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jeffrey toobin joins me now. the defense is asking for bail.hat do you know about that and what details do you have on it? >> it's an unusual -- it's a very persuasive motion, i have to say, anderson. here's a guy who is a now very big public figure, who has a -- you know, his daughter is a graduate student here at columbia. her lives in washington. he has a lot of roots in new york, and he's also agreeing to electronic monitoring. the idea that he's a risk of flight -- >> would he give up his passport? >> he's already given up his passport and agreed to surrender that. he really does not seem like much of a risk of flight. it's a very serious crime. there was also an interesting disclosure in the motion. there's been a lot of attention that he went right to this flight, but the defense asserted in the papers filed today that he had a reservation on that flight for a week. >> right. >> so it was not a new thing. he didn't just sprint for the airport. >> so they're saying he wasn't just trying to run away and escape. it's interesting, because he

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. >>> first, i want to bring in senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin, there he is live in new york. jeffrey, a big picture here, this could be a bellwether case for another court challenge. in terms of the specifics of today's ruling the supreme court, let me make sure i'm reading this correctly, supreme court said, yes, state of arizona you have authority to punish businesses who hire workers who are here illegally? >> that's exactly right. and you know, as all of us are aware, lots of states either have passed laws like this or considering passing laws like this. and one of the arguments against those laws is, you know, you state of arizona, you state of missouri, any state you can't pass a law like this because it's the federal government, not state governments that are supposed to regulate immigration. well, the supreme court, at least in this circumstance, rejected that argument and said, states do have the right to create a system of punishments of fines for employers who hire illegal immigrants. this is something that is politically very significant. republicans all over the c

our cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin.selor here, were you surprised at this? >> not really. his mental problems are so long standing and so clear that it is -- it's not a surprise but it's also not the end of this issue. i think people may be confused thinking he has now been found not guilty by reason of insanity. that has not happened yet. if and when he goes to trial if he is found sane notch to grow to trial, then he can perhaps claim insanity. but we're not at that stage of the case yet. >> not at that stage of the case yet. so he'll be re-evaluated. then they can come back into court. does the prosecution have to move to have a reconsideration or is this -- does the judge just look at an additional report? >> no, the judge has said, i am going to reconsider this issue in september. and there will be a new evaluation. basically, this ruling is about his mental status at the current time. can he understand the proceedings against him? it's not about his mental state at the time of the shootings. that's a different iss

let's try jeffrey toobin one more time to get his take. e of this n in? >> i'm sorry. >> he's there. we're working on getting him so we can get the important reaction. >> i mean, he is -- strauss-kahn is now in an even bigger world of trouble than he was before, because now it's clear the government feels it has enough evidence to bring this case to trial. it also makes bail a tougher -- a tougher road for the defendant, because the stakes are now much clearer and much higher. so this is just more bad news for dominique strauss-kahn. >> so, obviously, yes, it means that things are much more serious for him. is there anything you think he can do to get bail at this point? >> well, i do. if you believe that bail is supposed to be not a punishment but just a means of making sure that a defendant will show up for trial, i think strauss-kahn has a very good argument for bail. with his passports take an way, with 24-hour house arrest, with electronic monitoring, with the fact that he is an international celebrity, the idea that he would escape so

i want to bring in jeffrey toobin and noted defense attorney mark geragos, as well. mark, what do you make of the case against this man? how would you try to go about defending him? >> well, i think you just have to wait first, and i'm sure ben is going to find out what the evidence is. he needs to see what -- ben is the, i assume, the lead lawyer here. he's going to wait and see what they have before he decides how to approach this. he's not going to jump to any conclusions on this idea that the prosecutor announced that it was not consensual and it's a serious crime. you know, it seems like they're already in a position where they're doing pushback. i don't know why. if they have such a strong case, i don't know why they're so defensive. i would expect that ben will be circumspect until he sees everything the prosecutor has before he reveals anything. >> the defense though, mark, has tried to kind of get out the details that this flight was prearranged, that the notion that he suddenly booked this flight and went to the airport is not accurate. >> well, they have t

on the phone with us is cnn's senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin. tell us about the conditions of strauss-kahn's release. it's an extraordinary development when you think about it. >> reporter: these are very tight restrictions. first of all, there's a million dollars in cash that he's putting up. plus a $5 million bond that he promises to pay $5 million if he disappears. he has given up all his travel documents, his french passport, his international passport that he gets as head of the imf, and most importantly he will be under home detention. he will have an ankle bracelet that will issue a sound if he doesn't -- if he strays more than a certain distance from it. there will be a 24-hour guard. these are very strict bail conditions and i think the chance of his fleeing are extremely, extremely remote. >> so, jeff, what is the significance of the decision to grand him bail in the first place? >> it's of enormous significance. this trial is not going to happen any time soon. i think six months is a realistic assessment. spending six months in a new

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and jeffrey toobin is here with his blockbuster story this week about bernie madoff and the mets. jeff? >> who would have thought bernie madoff had such an impact on major league baseball? but it really seems like fred wilpon, who owns the mets, may lose control of the team. he has already given up part of control of the team because he was the single biggest loser in the bernie madoff scandal. and the mets are very much up for grabs at this moment. >> amazing story, fascinating article. i read it top to bottom. and now somebody else to blame for the mets losing all the time. i say that as a yankee fan. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. with two children and no way to support them. people told me i wasn't going to do anything. and i just decided i have more to offer than that. i put my

let's dig deeper with jeffrey toobin. jeff, he's going to be living under house arrest in new york city. what's next legally in the case? >> well, the most thing that's next is the investigation has to proceed. there is a lot that needs to be looked at here. especially in terms of scientific forensic evidence. was there dna left at the crime scene? is there hair and fiber at the scene? what do the videos, the surveillance videos in that area show? what about the timecards of when people went in and out of that hotel room? all that has to be looked at and experts from both sides have to have the opportunity to look at the evidence. it could take a long time. >> will his own attorneys be looking for a speedy trial rushing to trial or do they want this to drag on? >> delay, delay, delay. especially in a case like this be where passions are high. there's a lot of attention. and that's also why this bail decision is so important. because if he had been in rikers island for the months prior to trial, he would be telling his att

and jeffrey toobin is here with his blockbuster story this week about bernie madoff and the mets. jeff? >> who would have thought bernie madoff had such an impact on major league baseball? but it really seems like fred wilpon, who owns the mets, may lose control of the team. he has already given up part of control of the team because he was the single biggest loser in the bernie madoff scandal. and the mets are very much up for grabs at this moment. >> amazing story, fascinating article. i read it top to bottom. and now somebody else to blame for the mets losing all the time. i say that as a yankee fan. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement insurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, helps cover some

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and jeffrey toobin is here with his blockbuster story this week about bernie madoff and the mets. jeff? >> who would have thought bernie madoff had such an impact on major league baseball? but it really seems like fred wilpon, who owns the mets, may lose control of the team. he has already given up part of control of the team because he was the single biggest loser in the bernie madoff scandal. and the mets are very much up for grabs at this moment. >> amazing story, fascinating article. i read it top to bottom. and now somebody else to blame for the mets losing all the time. i say that as a yankee fan. any other luxury brand. bn ♪ intellichoice proclaims that lexus has the best overall value of any brand. ♪ and j.d. power and associates ranks lexus the highest in customer satisfaction. no wonder more people have chosen lexus over any other luxury brand 11 years in a row. see your lexus dealer. ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ you love money ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ i work so hard at my job ♪ and then i bring it home to you ♪ ♪ i love money in my pocket >>> the field o

jeffrey toobin, appreciate it.s very much. >>> coming up, donald trump is not running for president. in true donald trump fashion he said he made this decision even though he would win the primary and the general election. yes, he's humble. he's also on tonight's "ridiculist." not because he's ridiculous. au contraire. what's ridiculous is the idea that he's going to deprive us all of his leadership. we'll explain that. >>> time now for "the ridiculist." and tonight i have no other choice but to add donald trump. not because he's ridiculous. certainly not. no, not in any way. no, he's on the list tonight because it's ridiculous he has chosen to deprive us all of his leadership. as you probably heard, and we as a nation have to pull together now because it's new and you know, we're all still trying to process it, trump announced today he is not, not running for president. in a statement trump said, and i quote, "this decision does not come easily or without regret. especially when my potential candidacy continues to

jeffrey toobin, appreciate your advice. >> i just don't think it's a big deal. >> all right. >> okay, randi. very good. >> thank you, jeffrey. >>> hackers have been around as long as computers themselves. and as the world has gotten ever more digitized, the prospects for mayhem or outright disaster have multiplied. it's a battle fought every day in cyberspace, but in the not too distant future, may be fought in the real world with real military hardware. mike lawrence joins us from the pentagon with more on this. chris, what's being contemplated, and why? >> reporter: the pentagon is in the final stages of putting together its sort of cyber security strategy, randi. it's going to be released probably in the next two or three weeks. and basically, taken as a whole, as a part of u.s. strategy, this is basically saying that if the united states is attacked through a cyber attack, it may be so damaging that it would cause the united states to respond with military force. in other words, computer attack in, military force going out. in other words, if there was a cyber attack that caused a

jeffrey toobin, thank you very much here's your chance to talk back.ma is going to deliver a speech tomorrow detailing his policy in the middle east and north africa. today, his talk back question, should the united states play a major role in the middle east? karen costello is here with that. a lot of people have different opinions about this. >> a lot of people. the major question s. can middle east peace really be achieved and account united states help? that's our talk back question today. president obama, like many presidents before him, said it's time to bring peace to the middle east. >> because of the many changes that are taking place in the region, it's more vital than ever that both izzies and palestinians find a way to get back to the fable and begin to negotiate a process whereby they can create two states living side by side in peace and security. >> we've heard that before, haven't we? president clinton and then the mid-east road map for peace, that came from former president bush. four major plans but none has led to a permanent solutio

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jeffrey gar deer and senior legal analyst, jeffrey toobin.t his behavior, saying they were scared. one student said he brought a knife to school and set it on the desk and she was concerned. would there have been more the school could have done? >> i found myself sympathetic to the school reading these e-mails. this was weird behavior, a creepy kid but the world is full of eccentric, unpleasant people, who don't do anything that is threatening to other people. i mean, it was definitely weird but it was not, at least it seemed to me, the kind of red flag that would make you think this guy was going to go out and kill people. is there more they could have done? frankly, there is more they could have done. they could have gotten the police more involved. they did check whether he had any sort of weapons. i think the answer is yes but i found myself sympathetic to the school. >> jeff, the problem is bigger than this, though. we all may encounter people who do things that we think are weird and could get weirder. what are you supposed to do about

jeffrey toobin, thank you. appreciate it. have a nice weekend. >>> a little good news for your wallet today. gas prices are falling. you may have noticed the slight drop earlier this week. well, today aaa reports the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline dropped to $3.89. that's about 10 cents less than a week ago. a nice break after a dizzying run-up for sure but you are still paying about $1 more for a gallon than you were one year ago. >>> and for-profit university founded by donald trump which charges up to $35,000 a course is said to be under investigation by the new york state attorney general. sources close to the attorney general tell news organizations that students filed at least a dozen complaints accusing trump's unaccredited school of deceptive and illegal business practices. the attorney general subpoena is just the latest problem for the company that was known until last year as trump university. >>> jack kevorkian known for helping terminally ill patients commit suicide is in the hospital with pneu

. >> jeffrey toobin, appreciate it. >>> it is the last flight for the space shuttle "endeavour" and congresswomanfords is there to see her husband off. we'll preview monday's launch next. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. like every single american airlines flight. orbitz doesn't have them. but you'll find all 3,400 of them at aa.com. every day. >>> the next to last space shuttle mission is scheduled the blast off 12 hours from now. and once again congresswoman gabrielle giffords of arizona will be there. mark kelly is manning that space shuttle. how do things look for the launch? the last one was delayed, and that's why we are talking about it now. >> reporter: everything is looking pretty good. the weather is terrific here today. more of the same

we'll keep on track of this courthouse and continue our conversation with jeffrey toobin.d the prosecutors say they have a strong case and you heard susan describe the extraordinary means he's going to. i want you to listen to one of the defense attorneys make the case that this man is not a flight risk. >> we also know that immediately after the incident, alleged incident, he enjoyed a leisurely lunch with his family at a restaurant am midtown and that he got in a taxicab at 2:15 more or less to make a 4:30 flight to jfk. >> a bit of a travel log, why if it at all is that important as to whether or not he gets bail? >> the argument that taylor was making and presumably will make at trial. he was not harried or frantic to get out of town. if any incident took place, presumely the argument goes, he would have just fled immediately to the airport. the defense has now started to spell out the argument, went out to lunch with his daughter and took a flight where the ticket had been purchased a week in advance. he was not acting in the way that you would suspect someone who had

citizen and he's the head of the international organization so i asked cnn's senior legal analyst jeffrey toobincould get immunity. >> that seems very unlikely. in the first place as i understand it, the treaty that covers diplomatic immunity before france and the united states does not cover imf officials so i don't think he is a relevant party as far as diplomatic immunity is concerned. second, when you look at what diplomatic immunity usually covers, a crime of violence like this, generally is not covered, so i really think that diplomatic immunity is unlikely to be an issue in this case. >> well, jeffrey also says if bail is set, it will probably be very high because of the potential flight risk, and he also says if strauss-kahn had even again to a consulate, he doesn't believe he would have gotten diplomatic immunity. he doesn't believe it would apply to this case, but he does say if he had gotten on that plane and he probably would have been home free for many years, for many years, so strauss-kahn's arrest is a total bombshell in his native france, but allegations of sexual indiscretion a

legal analyst jeffrey toobin told cnn benjamin brafman is in a league of his own. >> he's the single best lawyer i've ever seen in a courtroom. >> really? >> absolutely. he has done -- >> what's so good about him? >> well, you know, he has -- there are a lot of flashy lawyers who are good at cross-examination but they don't prepare. he prepares like a boring sort of old school lawyer but he's got the flash and dash of sort of a courtroom performer. he is the best of both worlds. >> benjamin brafman has made a career out of representing high-profile clients. let's take a look at some of the well-known cases he's represented. he's advised mobsters such as sammie the bull gravano. he turned on gotti and turned on his lawyer. brafman represented sean p. diddy colmes as well. he also represented michael jackson in his trial for molestation. jackson was acquitted. rapper jay-z has been a client. he was charged with assaulting a record producer. he pled guilty to a misdemeanor and was given probation. zain? >>> dominique strauss-kahn's political ambitions are now in doubt. he was expected t

. >>> joining me now one of our favorite contributors, cnn senior analyst jeffrey toobin.d applause ] >> those were the protests in wisconsin when governor scott walker proposed a controversial anti-union bill, and it got passed and signed into law today. a judge struck down that law, jeff. tell us about this ruling. >> well, some people might say it's a technicality. at the time, the democrats were saying to the republicans who were intent on passing this bill, you're violating the public record -- the public records act, the public access act. it was passed anyway today. a judge in madison said the law violated the public -- public access, public records acts. it's now off the books, we'll see whether an appeal goes forward and whether the supreme court gets involved. >> sounds like mayhem awaits us, always good fun for us but maybe not the citizens of wisconsin. >> we are pro-mayhem. >> senator mary lasik voted for the bill. she joins us, welcome for chatting with us. >> thank you. thank you for having me. >> let me ask you this -- as you heard jeff say, and you probabl

our cnn senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin was asked about how strauss-khan's french citizenship mights is not an international matter at all. new york being the cosmopolitan center that it is, has non-citizens arrested all the time, and they are entitled to have contact with the embassies of their host nation. and certainly french consular officials will have the right to go see him and make sure he has a lawyer. and i understand he's hired benjamin barackman, one of the finest lawyers in new york city. he is just going to be treated, as i understand it, like any other criminal defendant who faces very serious criminal charges. >> in addition to his role as head of the imf, dominique strauss-khan was also considered a leading candidate for the president of france. but this is not the first time that he has been involved in controversy. i want to bring in our cnn senior international correspondent jim bittermann who is in paris. jim, give us some background, who is this man, what are we talking about here? >> reporter: well, he is a leading candidate. he is "the" leading candidate. acc

. >> let's get to analysis from jeffrey toobin. fact that the indictment came so to quickly after this woman's grand jury testimony what does that say to you? >> it says that the new york district attorney does not have any doubt about whether this case should proceed. they feel they have a case they can win in front of a jury. they feel like dominique strauss-kahn is looking at many, many years in prison and certainly looks like this case will go to trial. >> the seven counts in the indictment, i will put them up on the screen for you and viewers, criminal sexual act, another criminal sexual act, attempt to commit rape, sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment, sexual abuse, forcible touching, seven counts, some mismean but also felonies, obviously, potentially if convicted on all of those counts, he spend a long time in jail. >> the top count here the same facts are behind all of these charges, which is a sexual assault. in new york state, like every state in the united states that is a very serious crime. people go away for many year

cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin says the u.s.cal assassinations since the '70s, so it's not clear whether the killing was legal. the united nations high commissioner for human rights wants to know if the u.s. planned to capture, not just kill osama bin laden. so, the talk-back question does it matter if bin laden's killing was legal? facebook.com/car facebook.com/carolcnn. >> thank you. >>> here's a look at what's ahead this hour on "the rundown." energy independence. another way to beat al qaeda? president obama talks clean energy to wean the u.s. off foreign oil. then dangerous flooding. the mississippi river forces thousands out of their homes. and april's job reports. economists pleasantly surprised. in addition to being the nation's 39th president, he played a mean game of softball. more of my exclusive conversation with jimmy carter. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. f

earlier today on cnn's "american morning" senior legal analyst jeffrey toobin and a clinical psychologist >> this was weird behavior. he was a creepy kid. you know, the world is full of excentric, unpleasant people who don't do anything that is threatening to other people. i mean, it was definitely weird, but it was not, at least it seemed to me, the kind of red flag that would make you think this guy was going to go out and kill people. so, you know, is there more they could have done? frankly, i suppose there is more they could have done. they could have gotten the police more involved. although they did check whether he had any sort of weapons. i think the answer is yes, but i found myself sympathetic to the school. >> finally they expelled him and said to his parents, the only way that he can come back is with a psychiatric evaluation. i guess that is the way that they had informed the parents, hey, your son has some real mental health issues, but you're right, we see this all the time. people, perhaps, who we don't think are homicidal, but who are very excentric or even psychotic and