a shame in our country when we lose a dedicated public servant, as dedicated as he has been. our hearts are broken. our legal system is adversarial, and you are expected to make sure that both sides of the cases

the widow of that police officer you talked about, daniel faulkner, who was killed by jamal, and whobeing sentenced to death says she is stunned. >> i was absolutely outrageed by president obama, to make this decision, to have a man who defended a murderer, someone who murder ad police officer with premeditation and malice, is a radical, is a black panther and, to give him an appointment meant to mom name him to the department of justice. it is a disgrace. >> reporter: he says he was simply doing his job as a legal advocate while defending jamal on a technical legal matter. here is what he said during questioning before the senate judiciary committee last week. >> ultimately several federal courts found that the jury had not been properly instructed and there was in fact a constitutional violation. it was on that basis that the death sentence was thrown out and, mr. jamal was resentenced to life without parole. >> reporter: fraternal order of police is blasting the nomination in a letter. president says his nominee is reason, quote, the country's most notorious cop killer had his dea

on your left, former black panther was convicted of murdering police officer down in philly, daniel faulknerhe death penalty ultimately, thanks in part to the legal help from this man, former naacp lawyer. the same man president obama has just nominated to head the civil rights division at the department of justice. is a man who defended a cop killer really qualified for that job in the department of justice? fox news legal analyst peter johnson, jr. has been looking into it. what do you think? >> that's a burning question and i've gotten some e maims on that already. there is two issues. let's break it down. is he qualified as a lawyer? yes. is he qualified by experience and training? nyu law school, connecticut, college, argued in the supreme court twice. yes. but is it a political position? yes. what kind of political decisions will he make? fraternal order of police says that it is unacceptable that he defended a convicted cop killer, a man who shot five or six times a philadelphia police officer, mr. faulkner, back in 1981, executed him on the street. it's been up and down the state and

. >>> in 1982 a man named wesley cook known -- daniel faulkner.but his death sentence was overturned in 2001 thanks in part to the help from former naacp lawyer debo. president obama nominated him to head the civil rights division at the department of justice. joining me now is jay christian adams, the author of injustice, exposing racial agenda of the obama justice department. thank you for joining us this morning. this is obviously part of that racial agenda, no? >> it's absolutely part of the racial agenda. it is a full-court press on bringing the most radical, racialists you can into positions of power to effect policy that effects american lives. in this particular case, adegbole worked on helping a cop killer a notorious cop killer. this wasn't just about giving him representation. this is what went on outside the courtroom. the fundraising, the rallies, the stoking of racial paranoia. the attacks on police departments. this is about bigger issues than just one trial. >> yes. and we should point out two things. one is he a former sesame stre