applaud what she applauded and -- when the other defendants were acquitted in the beating of reginald dennydelivering building materials, he was totally innocent, he was beaten almost to death, she didn't apologize for that. >> again, we are not defending -- >> tucker: shouldn't she? -- he was a klan recruiter, he apologized. she never has apologized. >> i do know that we should extend to maxine waters the samt grace that we have extended, that we have asked, to the attorney general, who was deemed too racist to be a federal judge in the 1980s. we should extend to her the same grace that we extend to the president, who has objectively advocated for sexual assault of women. participated in racist activity, documented from the 1970s up until now when he led the birther movement. all of this -- >> tucker: look, we are talking about maxine waters here. and she is uncritically accepted by the left precisely because of her lunacy. i would challenge her assertion that she has got an impressive legislative record. i have been here almost thell entire time she has been here, i don't know they're the

like that strike me as kind of scary when they come from someone who applauded the beating of reginald dennyshe in fact, dead. >> i'm all aware of the danny thing, and we know that she visited with the young man who did what he did that led to reginald denny's death years later. we know that she did visit with his family. i'm not defending that action by congress on waters because it is indefensible. but for those who participate in the public sphere, like you and i do, over a substantial amount of time, we all have things that we probably wish we wouldn't have said, and i'm sure she would like to have a get back. but she does have it -- >> tucker: is there any evidence of that? >> she has a substantial record of public service, as a civil rights advocate, civil liberties advocate, and and a consumer protection advocate, that has pushed this country to a better place. >> tucker: i am not aware of any of that history at all. she came really close to an ethics charge because apparently her husband got rich based on government policy. >> she was investigated by the ethics committee. it is good

the leader of the mob that nearly murdered reginald denny was called damien williams. mother to offer her support. he was sent to prison on a single felony charge of mayhem, but his accomplice's got off, she joined in the celebration. he was released a few years later and went on to murder somebody else in 2000. he still in prison today. waters did not learn nothing from the experience. she went on to describe the l.a. race riots as quote or a blood land in ways understandable including apparent in the part about smashing people's brains and for being the wrong color. that the democratic party's new expert on race relations. we invited congressman waters onto the show, with bennett many times, she never agreed to come on. so instead we have some with a little more bravery and we found it. she's an attorney from here in d.c. and she joins us tonight. thank you for being bold enough to come on. >> it's not that scary. >> tucker: i don't think it is at all. i'm not saying that maxine waters should be in prison. i am saying that given that christian dilemma history, she sh