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as a compliment from snoop doggy dogg. what a life, what a legend, what a legacy. johnny cash was a man of resilience and american exceptionalism. he was a true american patriot. johnny cash's story is an american story. and this statue will forever cement his incredible consequential place in the american journey. may god bless his life and legacy. may god bless all of you. may god bless the united states of america. ladies and gentlemen, the honorable mike johnson, speaker of the united states house of representatives. well, we always enjoy the times when we get to unveil a statue here in the capitol. these are really special events, and we're so grateful, again that you're all with us. the men and women on display in this building speak to where we have been, where we are, and where we're going as a nation. some may ask the question, why would a musician have a statue here in the halls of the great american republic and the answer is actually pretty simple. america is about more than law and politics. our nation is one that's comprised of the stories of the amer

been criticized for losing a string of high profile cases recently including that of rapper snoop doggy doggnd the original menendez trials so needed in the l.a. >> district attorney's office. it wasn't an easy time in the da's office. we were getting buffeted a lot. you read the stories that basically we couldn't win anything. >> television? >> yep like it? >> don't like it? i love television right in the courtroom. no, i don't and in orenthal james simpson not guilty of the o.j. >> simpson case had just ended and one thing that came out of the o.j. simpson case was that nobody wanted to put cameras in the courtroom again after that weeks before the second trial started that he was not going to allow the camera in the courtroom in order for tv stations to cover menendez two, they had to go old school and bring in a sketch artist but the way it turned out is people were still wanting to hear every detail of this case ten, nine, eight, seven and so every time there was a break in court, i would go outside on the courthouse steps and report live everything that happened in the courtroom. >> th