. >> jim bulger was very pleased at how the trial went and even pleased by the outcome. i don't think he expected that nine times the jury would come back and say not guilty or not proven. it was important to him that the government corruption be exposed, and important to him that people see firsthand the deals that the government was able to make with certain people. >> over a 20-year period, bulger seems to have gotten a lot more from the fbi than they did from him, his handler, the agency, john connolly is serving a 40-year sentence for conspiracy to commit murder. he tipped bulger off about witnesses and informants who would testify against him. they wound up dead. michael kendall is a former federal prosecutor and told "the new york times," quote, this is the worst case of corruption in the history of the fbi. it was a multigenerational systemic alliance with organized crime where the fbi was actively participating in the murders of government witnesses or at least allowing them to occur. michael kendall joins me now, along with msnbc contributor mike barnicle, a lo

he got a fairer trial than the people we killed. >> do you think jim bulger ever lies awake at night thinking about the people he allegedly killed or killed? killed or he killed? >> i think he lies awake at night thinking about the people he should have killed and didn't kill. >> if jim bulger were sitting across from you right now, what would you want to say to him? >> nothing. i'd have to shoot him, because he'd be trying to shoot me. if he was sitting there right now. >> reporter: now, kevin weeks' testimony at the trial was one of two eyewitness testimonies. also, bulger's former hit man testified against him. it was the testimony of those two men that largely made up the murder cases against whitey bulger. erin? >> thanks very much, deb. amazing. just killed people and would always just go to sleep. >>> our second story out front, hillary clinton dipping her toe into politics, again. the former secretary of state just moments ago speaking publicly. this has been very rare since she stepped down from her high-profile role as secretary of state. but now, of course, she's the front

he got a fairer trial than the people we killed. >> reporter: do you think jim bulger ever lies awakethe people he allegedly killed or killed? >> i think he lies awake at night thinking about the people he should have killed and didn't kill. >> reporter: if jim bulger were sitting across from you right now -- >> right. >> reporter: what would you want to say to him? >> nothing. i would have to shoot him, because he would be trying to shoot me. if he was sitting there right now. >> reporter: deborah feyerick, cnn, boston. >> wonder if mr. weeks ever lies awake at night because of what he has done. >>> so this is the 21st century, right? muslims heading to worship were treated to this little ditty. this sign. no muslim parking, your car will be towed. is that legal? coming up, you're going to find out. [announcer] there's no hiding the goodness of the latest from beneful baked delights. new heartfuls are made with real bacon... ...and oven-baked to crisp perfection. new heartfuls from beneful baked delights. >>> welcome back to "legal view," i'm ashleigh banfield. there was a time in th

. >> jim bulger was very pleased at how the trial went and even pleased by the outcome. i don't think he expected that nine times the jury would come back and say not guilty or not proven. it was important to him that the government corruption be exposed and important to him that people see firsthand the deals that the government was able to make with certain people. >> bulger evaded law enforcement for 16 years landing on the fbi's most wanted list until authorities caught up with him two years ago. bulger's defense team says he plans to appeal the verdict. >>> north carolina's new law requiring an i.d. to vote is headed to federal court. governor pat mccrory signed one of the strickest i.d. bills into law. he calls them common sense reform. >> let me be direct. many of those from the extreme left who have been criticizing photo i.d. are using scare tactics. they are more interested in divisive politics than ensuring that no one's vote is disenfranchised by fraudulent ballot. >> some pretty incredible statistics. during the 2012 election nearly 7 million ballots were ca

. >> reporter: do you think jim bulger ever lies awake at night thinking about the people he allegedlyled or he killed. >> i think he lies awake at night thinking of the people he should have killed and didn't kill. >> reporter: if jim bulger were sitting across from you right now -- >> right. >> -- what would you want to say to him? >> nothing, i'd have to shoot him because he would be trying to shoot me if he was sitting right there right now. >> reporter: deborah feyerick, cnn. >>> deborah is still in boston talking to one of the jurors who convicted jurors yesterday. we'll play that for you at the top of the hour. >>> meantime, how would you like to win powerball? 16 people have. these 16 co-workers, they have dubbed themselves the ocean 16. they are about to receive some pretty enormous checks here once they go splitsies. they'll each get about $3.8 million. zain asher is there in the room where i'm sure the anticipation is mounting. 3.8 million bucks. not too shabby. >> not too shabby. huge amount of money. the press conference has literally just started. you hear people very exc

. >>> jim bulger was very pleased at how the trial went, and even pleased by the outcome. i don't think he expected that nine times the jury would come back and say not guilty or not proven. it was important to him that the government corruption be exposed, and important to him that people see firsthand the deals that the government was able to make with certain people. with that as what he was looking for from a trial, he is very pleased. >> call it a sham -- [inaudible] >> he has a strong feeling he should have been able to present his defense. but presenting his immunity defense was only one of his goals in this trial. it's rare you can achieve all of your goals, and so the fact he was able to highlight the corruption, that he was in the middle of, as well as the corrupt, obscene deals made with certain witnesses, should be something that informs all the citizens about what happens behind the scenes in a federal prosecution. >> shepard: the trial is over. he got found guilty on count after count after count after count of murder, and yet his defense attorney says he is

jim bulger was very pleased at how the trial went, and even pleased by the outcome. e times the jury would come back and say, "not guilty," or "not bulger faces a maximum sentence of life in prison plus 30 years. sentencing is set for november 13. i'm karin caifa reporting. >> and find us it's easier said than done when you are tying to attend a concert at golden gate park in this case it's outside on attending it should be called outside crazyness martean [ male announcer ] what is performance? 0 to 60? or 60 to 0? [ tires screech ] how a car performs in a quarter-mile? [ engine revs ] or a quarter-century? is performance about the joy of driving? or the importance... of surviving. to us, performance is not about doing one thing well. it is about doing everything well. because in the end... everything matters. the best or nothing. that is what drives us. female announcer: female announcer: when you see this truck, it means another neighbor is going to sleep better tonight because they went to sleep train's ticket to tempur-pedic event. choose from a huge selection of

. >> jim bulger was very pleased at how the trial went even pleased by the outcome. i don't think he expected that nine times the jury would come back and say not guilty or in the proven. >> but bulger's attorneys are promising an appeal is in the works. meanwhile, prosecutors say they will seek a life sentence. i hope that the victims, the family, and many others who suffered tremendously and in some cases were actually destroyed by james bulger's criminal actions will take some solace in the fact that he will spend the rest of his life in prison. >> sentencing is slated to take place in november. and the victims the family members will be able to make impact statements. shep? >> shepard: molly, thanks. a u.s. marine who earned the military's highest honor for leaving no man behind in afghanistan says the united states is leaving behind another american hero who helped him. it's been two years since president obama honored the marine sergeant dakota meyer at the white house for his fierce battling in 1909. >> because of your battle alive today. four american heros c

. >> jim bulger was very pleased with how trial went and even pleased by the outcome. i don't think that he expected that nine times the jury would come back and say not guilty or not proven. it was important to him that the government corruption be exposed and important to him that people see first hand the deals that government was able to make with certain people. >> woodruff: to walk us through the verdict, we're joined once again by kevin cullen. he's a columnist from the "boston globe." welcome back to the newshour, kevin. first of all, tell us about the scene in the newsroom when the jury reported the verdict. >> well, it was pretty obvious that the families -- one thing i saw i could see over whitey's shoulder. i was actually purposefully the other courtroom where the camera was on whitey and i could see the families in back of him. and the donahue family was obviously thrilled, the davis family was crushed. the leonard family was crushed. those murders -- in the davis case, that was one of the woman, he was charged with 19 murders, judy, the only two he object

it's never been about jim bulger being set free. >> reporter: the defense said bulger was pleased he wasn't found guilty in all of the murders. like in the case of steven davis's 26-year-old sister deborah. they had no findings. >> it's not over for me. it's not over until i'm in the ground. a lot of you know that of me. i have fight beyond a reasonable doubt, you know? >> reporter: now many of the families are seeking some type of addrerestitution. many angry that he committed some of these crimes while apparently working for the fbi. the defense plans to appeal. the sentencing is set for mid-november. >> thank you very much. steven davis' sister deborah was a victim of the gang and he is a member of the defense team. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> a lot of guilty verdicts on racketeering and conspiracy charges, 11 of 19 murders but in the case of your sister deborah the jury came back with no finding. not guilty. not innocent. no finding. how did you react? >> my stomach turned. i was beside myself. i didn't know what to think. there was enough evidence brought to

every time they would get close or think they were close to arresting jim bulger, whitey bulger, he'dog of information that he received from fbi agents because he was working for them, they thought. he wasn't. he was working for himself. >> mike, the dynamic of that is, if i have it right, there wases the italian and irish mob in boston and they thought by bringing whitey close he would give them information on the italian mob. that was mutually beneficial. >> the national obsession that fbi had in the '60s, '70s and '80s over organized crime in the mafia. they would do anything to get the mafia including letting someone like whitey bulger kill people. >> wow. >> unbelievable. >> all right. former governor george pataki. >> thank you for being here. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> thank you for coming on. >> that's not unusual. >> no, it's not. >> but that's what we do. >> that's right. >> you know what, governor, i'm with you most of the time. sometimes you're a little too liberal for me, but you know -- >> yeah, right. >> nice being with you. even mike. >> that's what i say. e

jim armstrong of our boston station wbz. >> reporter: stephen rakes was the owner of this south boston liquor store back in 1984 when "whitey" bulger and his associate, stephen flemmi, paid him a visit. in an interview last year, rakes says both were looking fair legitimate business to front their illegal activities. >>. >> let me put the gun on the table. and they picked up one of my children and said,un," it would be a sin-- it would be a sin to see this child grow up without a father." it was a bad day. >> reporter: rakes claimed he was forced to sell his store at gunpoint and take a huge financial loss. when bulger was finally captured, rakes couldn't wait for the chance to face him in court. >> my liquor store was never for sale, never, never, never. >> steve was there every day, and stephen is one of the sort classic ordinary people that were extorted by the bulger organization. >> reporter: kevin cullen has been covering the trial for the "boston globe." >> and steve was talking about how excited he was. he couldn't wait to get up there and point out "whitey" bulger and say, "that's the man who extorted me. that's the man wh

jim or jimmy. his mother called him sunday. he had more nicknames than a mafia guy, but as he embraced, we notice in the letters that he sent t from jail, he started signed and whitey bulgerhe kind of brag in some of these letters that he has become the most famous former denizen of alcatraz. even bigger than capone and machine gun kelly. the one thing we saw in these letters, whitey bulger has many problems but self-esteem is not one of them. he thinks very highly of himself. >> host: mike from houston, texas, is honor and event line. >> caller: good morning. my question is, has anybody from the fbi or the fbi been held accountable for basically aiding him in his criminal activity? and also as far as today's standards, i mean, are the same things going on as far as protecting the criminal and still doing criminal activities? >> guest: let me take the first part of that. there's been one agent, john kelly. he grew up in the same neighborhood. he was prosecuted for racketeering. he was convicted in 2002 and then was prosecuted beyond that in florida for helping whiter he -- waiting for someone. he is doing 40 years for murder in florida right now. he is the only agent and