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sullivan on. he prosecuted richard reid, the shoebomber.tallab, the underwear bomber, he flubbed the bomb. the new york police and fbi interrupted a plot. there's been successes along the way and many others. so, you know, it's just a matter of we have to keep trying, we have to keep the resources going and always look forward. >> see something, say something for the public. that's for sure. james cavanagh, always a pleasure. thanks so much. >> thanks. >>> new words from president obama today on the bombing. joining me now nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker. i know the president was addressing the bombing in his weekly address. what did he say about it? >> reporter: well, alex, the president has been striking sort of a defiant tone both in his weekly address, also remember when he addressed that interfaith service in boston on thursday highlighting the resilience of not only boston but america as a whole, and that's really part of his main message in his weekly address which was released today. take a little business of a lis

sullivan joins me, former u.s. attorney and former acting director of the atf. mike, you were the one that prosecuted richardmber. looking at the

michael sullivan i will go back to you for another men now. richardeid prosecuted in the federal court. how long was his sentence? >> he received a life sentence. he received the maximum sentence that the law provided for. but i agree with jay. i think that our government needs to determine whether or not there is any national security, national defense benefit by identifying him as an enemy combatant and if it is, if there is then they should identify him, designate him as an enemy combatant and get as much intelligence as we possibly can from him. if they make a determination that there is none then obviously he should be prosecuted. >> judge jeanine: gentlemen, stand by. we are coming back. later, how far can the government go to get answers in their interrogation of the boston bombing suspect? when our little girl was born, we got a subaru. it's where she said her first word. (little girl) no! saw her first day of school. (little girl) bye bye! made a best friend forever. the back seat of my subaru is where she grew up. what? (announcer) designed

michael sullivan i will go back to you for another men now. richardeid prosecuted in the federal court. how long was his sentence? >> he received a life sentence. he received the maximum sentence that the law provided for. but i agree with jay. i think that our government needs to determine whether or not there is any national security, national defense benefit by identifying him as an enemy combatant and if it is, if there is then they should identify him, designate him as an enemy combatant and get as much intelligence as we possibly can from him. if they make a determination that there is none then obviously he should be prosecuted. >> judge jeanine: gentlemen, stand by. we are coming back. later, how far can the government go to get answers in their interrogation of the boston bombing suspect? >> judge jeanine: back with michael, jay and peter. peter, what is the benefit to trying a case in the civilian court as opposed to a military tribunal? >> that is an interesting question. the benefit is ensuring that the rule of law in the constitution is m

michael sullivan i will go back to you for another men now. richardeid prosecuted in the federal court. how long was his sentence? >> he received a life sentence. he received the maximum sentence that the law provided for. but i agree with jay. i think that our government needs to determine whether or not there is any national security, national defense benefit by identifying him as an enemy combatant and if it is, if there is then they should identify him, designate him as an enemy combatant and get as much intelligence as we possibly can from him. if they make a determination that there is none then obviously he should be prosecuted. >> judge jeanine: gentlemen, stand by. we are coming back. later, how far can the government go to get answers in their interrogation of the boston bombing suspect? ♪ there is no mass-produced there is no mass-produced human. every signature is unique and every fingerprint unrepeatable. and there is one store that recognizes it: the sleep number store. the only place in the world you'll find the extraordinarily comforta

michael sullivan is very familiar with these kinds of investigations, he is a former u.s. attorney who prosecuted would-be shoe bomber richardeid. thank you for joining us today. >> you're welcome, shannon. >> shannon: put on your legal cap for the first couple of questions. how do you think it's appropriate to best treat the suspect to really bar future legal challenges against any information that the government could get from him at this point and stay within the confines of the law? did. >> well, the first public safety exception is permissible under the constitution and most appropriate in these circumstances, when it is unclick clear whether there are affiliates and whether or not there are other explosive devices out there that could cause harl to the public safety t. won't undermine the criminal case, even if at a later time, the statements were suppressed. they have a mountain of evidence that will likely be extremely helpful to them, in terms of advancing this prosecution. >> shannon: at this point, the last word is that the fbi is not able to question him, he is not physically up to that. there are official who is