>> in "without precedent," law professor joel richard paul recounts the political and judicial career of the supreme court's fourth chief justice, josh marshall. he spoke about the book in new york city. this is 50 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> all right. good evening and welcome to tonight's lecture in the katherine and shelby davis education center for american history. [laughter] after we -- before we begin, please remember to silence your phones. after the lecture there will be a q&a and book signing. the views of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the sons of the revolution in the state of new york. before we begin, i'd like to recognize and thank our leading museum members who are here tonight the. some quick announcements. very, very quick before we begin. a new special tour is being offered to the public every saturday at 3 p.m. in celebration of women's history march. i'm leading it, so no pressure to see any of you on saturday. [laughter] the next book club meeting is on tuesday, april 10th, discussing never caught: the washington

law professor richard paul on his book without president, chief justice john marshall and his times. later the book the tide goes to freedom, justice anthony m kennedy on liberty. supreme court nominee bret, testifies before the judiciary committee. that begins tuesday september 24. chuck grassley says he expects the confirmation hearing to last three or four days. you can watch that live on c-span three. c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> sunday night on q&a, national constitution center president and ceo jeffrey rosen talks about his biography of william howard taft. >> he never learned politics. he told his aid who served roosevelt and taft, i will not play a part from popularity and some people want to reject me, that's their prerogative. he has this madisonian view, his heroes are james madison, alexander hamilton and john marshall who he considers the greatest american ever. they believe that majority should rule but only slowly and thoughtfully over time so that reason rather than passion could prevail. they have the belief that the entire system is set up t

. >> in "without precedent," law professor joel richard paul recounts the political and judicial careerhe supreme court's fourth chief justice, josh marshall. he spoke about the book in new york city. this is 50 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> all right. good evening and welcome to tonight's lecture in the katherine and shelby davis education center for american history. [laughter] after we -- before we begin, please remember to silence your phones. after the lecture there will be a q&a and book signing. the views of the authors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the sons of the revolution in the state of new york. before we begin, i'd like to recognize and thank our leading museum members who are here tonight the. some quick announcements.

richard saint paul is a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. you're listening and what are you hearing that you are agreeing with? >> first of all, you don't sit down with the federal prosecutor. i have been in the office of a federal agent with a defendant doing a proffer, talking about what my client knows about this particular area whether that can lead to getting a bigger fish. two people sit down with the prosecutors, those who have nothing to lose and those who are everything to gain. the people who have everything to gain is those people who don't want to go to jail by cooperating. those who have nothing to lose are not facing any criminal potential criminal outlay. the president has everything to lose. because mueller is seeking to capture the big fish. and, harris hairs he sees him as the big fish. >> absolutely. he is at the top of the food chain. the president has everything to lose by sitting down with mueller. >> harris: can i just ask? in the beginning we were looking to see if there were any connections between the trump campaign

paul richards joining us want to wrap that up for us? interesting points >> definitely. and the dollar of course it's an issue. trade doesn't resolve. let's put one positive here. we know if there's more demand for dollar, interest rates don't go up and one of the big fears of the market has been this escalation in interest rates we're back in the 288 range. not moving above 2.9 i think the market prefers that >> there's another thing, it's all related. interest rates, the deficit. it's you know, at some point, the market is going to be keenly focused on what's happening with the size of the deficit. mark cuban, one of the reasons he has a lot of cash on the sideline is because of the deficit. >> and he's not wrong to be in that position. all time highs are 2% off. i would say it's mutually assured destruction with trump and with xi. when you're look iing at china,e doesn't have a political risk in china. he has a risk of an uprising because these people can't afford things that now they have become a little more used to in china because of the fall of the juan like i sa

. >> richard, stay with me. paul were talking earlier and you were saying how it strikes you as bizarre. what's the bizarre part to you? >> well, just the fact that there was no cooperation agreement in place because for a long time we have gotten signals from the cohen defense camp that he was looking to make a deal. that he was thinking about his family now. not about the president. and he's got a politically connected lawyer representing him. so everything pointed to a deal being made. and for him now to go in and take a plea without a deal is very, very surprising. in truth, this happens sometimes. as i mentioned earlier, rick gates, a co-defendant with paul manafort made a deal with the prosecutors after he was indicted. so, it's quite possible that cohen can still strike a deal with prosecutors somewhere down the road. but it's not the usual thing that you see. usually it's the deal up front, the plea and then the case moves forward. >> and the southern district has a very rigorous cooperation arrangement. you

next on american history tv, purdue university professor paul bosland -- kathryn brownell explains how richard nixon's media strategy changed from his 1960 presidential campaign loss through his election in 1968 and during his presidency. she also describes how other presidents used radio and television broadcast during their presidencies. the report of the interview of the organization of american historians. it's about 20 minutes. >> kathryn brownell is an assistant professor of history at purdue university and the author of the book "showbiz, the politics of american politics." i have to ask you about the panel of the organization for american historians and that is next and then the agent trump -- nixon and the agent trump. -- the age of trump. prof. brownell: there are many historical precedents that nixon had set. there are a lot of parallels. that has been in the public conversation frequently. i look at the antagonism towards the media that nixon really made central to his presidency and very much donald trump is picking up on a lot of that rhetoric. but throughout the panel, we are lo

from new york paul barrett the author of glock the rise of america's gun be a skype from dulles in greece is ian overton the executive director of action on violence and in washington richard feldman he's a former regional political director for the n.r.a. welcome to you all paul barrett in new york is this the criminals new best friend no i doubt it will be the criminals best friend i think it's more realistic to assume that criminals will continue to get ordinary firearms the way they get them which is to say on the black market i'm not in favor of three d. printed guns i think it's an invitation to mischief but i don't think it's going to affect the way criminals arm themselves in ovitz and how long until the mischief until the printing of weapons goes mainstream. well maybe from an american perspective we're very. far off united states globally many laws prohibit the ownership of guns and it's very rare and hard to get around on possible handgun for instance in the united kingdom recently there's been a spate of people using i don't see. the want of a better way to get. used to criminal lands so currently the principle of three dollars is probably not suspect so they'r

from new york paul barrett the author of glock the rise of america's gun be a skype from dulles in greece is ian overton the executive director of action on violence and in washington richard feldman he's a former regional political director for the n.r.a. welcome to you all paul barrett in new york is this the criminals new best friend no i doubt it will be the criminals best friend i think it's more realistic to assume that criminals will continue to get ordinary firearms the way they get them which is to say on the black market i'm not in favor of three d. printed guns i think it's an invitation to mischief but i don't think it's going to affect the way criminals arm themselves in ovitz and how long until the mischief until the printing of weapons goes mainstream. well maybe speaking from an american perspective where it's very. far off united states globally many laws prohibit the ownership of guns and it's very rare and hard to get around on of handgun for instance in the united kingdom recently there's been a spate of people using i don't see. the want of a better way to get. used to criminal lands so currently the principle of three dollars is probably not suspect s

that would be repeat of 1970 to richard nixon, they will get wiped out. paulhat. if you move that party joe biden who has moved towards the center, i wouldn't say it. paul: do you really think that donald trump can make a sound case against the left on these issues? he doesn't really make free-market arguments very often. >> produced a free market. paul: he has. >> tremendously strong economy and he's got the bragging rights on where the economy is right now. paul: all right, thank you, when we come back a currency crisis in turkey and what it means to other emerging markets and the world and u.s. economies when we ♪ you shouldn't be rushed into booking a hotel. with expedia's add-on advantage, booking a flight unlocks discounts on select hotels until the day you leave for your trip. add-on advantage. only when you book with expedia. paul: turkish lira rattling the economy but would it spread to emerging markets? director of troubled currency's project at the cato institute, professor good to see you. so -- >> good to be with you. paul: how worried should we b

that would be repeat of 1970 to richard nixon, they will get wiped out. paul i believe that. if you move that party joe biden who has moved towards the center, i wouldn't say it. paul: do you really think that donald trump can make a sound case against the left on these issues? he doesn't really make free-market arguments very often. >> produced a free market. paul: he has. >> tremendously strong economy and he's got the bragging rights on where the economy is right now. paul: all right, thank you, when we come back a currency crisis in turkey and what it means to other emerging markets and the world and u.s. economies when we come back. g people geico could help them save money on car insurance? yea,that and homeowners, renters, motorcycle and boat insurance. huh.that's nice. what happens when you catch a fish? gecko: whoa. geico. more than just car insurance. see how much you could save at geico.com. i'm ok! and i don't add up the years. but what i do count on is boost®. delicious boost® high protein nuritional drink now has 33% more protein, along with 26 e

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richards and the others. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. i'm paul webber. i'm a north beach resident and member of telegraph hill geters and delegate for san francisco neighborhoods, to support the nominations of commissioners riches -- richards and moore. each brings a different perspective. both are meticulously prepared when they're listening to matters. they have a compassion that is not necessarily thought of when one is talking about cold land use matters. their presence is going to be very important as we try to navigate through the efforts by the state to take away local controls of land use. so i urge you to reappoint both of them to the commission for another four-year term. thank you. >> supervisor safai: thank you. next speaker. >> good day. i'm anastasia from district 8. commissioner richards has integrity and dedicated it his job, keeping core values, affordable housing, and keeping people in their homes at the fore front. he always keeps an open mind as he evaluates every aspect of a project and listens to all sides before making a decision. h

richard boehmer is in it. paul anka. all of these people had great meaning and came out of the teen culture from the 1950's. i think this was more than just marketing the film and making it relevant to young people. it was about building a generational recognition and also starting to show generational dynamics, as if the teens of the 1950's could be led by the father figures of the 1940's. even in "the longest day," it is about connecting to the father figure. in the question of what bits of the stories were told, there is emphasis on the competence of american leaders. and the courage that they show, exposing themselves under fire, and how we can have confidence in this generation going forward. the key decision is to use its veterans, multiple advisors to focus on military to emphasize authenticity of locations in action. amazing things they did was to rebuild the gliders that did not exist anymore. and use them to re-create the landing sequences. from the book, what is retained, there is a multiple perspective format

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next on american history tv, purdue university professor paul bosland -- kathryn brownell explains how richard's media strategy changed from his 1960 presidential campaign loss through his election in 1968 and during his presidency. she also describes how other presidents used radio and television broadcast during their presidencies. the report of the interview of the organization of american historians. it's about 20 minutes. >> kathryn brownell is an assistant professor of history at purdue university and the author of the book "showbiz, the politics of american politics." i have to ask you about the panel of the organization for american historians and that is next and then the agent trump -- nixon and the agent trump. -- the age of trump. prof. brownell: there are many historical precedents that nixon had set. there are a lot of parallels. that has been in the public conversation frequently.

trial of paul manafort, who later went nt to become chairman of the trump presidential campaign for a time. acula reid is at the courthouse in alexandria, virginia. ri reporter: today richard gates tcame first member of the trump trump campaign to admit to mimes on the witness stand. d.ecial counsel robert mueller charged gates and paul manafort with dozens of counts related to their lobbying efforts on behalf of foreign governments, but gates agreed to flip on his former boss in exchange for leniency. prosecutors quickly got to the heart of the case. "did you commit crimes with mr. manafort," asked the prosecutor. "yes," gates replied. gates said he conspired with manafort to falsify tax returns, effingly failed to report foreign bank accounts, and failed to register manafort at a foreign agent. gates also admitted he embezzled from his boss, something manafort's attorneys have alleged for months. "i added money to expense eaports and created expense reports that were not accurate," he said, "to pad his salary by several hundred thousand dollars." there was no mention of president trump or his campaign, but the trial is first big public test for the special counsel, and t

because he cooperated with law enforcement in the investigation with richard nixon and with a jury actively delivering the fate of paul manafort, who is accused of serious crimes, trump on friday used the bully pulpit to suggest his campaign chair should be set free regardless of the evidence. >> i think the whole manafort trial is very sad when you look at what's going on. i think it's a sad day for our country. he worked for me for a very short period of time. you know what, he happens to be a very good person and i think it's very sad what they've done to paul manafort. >> and now to brake down donald trump's view, msnbc credibilitior. and let me start with you, in the span of two day, you got a president saying, to the jury, basically, which is fought sequestered, you should probably lay off my campaign manager who is a good guy, calling john dean a rat. like i don't know people that refer to people as a rat. i honestly have not heard it used as a part of a schtick, ironically calling someone a rat. then i am a law and order president. what do people like yourself think of that who work in the fbi. >> certain laws

paul manafort. both his accountant and his longtime business associate detailed how they helped manafort doctor financial records, back-date documents, as avoid paying taxes. paula reid reports. >> reporter: today richard gates became the first member of the trump campaign to admit to crimes on the witness stand. special counsel robert mueller charged gates and paul manafort with dozens of counts related to their lobbying efforts on behalf of foreign governments. but gates agreed to flip on his former boss in exchange for leniency. prosecutors quickly got to the heart of the case. did you commit crimes with mr. manafort, asked the prosecutor? yes, gates replies. gates says he conspired with manafort to falsify tax returns, knowingly fail to report foreign bank accounts and failed to register manafort as a foreign agent. gates also admitted he embezzled from his boss, something manafort's attorneys have alleged for months. i added money to expense reports and created expense reports that were not accurate, he said, to pad his salary by several hundred thousand dollars. there was no mention of president trump or his campaign, but the trial is the first big public test for the special counsel, and the whi

found former trump campaign manager paul manifold guilty of eight four charges both cases emerge from robert miller's investigation into alleged russian interference richard johnson is a lecturer in u.s. politics at lancaster university he says the only thing protecting trump from being indicted is that he's president. if donald trump had lost the presidential election he almost certainly now would be facing indictment himself but because there's a well established precedent that the u.s. president doesn't face criminal indictment while he's in office trump isn't going to be hauled before the court the next stage of this process would be for congress to act as understood on the constitution the house would have to vote for a preachment and then he would face a trial in the u.s. senate so if congress were to act properly then that would be the next stage and we haven't seen a day like this american history since really the first of march one thousand nine hundred four when the district of court just took columbia a grand jury indicts of the watergate seven and named richard nixon as a coconspirator. nixon's own campaign manager went to prison as a result o

paul ryan said, russia is not our ally. intelligence committee chairman richardurr said vladimir putin is not our friend. we all know that, don't tell us, go tell him. because no one else is confused about this. vladimir putin himself sat down for an interview last night with chris wallace of fox news. it was a good interview, a tough interview. turns out chris wallace has a lot more in the way of gumption than our president, although he did make the mistake asking why so many of putin's opponents end up dead. >> why is it that so many of the people that oppose vladimir putin end up dead? or close to it? former russian spy and double agent sergei skripal. the victim of a nerve agent attack in england. boris netsov, political opponent, gunned down near the kremlin. investigative reporter -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that is very unfortunate. and our thoughts go out to the whole fox news family. most of the rest of the fox news crew, you're not going to believe this, most of the fox news team was very supportive of the president's public depantsing. sean hannity thoug

paul manafort's lawyer offered this assessment: >> mr. manafort had a great day. >> reporter: attorney kevin rwning attacked richard gates' credibility one day after he testified that his former boss knowingly committed crimes. "you knowingly and intentionally lied," defense attorney kevin downing asked? wees," gates answered. "i provided false information to the special counsel's office prior to my plea agreement." downing peppered gates with questions about what the defense dubbed "the secret life of rick gates." gates admitted to having an toartment in london to facilitate an extramarital affair, but denied he used funds embezzled from manafort for the tryst. he also acknowledged he may have dubmitted personal expenses to ruesident trump's inaugural committee for reimbursement. c's possible, gates conceded. as gates struggled to answer euestions about wire transfers he authorized, downing pointed out, gates' memory was much clearer when the prosecutor was the one doing the questioning. "have they confronted you with so many lies you can't remember any of it," downing asked? earlier in the day, the trump campaign was discussed at lengt

was almost a half century ago we learned of president richarde nixon'smy list, people like daniel shore, congressman john conyers, even actor paul newman. it gre over time. then white house counsel john dean wrote ia white house memo that administration sought to use incumbency to deal with the opponents. stated, dean wrote this this o white house mbefore he turned, how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political opponents. dean of course eventually testified against his president. the nixon watergate era list gained renewed relevance this year. he threatened to do more to thee highest pro critics. yesterday we learned that president trump's white house counsel don mcgahn has been cooperating fully with robert mueller's investigation. that was, of course, the president's legal strateon at time. not anymore. to complete the watergate st circle, dcircle john dean tweeted mcgahn is doing right. friday night post" reported the white house has already drafted documents to punish mr. trump's oeonents that listed above and that white house officials have discussed timing the release of the documents, quote, as a d

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. >> senator richard blumenthal, thank you very much for your perspective. >> thank you. >> david? >> day two of paulnafort's trial under way shortly. president trump said to be watching closely. we will ask a watergate special prosecutor if there are parallels to the past. >> teacher: let's turn in your science papers. >> tech vo: this teacher always puts her students first. >> student: i did mine on volcanoes. >> teacher: you did?! oh, i can't wait to read it. >> tech vo: so when she had auto glass damage... she chose safelite. with safelite, she could see exactly when we'd be there. >> teacher: you must be pascal. >> tech: yes ma'am. >> tech vo: saving her time... [honk, honk] >> kids: bye! >> tech vo: ...so she can save the science project. >> kids: whoa! >> kids vo: ♪ safelite repair, safelite replace ♪ >>> day two of paul manafort's trial will get under way soon in northern virginia. prosecutors began their case against president trump's former campaign chairman, charging that manafort orchestrated a conspiracy to avoid paying taxes on millions he made working for a political party in ukraine a

. >> reporter: richard gates became the first member of the trump campaign to admit to crimes on the witness stand. special counsel robert mueller charged gates and paul manafort with dozens of counts related to lobbying efforts on behalf of foreign governments, but gates agreed to flip on his former boss in exchange for leniency. prosecutors quickly got to the heart of the case. "did you commit crimes with mr. manafort," asked the prosecutor? "yes," gates replied. gates said he conspired with manafort to falsify tax returns, failed to report foreign bank accounts and failed to regimena fort as a foreign agent. gates also admitted he embezzled from his boss, something aregistered for months. "i added money to expense reports and created expense reports that were not accurate," he said, to pad his salary by several hundred thousand dollars. there was no mention of president trump or his campaign, but the trial is the first big public test for the special counsel, and the white house says the president feels his former campaign chair is being treated unfairly. >> certainly, the president's been clear. he thinks paul manafort's been treated unfairly. >>

paul manafort's lawyer offered this assessment. >> mr. manafort had a great day. >> reporter: attorney kevin downing attacked richard gates's credibility one he testified that his former boss knowingly committed crimes. "you knowingly and intensionally lied question, defense attorney kevin downing asked. "yes," gates answered. "i provided false information to the special counsel's office prior to my plea agreement." downing peppered gates with questions about what the defense dubbed the secret life of rick gates. gates admitted to having an apartment in london to facilitate an extramarital affair but denied he used funds embezzled from manafort for the tryst. he also acknowledged he may have submitted personal expenses to president trump's inaugural committee for reimbursement. it's possible, gates conceded. as gates struggled to answer questions about wire transfers he authorized, downing pointed out gates's memory was much clearer when a prosecutor was the one doing the questioning. "have they confronted you with so many lies you can't remember any of it?" downing asked. earlier in the day the trump campaign was discussed at length for t

it began with defense attorney richard westling that told the jury that he was proud and honored with his partners to represent paul manafort and they thanked the jury for their service. he also reminded the jury about what he described as essential tenants of the u.s. justice department system. there's a presumption of innocence and the burden of proof is on the government and the government must prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. there's a key quote from that proceeding with westling. he said "it's not even enough if they are highly guilty. it has to be beyond a reasonable doubt. hold the government to its burden in this case, ladies and gentlemen." that was part of the defense, shep. >> shepard: catherine, what was the government's main point during its closing arguments? >> the thrust of their argument was that manafort is a liar. he's lied about his money, he's lied to conceal his money so he doesn't pay taxes. when he ran out of money, he lied to paying the multimillion dollar loans. a quote from the senior prosecutor said, mr. manafort lied to keep more money when he had it and lied more to keep it wh

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richard nixon's enemy's list. it included people like daniel shore, congressman john conyers, even actor paul newman. it grew over time. then white house counsel john dean wrote in a white house memo that the administration sought to use incumbency to deal with its opponents. stated a bit more bluntly dean wrote in in white house memo before he turned, how we can use the available federal machinery to screw our political opponents. dean of course eventually testified against his president. the nixon watergate era list gained renewed relevance this week when president trump revoked the security clearance of brennan and threatened to do that to the highest profile critics. yesterday we learned that president trump's white house counsel don mcgahn has been cooperating fully with robert mueller's investigation. that was, of course, the president's legal strategy at one time. not anymore. to complete the watergate circle john dean tweeted -- yes, that john dean, mcgahn is doing it right. friday night "the washington post" reported the white house has already drafted documents to punish mr. trump's opponen

plane, the remains of airport employee richard russell among wreckage, russell who was not a pilot saying that video games helped him learn how to fly, jeff paulh latest developments on the bizarre story. >> investigators back on scene here in and focus on island just off to the side of us in the distance, that's where the plane crashed after a very dangerous joyride that lasted for more than an hour, the big unknown right now is how the worker was able to take off and fly the plane for as long as he did, used tractor before take off and was fully credentialed to be in the secured area, former coworkers recently spoke explaining their roles on the grown at the airport. >> the tow team, they have access to air traffic control, they can turn -- they've been train to turn on and off the plane and, you know, things that i a ramp agent wouldn't know anything about. >> you can see a picture of him and some video of work as ground crew member. friends and family who refer to him as bebo say they are stunned and heartbroken, they say while it might be difficult for some at home to believe, russell was warm and compassionate man and faithful husband an

jillian: a prosecutor in the paul manafort trial so frustrated he had tears in his eyes, tension rising between that lawyer and the judge and star witness with richardtes took the stand for another day. during cross-examination gates acknowledged having an affair, he admitted to embezzling money from manafort. he faces charges of tax and bank fraud, gates will take the stand again today. rob: the vice president will reveal more about donald trump's space force, the center gun -- second of command releasing a report on the organization and management structure of space components. jillian: the president or to the pentagon to begin establishing a space force bill schuette branch of the military. congressional action is needed. it is 10 minutes after the hour. ohio special election too close to call. one of many tight races on a busy election night. ron meyer here to analyze the results and what they need for both parties into the midterms. >> he is there to discuss his personal beliefs. rob: the mom firing back after her daughter was kicked out of class for wearing an nra t-shirt. ♪ rob: too close to call, donald trump declaring troy balderson winner

richard nixon, one of the articles in the obstruction of justice was that he held out the possibility of people convicted, like paulafort now, of favorable consideration if they keep silent or give false testimony. the president's suggesting, pretty openly, that he might pardon manafort. but he doesn't even have to pardon him. in nixon's case, he didn't pardon anybody. howard hunt, who was convicted of the watergate burglary and was being sentenced was promised by aides that there would be the possibility of clemency. nixon didn't want to do it, it was too politically volatile. and he wanted to do it actually after the midterm election, if that sounds familiar. so the very thought that he would hold out this possibility to manafort in the hopes that, as he said, manafort didn't break, that he'd hang tough, that he'd be a loyal soldier, that, itself, can be an impeachable offense. it was one of the nine specifications in article i of the impeachment resolution against president nixon that was adopted by the house judiciary committee. >> and of course, the president said, and he has continued to say on fox, and it se

richard nixon at his worst moment wouldn't dare call the lawyers defending charles manson a disgrace to the usa, and that is exactly what the president of the united states called paul manafort's prosecutors today, a disgrace to usa. so the president is actively interfering and he is trying to stop any other prosecutions brought by robert mueller and stop the mueller investigation entirely. and he did all of that in public today because his lawyer told him to. last week rudy giuliani said if you are going to obstruct justice, you do it quietly and secretly, not in public. he is insisting it is impossible to publically obstruct justice. today his defense turned on the meaning of the word "should". >> what it is is that we said it's an opinion and he used his -- he used a medium that he uses for opinions, twitter. one of the good things about using that, if he's established a clear sort of practice now that he expresses his opinions on twitter. he used the word "should ", not "must." there was no presidential directive to follow. he didn't direct him to do it and he's not going to direct him to do it. >> should. rudy giuliani said he carefully used the word "should."

. >> and then, richard, why will there be a repeat of some of the evidence that, you know, really kind of puts a microscope to the lavish living, you know, of paulre talking about conspiracy. we're talking about, you know, lobbying, you know, and being too cozy with, you know, foreign countries while doing so. why does the ostrich jacket or the snake skin, you know, items, why is that relevant? >> these are financial crimes. when you try to hide and evade reporting requirements and hide money from the internal revenue service, people take that very serious. the federal sentencing guidelines are not kind to people who commit crimes like this. where the dollar amounts are astronomical. someone in a white collar fraud case can get sentenced to more time than someone who walks down the street and shoots someone intentionally. it's out of control, the federal sentencing guidelines are very harsh. when they try to rile up the jury and show the guy was out of control with lavish expenses, you know, that was a little smoke and mirrors, but it worked. and they saw it. it was really black and white, the first case. they probably won't use states in the ne

richard russell. but the fbi right now not confirming any names. jon? jon: it is good news at least that no one else was hurt in that crash. jeff paul in seattle. thank you. >>> so federal agencies reacting to the theft and the crash. the national transportation safety board normally investigates all aircraft incidents. the ntsb says this time the fbi is leading the investigation and the safety board will support their efforts. a former aviation official says there are plans for this type of circumstance. >> just kind of surprised that, you know, we always knew something like this could happen, and when it does happen, we actually had a system in place where we had air traffic control immediately identify that this aircraft was not an authorized flight. they contact the military. the military scrambles. air traffic controllers clear the airspace. and then we just monitor to see what this fellow is going to do. it is a terrifying scenario. but, you know, there's always going to be of this level of risk with this kind of system. jon: for more on this, let's go to washington and ellison barber. ellison? >> hey, jon, yeah, federal agencies are reac