mr. gonzales: it could be that mr.elieved he had made the decision and he knew what he would be recommending and wanted to get it out as quickly as possible, as far away as possible from the convention and election. it was simply a situation where he was ready to go and wanted to make the announcement. john: thank you very much for doing this today, sir. when we come back, we will walk down the boardwalk and talk the board talk in atlantic city, new jersey, right after this. ♪ >> in one word, how would you describe hillary clinton? >> delectable. >> strength. >> qualified. >> experienced. >> nice. >> competent. >> deceiving. >> one word to describe hillary clinton. >> liar. >> woman. >> hypocrite. >> dishonest. >> smart. >> fabulous. >> secretive. >> and donald trump? >> very hopeful. >> unqualified. >> on electable. >> fraud. >> truthful. >> opportunist. >> stupid. shifty. >> mean. >> arrogant. >> torn. i'm torn. >> hillary clinton. >> questionable. >> how about bernie sanders? >> inspirational. mark: some of the sigh

mr. gonzales: i would not make a decision based on a 15-minute press conference. like to sit down with investigators and look at what they look at. workwould be a lot more that i would like to do to feel comfortable. particularly since it involves someone running for president of the united states. you want to get this exactly right. i would be shooting off the cuff if i simply said, "based on what he said, this is what i would do." he leaned inng really hard on was the question of intent. could not find criminal intent clinton's part. the lack of intent seemed to be a big part of why he would not recommend an indictment, but who point to the law and say intent really is not necessary because gross negligence is the standard. what do you understand the appropriate standard to be? depend ones: it will the statute in question, and in some cases, specific intent is required. in others it is not. for example, standard gross negligence would not necessarily require a winding of specific intent. on theoing to depend statutes being looked at. what the attorney general wo

mr. corso not my favorite subject in this scenario specifically and last week for chief gonzales said we have an opportunity to greet the booty intelligent back i'm in caramel and i go to caramel in california it is goes country california it is but unfortunately, we burns had fires and those individuals that down in caramel i got 3 folks from my friends within the area do you know that the sfrepd is responding they went by me and going fast to the area of the fire and you can't tell me we gotten other reports how important for us to adhere and go out there and chief gonzales the amount of rigs and request not once been 3 times to be up there is very, very important we all deal with fires but a whole nature of fires and the times we spent down there basic things changed like smoke in the air i can't breathe and we'll that is this weekend he heard about 20 percent controlled i'm really grateful our department responses and goes out there and makes a difference and maybe adjourn madam president in the member of the individual that lost the next thing i know his life in the fire. >> i don't

mr. corso not my favorite subject in this scenario specifically and last week for chief gonzales said we have an opportunity to greet the booty intelligent back i'm in caramel and i go to caramel in california it is goes country california it is but unfortunately, we burns had fires and those individuals that down in caramel i got 3 folks from my friends within the area do you know that the sfrepd is responding they went by me and going fast to the area of the fire and you can't tell me we gotten other reports how important for us to adhere and go out there and chief gonzales the amount of rigs and request not once been 3 times to be up there is very, very important we all deal with fires but a whole nature of fires and the times we spent down there basic things changed like smoke in the air i can't breathe and we'll that is this weekend he heard about 20 percent controlled i'm really grateful our department responses and goes out there and makes a difference and maybe adjourn madam president in the member of the individual that lost the next thing i know his life in the fire. >> i don't

gonzales. i know you said you don't want to say, knowing the limitations about the case, whether hillary clinton should have been indicted or not. what more, given the thoroughness of his press conference, mrmey, that is, what more would you need to know to reach a could not choogs about whether or not an indictment is warranted? >> i would not make this decision based on a 15-minute press conference. i would like to look at what the investigators looked at. to look at other cases and what the department has done in previous cases and the circumstances of those cases. there would be a lot more work to be comfortable with it. it involves someone running for president of the united states. you want to get this absolutely right. so i would be shooting off the cuff here if i just said, based on what he said, this is what i would do. i don't think that's right. >> right. one of the thing mr. comey liened in on, that he couldn't find intent. intent seemed to be a big part of it. there was those who point to the law and said intent isn't necessary. that gross negligence is what is applicable. what do you understand the appropriate standard to be under the laws that govern in this matter. >> it de