there is some video from the late 70s come and john murtha. [video clip] >> introducing legislation is only legitimate to the guys in your district because otherwise you'd got a real problem. >> he can buy something there. talking about a residence of some sort. >> is this commitment -- and business commitment that makes it imperative for me to help him. let me tell you something. there is a lot of things i've done up here with environmental regulations, with all kinds of waivers of laws and regulations, if the district people say that son of a bitch, let me tell you something, this guy is on the take. once they say that, what happens? then they start going around looking for the goddamn oney, so i want to avoid that i haven't some type of distance, that's all. host: grigori wallance, what are you watching there? guest: watching the congressman turned down a bride but doing it in a way that left open the door to perhaps an arrangement of some kind that would accomplish the same objective without being so obvious. ultimately congressman murtha

there is video from the late 1970's john murtha.video clip] introducing legislation is only legitimate to the guys in your district because otherwise you'd got a real problem. there.an buy something talking about a residence of some sort. commitment -- and business commitment that makes it imperative for me to help him. let me tell you something. there is a lot of things i've done up here with environmental regulations, with all kinds of waivers of laws and regulations, if the district people say that son of a bitch, let me tell you something, this guy is on the take. once they say that, what happens? then they start going around looking for the goddamn oney, so i want to avoid that i haven't some type of distance, that's all. wallance, what are you watching there? guest: watching the congressman turned down a bride but doing it in a way that left open the door to perhaps an arrangement of some kind that would accomplish the same objective without being so obvious. ultimately congressman murtha was not prosecuted. but it still nonet

. >> do you think that john murtha was guilty? i think john murtha is entitled to the presumption of innocence. he was not charged, and therefore beyond that i don't think anybody in law enforcement or former law enforcement should be speculating. host: what did this investigation cost u.s. taxpayers? honestly, peter, i don't know what the figures were. i can tell you that there was a huge battle. the movie kind of god at it -- it, between the people running the sting operation who wanted to spend a lot of money to create the illusion of the wealthy sheik. they wanted to have the best rooms at the plaza hotel and all tods of fancy accoutrements go with it, versus the superiors in washington cap fighting back saying we've got to live within certain budgetary constraints. almostlted in some hilarious events. , whereas one meeting perhaps to save money -- and the sheik was present -- perhaps not thinking of through, instead of withg lavish spreads caviar and champagne, the operatives ordered in jewish deli food. the targets,e put the

one of the congressmen was john murtha. i want to show you a little bit of video from john murtha. there is some language that someone might find offensive, but here is video. [video clip] introducing legislation -- >> you could buy something there. business commitment. business commitment that makes for me to help. i am sure that there are a lot of things i have done here with red environmental regulations, and all kinds of waivers of loss and regulations. if it weren't in my district, people would say this guy is on the take. once they say that, what happens? then they start looking for the money. i want to avoid that by having something in the district, that is all. host: what were we watching their? -- there? guest: you were watching a congressmen turned out a bribe, for alsong it open accomplishing the same objective. cubesmart murtha was not prosecuted. -- congressman murtha was not prosecuted. it raises some questions, and i'm not sure he ever got out from under that cloud. that was an example of how a congressmen, if he wanted to, but say no, could decline a bribe, and in t