A rare session today with Cnns Wolf Blitzer here in park city, he had sharp words not just for trump, which is expected, but also some of the republican candidates who trump beat. He had critical things to say about ted cruz, who was very supportive of trump during the early part of the primary process. He had critical words to say about john kasich, who stayed in the race pretty late, well after it was pretty clear he did not have a good path to the nomination. But probably the highlight was, when talking about lamenting the state of the Republican Party, he said pretty emotion alemotio one time appeared to be battling back tears, he said, seeing this is breaking my heart. And he got a lengthy and sustained applause for many people in the party who arent donald trump fans either. It was a pretty emotional moment for mitt romney, as he lashed pretty severely the current republican nominee, donald trump. And this seems like it was certainly a criticism of his party, that he is frustrated. But it also seemed like a rallying cry for the republicans to soldier on, to move on, to do something here. It was. And it was interesting. The very first question for governor romney, out after his speech, was actually from a donald trump supporter, who said, you know, these are the cards weve been dealt. You know, we have to support trump. You know, the questioner kind of recognized the fact that many in the room may not be natural allies of the republican nominee, but said, weve got to get behind him. We dont have much of a choice here. That stands in contrast to that sustained round of applause that governor romney got. You know, there certainly is a divide here in park city. I dont want to oversell, you know, the antipathy. There are some people here who are making the rounds, who are, you know, top fundraisers for donald trump, who are trying to convince skeptical donors to get onboard. But certainly when you have governor romney whos the figurehead for the never trump movement, standing up there saying, he cant support him, you know, hes emotionally describing the state of the party, its a pretty jarring contrast between kind of whats happening in the Republican Party today and kind of the Republican Party of four years ago, where governor romney was nominated and these are a lot of the people here who helped him raise 1 billion and helped him do just that. Thats right. And teddy, tell us, though, what specifically have you heard different from romney today that we havent heard before . Reporter i think romney today, he doesnt do many public appearances, but he talked a bit about his future and he said he wants to play a part in the party. He wants to help save the senate. You know, he did he say how . Reporter very invested in kind of the he said that he would like to be a player. He talked about he described his life as very balanced. You know, he said he spends about a quarter of his time on charity, a quarter of his time on politics. You know, obviously, he came from the business world, where he was pretty successful. And a lot of those people here arent even people involved in politics. They might just be folks who are involved in his in kind of in private equity or on his business side. But this week really just spoke to just how vast the romney network is, you know . These are hundreds of people who might have helped governor romney fundraise for the olympics, you know, a decade ago, not far from here in park city, actually. And donald trump is trying to raise a lot of money in five months. You know, romney had about two decades after relationships to leverage. And this week just kind of pretty much kind of starkly highlighted the uphill battle for donald trump in rallying republican fundraisers and republican donors to his side. And teddy, really quickly here, before we go, do you think hes been successful here . Its been a very difficult fight, an argument to make. We know that weve heard from people like meg whitman, the ceo of hewlettpackard who say, look, she cant give her money over. Do you think hes going to walk away with something in his hands . Reporter i do top. I think there are certainly some people here ive spoken with who said, paul ryan made a pretty impassioned pitch. Hes an endorser of donald trump. He also has good relationships with a lot of republican fundraisers. Hes also, obviously, mitt romneys running mate. So he has credibility with this crowd. Reince priebus spoke earlier today. You know, hes obviously also encouraging republicans to give a couple bucks. I think the question here that a lot of donors here ive spoken with ask themselves is, they may not be enthusiastic about donald trump, but the question is, how bad is it . Is it going to be bearable . Can they support him even if hes not their first choice . Or do they go with governor romney and feel its a bridge too far . Thats the internal temperature taking that a lot of people ive spoken with are going through right now. All right. Teddy slooefr, thank you so much. Donald trump firing up his supporters today in the battleground state of florida. Clear his intention has shifted to the general election. And the Presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton. Several times, he said she was unqualified to become president. He also responded again to accusations of racism from his former gop candidate, mitt romney. No more sitting there, saying, i think hes a racist. I am the least racist person that youve ever met. Believe me. The least racist person. I want to go to our cnn correspondent, kristen holmes. Kristen, donald trump, not using a script, we noticed, there. Not using the teleprompter. Just speaking off the cuff. So we have heard kind of more of the things we expect from trump. That kind of language and that kind of energy, if you will, very defiant, very defensive about accusations that his language has been racist. Reporter well, yeah, exactly. And as donald trump continues to defend himself against these allegations of racism, Campaign Sources tell me that there is a general worry that he is using this muchneeded precious time, that should be going towards uniting the Republican Party. Now, former gop nominee, as you mentioned, mitt romney, adding fuel to the fire this week, telling Cnns Wolf Blitzer that under a trump presidency, the character of america could be changed, due to what he called, quote, trickledown racism. Now, in florida, donald trump responded on a personal level to romney. Listen to what he had to say. Watched this poor, sad, mitt romney this morning. Misogynist. I dont think he knows what misogynist is. He suffers from hes sitting like a real stiff. Dont forget, this guy let us down, folks. He choked and he let us down. Reporter now, trump also went on to say that he was facing more opposition from the gop than he was from democrats. Here in pittsburgh today, this will be the third battleground state that hes visited in 24 hours. He was just in florida. And pennsylvania, he says, will be in play in the general election. And ive got to tell you, suzanne. I talked to a gop operative here who said that the volunteer numbers are better than he has ever seen. And that the Trump Campaign will be here after the convention. Suzanne . And kristen, what are the people on the ground saying . What are they talking about . Are they talking about whether or not they think trump is racist . Whether or not he has to address these accusations, even from his own party . Reporter well, most of the voters ive talked to, they say theyve heard the allegations that hes racist, but honestly, they listen to what he says, they take his narrative and push it forward. I had someone tell me today that thats a narrative that the media is pushing. That that is not something that trump believes. That he was saying these comments, you know, about the Mexican American judge not being able to do his job. That those are just things that he said, but that the media has pushed the narrative forward. Reporter all right, kristen, we appreciate that. Well get to you lye, of course, when he starts to speak there in pennsylvania. Well get more reaction to trumps comments from our panel. That is up next. Stay with us. We believe tomorrow starts today. All across the state, the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and new infrastructure for a new generation attracting the talent and companies of tomorrow. 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Mitch mcconnell who was also placed in that position, saying hes got to follow the script and set the bar higher here. This is all out for everyone to see and digest. What is happening to this party . I think it really underscores the extent to which we are in unchartered waters. I think the past week, you can fairly say, is unprecedented in modern recent american political history. If you start out of last sunday on meet the press with Mitch Mcconnell condemning Donald Trumps remarks about judge curiel, but also indicating he does not support and would not draft legislation to implement the two signature proposals of the trump president ial campaign, the temporary ban on muslim immigration, the deportation of 1,200 undocumented immigrants. You move on to pauls comments where he describes trumps comments of judge curiel as a textbook definition of a racist comment. Along the way, several senators describing him as unamerican and reaching a crescendo at the end of the week with meg whitman, a leading republican fundraiser and the republican gubernatorial candidate in california in 2010, the nations largest state, explicitly comparing her own partys nominee to fascists like hitler and mussolini. Weve never seen the elite level of a party react to a presumptive nominee. You can go back and watch on youtube, harry truman saying john f. Kennedy maybe should wait a little longer before running for president , until the last few days. I want to play a little bit of sound, about some of the controversial remarks weve heard from trump recently. Hillary clinton has somebody did you ever hear of pocahontas . Its pocahontas, Elizabeth Warren. Look at my africanamerican over here. Look at him. Are you the greatest . You know what im talking about . i have friends that are muslims. Theyre great people. But they know we have a problem. They know we have a real problem. Because somethings going on. And we cant put up with it, folks. So what do you make of the language that he uses . To you, as a historian, what does that say to you . What does he reflect . Well, hes using the language that weve heard either from extremist elements in politics or Third Party Candidates like George Wallace in 1968. But the difference is, this time its the party nominee. This time, that kind of incendiary language has become mainstream. And part of the debate is, is donald trump a racist or not . And thats a very important debate. But the other is, is he using language that enflames social tensions. And i think its hard to say hes not. And that can be very dangerous. So i think the Republican Party finds itself in a pretty difficult situation, as he intensifies his use in this kind of rhetoric, as opposed to moving toward what some would call the general election mentality. Ron, you saw, as we did, many republicans this week, in that position. Mitch mcconnell, included, saying that trump clearly doesnt know the issues. Those are his words, not mine. And when you have the Republican Leadership saying things like this, about their own nominee, presumptive nominee, how does that move forward . I mean, how do they move to the next level here, in order to make this person a justifiable candidate . A legitimate candidate . Well, i think they are yeah, they are in as i said, we are none chartered waters and theyre in a very difficult position. Because on the one hand, the reality of modern politics is that you are lashed to your president ial candidate, whether you like it or not. There is a much higher correlation between the way people vote for president and the way they vote in downballot offices, particularly the senate, then there was a generation ago. Its harder for parties to win senate seats in states that judicial vote the other way for president. And if republicans are defending seven seats this year, in states that voted two times for president obama, so they understand that if trump sinks their hold on the senate is immediately and profoundly in danger. On the other hand, a lot of republicans, i think, are worried that whatever happens in this election, even if donald trump could somehow squeezing out a winning majority from disaffected white voters, that he risks branding the party as a party of backlash, at a time when the country is inexorably growing more diverse. A majority of the population will be nonwhite in this decade. A more diverse future is inexorable for america. And many republicans are worried not only about the nearterm, but the longterm implications of being identified with the kind of rhetoric and policies that trump is putting forward in this election. So i think it is a very difficult you see people like mcconnell trying to find their way through saying, lack, we dont agree with all of this, but hes part of the center right. At least we can have influence over him and steer him. If its Hillary Clinton, were out in the cold. I think there will be others who have hesitation. Julian, talk about the surrogate deficit that trump is facing against Hillary Clinton. It seems as if certainly she has a very strong ground game, but she also has a lot of people who are defending her, very strong supporters. And we dont see, kind of the people coming to trumps aid, speaking on his behalf, as we see for Hillary Clinton. And really highprofile people that he needs. People who have some name recognition and some gravitas. Well, i think youll be waiting for a long time, if youre waiting to hear from them. And from what weve seen so far, those names, those endorsements, those surrogates are not really on the way, and those who have done it already, like governor christie, have paid a price for it in terms of the poll. So i think the question is twofold. One, does he need that . Is he running a different kind of campaign . And is it a kind of campaign where lacking the surrogates actually plays into his narrative of being a new voice in the party . And the certificate factor is, is the electorate so polarized in 2016 that there wont be as Much Movement as you might think, because you have trump at the top of the ticket, that voters are still pretty locked in, to being a republican or democrat, and theyre not going to be willing, certainly, to flip to the democratic side. And they might even be willing to come out and vote for the ticket, even if they dont like whats on top. And so those are the two bets that trump is hoping for. Ron, we saw a little bit of lightness, a little humor here. The president taking some digs. Jimmy fallon doing the slow jam news. Watch it. Now, i know some of the president ial candidates have been critical of my foreign policy. I dont want to name any names. Hes talking about donald trump. But i believe it is of the utmost importance to work alongside other world leaders, thats why i signed the iran nuclear deal. Thats why we reopen deals with cuba, and i negotiated the new trade deal called the Transpacific Partnership or tpp. Now, old on there president dispenser. Are you saying youre down with tpp . Yeah, you know me. All right, i dont care if youre democrat or republicans, that was kind of funny. So, ron, you know, hes got some good approval numbers. How important is he . Hes itching to get out of the campaign trail, theyll be together, clinton and obama, in wisconsin. Can he make up for the deficit, in terms of some people who dont care for her as much. I dont know if he can change her enthusiasm issues, but i do think he is a critical factor in this election. In this kind of more polarized, more parliamentary style of politics, era of politics, what both julian and i have been talking about, the opinions of the outgoing president turn out to have a big impact in how people vote in the election to secede him. In 1988, 88 of the people who disapproved of president reagan voted democrat. P. In 2000, 88 of the people who disapproved of president clinton voted republican. And in 2008, those who disapproved of president bush voted for president clinobama. Its very different from 2008 when bush was in the 30s and if he can sustain that level of support and help her somewhat on young youth turnout and could be a big asset. Out, he and one other point. I was a to the white house Correspondents Dinner a few years ago when the obama flayed donald trump from the podium. You will not have to twist his arm to get him out on the campaign trail. This is someone he very much wants to make the case against. I was there, too. And some people believe that was the moment that inspired trump actually to run. Well see how this goes. Thank you so much for your time. And new revelations in this stanford rape case. A closer look at the town where brock turner grew up. Whats it like to be in good hands . Like finding new ways to be taken care of. Home, car, Life Insurance obviously, ohhh. But with added touches you cant get everywhere else, like claim free rewards. Or safe driving bonus checks. Even a claim satisfaction guaranteeeeeeeeeee in means Protection Plus unique extras only from an expert allstate agent. Its good to be in, good hands. They are. Do i look smarter . Yeah, a little. Youre making money now, are you investing . Well, ive been doing some research. Let me introduce you to our broker. How much does he charge . I dont know. Okay. Uh, do you get your fees back if youre not happy . dad laughs wow, youre laughing. 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A fourpage letter that she wrote. I want to read to you an excerpt from that letter, from carlene turner. She said, there have been many references to brock being from a wealthy, privileged background and he thinks hes entitled. Your honor, this could not be further from the truth. We do not come from money, rather the opposite. Dan and i are a working middle class couple with midwestern values. Trust me when i say silicon valley, california, is vastly different from the south suburbs of dayton, ohio. And you know, weve had a chance to talk to a lot of people in oakwood, which is just south of dayton, and we spoke to city officials, residents, and former neighbors of the turners, and there has been somewhat different reactions. But one woman who was a neighbor of the turners, she basically said, you know what, i get down to the core issue here, and that is that brock turner committed a crime. It doesnt matter if he was raised in oakwood or if he was raised in another city. The fact is, he still committed a crime. So this idea of his upbringing has no bearing on her opinion. But i have to say, suzanne, most of the opinions were getting from this neighborhood is that this didnt happen in oakwood, ohio. It happened in california, and so therefore, they dont feel like they need to be associated with the story, at all. And quite honestly, were getting a lot of no comments. Back to you. All right. Brita brynn, thanks so much. Up next, clintons strategy and whether or not thats going to work. Id like to make a dep vo it happens so often, you almost get used to it. We got this. Vo which is why being put first takes some getting used to. Nationwide is on your side nationwide is the exclusive Insurance Partner of plenti. Because my teeth are yellow. These photos . Why don,t you use a whitening toothpaste . Im afraid it,s bad for my teeth. Try crest 3d white. Crest 3d White Diamond strong toothpaste and rinse. Gently whiten. And fortify weak spots. 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I spoke briefly to secretary clinton on tuesday night and i congratulated her an her very strong campaign. I look forward to meeting with her in the near future to see how we can Work Together to defeat donald trump and to create a government which represents all of us and not just the 1 . While sanders is showing signs of getting behind clinton, winning over his legion of loyal supporters, that, of course, a bigger challenge. Joining us now, basel smichael, also with me, ben wikler, the washington director of moveon. Org and a Bernie Sanders supporter. I want to start off here. Thank you both for being with us. The most recent poll, Bernie Sanders supporters, this is what it shows. 75 say that they will vote for clinton. 11 said that theyre going to vote for trump. The rest are undecided or they say theyre just going to stay home, theyre not goat to vote t all. So how does clinton, what does she need to do to get the 25 , that 25 of sanders supporters over to her . Basel . Well, i think one thing is time. Because if you remember back in 2008, a lot of hillary supporters said the same thing about their support for barack obama, but it took hillarys a very strong speech from her and her saying, im going to if you work really hard for me, i need you to put that same effort and energy into Barack Obamas campaign. I think you need to see something very similar coming from Bernie Sanders, i expect it to come at some point. But the fact that youve had barack obama, senator warren, and joe biden already out there, i think there is some, theres some movement in that direction. So i think that process has already started. It has started. And i remember that tension. I covered that moment when you had Hillary Clinton literally turning over, really trying to turn over her supporters for barack obama. So, ben, i want to talk to you here about the Bernie Sanders supporter. I want you to listen to what sanders said about how difficult this is going to be for his supporters, to go to Hillary Clinton. This is to jake tapper. The idea that i can snap my fingers and have millions of supporters kind of march in line, that is not what our effort is about. I think if i am not the nominee, and were going to fight to become the nominee, it is secretary clintons job to explain it to those people. Why she should be why she should get their support. Ben, how do you think hes using this . I mean, do you think this is something where hes saying, look, you know, you cant snap your fingers, make the supporters go over for clinton. Or is that the dominant message here . Or is this kind of a back message, if you would, to clinton herself and her team, that, look, you know what . You guys still have some work to do in terms of getting onboard with my progressive message, before i fully give my support. I think senator sanders is just being real here. Hes already committed to doing everything he can to keep donald trump away from the nuclear codes. But the fact is, as he know better than anyone, his campaign hasnt ultimately been about him. There have really been two primaries going on, one to choose a nominee, and the other to identify what is the heart of the Democratic Party. What are the visions, what are the big ideas that propel this party to victory. And in that primary, the contest is totally clear. A bold progressive je ivive agee path to victory. So i think what we need to see, not only from the Democratic Party platform, at the acceptance speeches, on the stump, up and down the ticket this fall, is the kind of bold change agenda, everything from expanding Social Security to a 15 minimum wage, that energizes and electrifies people, just as it electrified the 10 plus Million People who voted for Bernie Sanders in the primary. Thats what hes speaking to, and i think thats what were going to see. And how helpful do you think the endorsement of senator Elizabeth Warren to Hillary Clinton this week will actually help bring over those supporters . Well, senator warren is an electrifying presence herself. She has a tremendous voice. And as shes shown, she can get under Donald Trumps very thin skin better than just about anybody. So i think its great to have her voice in the general election, in this fight against donald trump. And i think well see, you know, a lot of other voices jumping into the fray as well. But ultimately, on the democratic side, what we need to see is that the whole party has heard the message of the Sanders Campaign and the Sanders Movement from the nominee on down. And thats whats going to bring people into the fold, to show that the Political Revolution continues, and its going to continue into the next administration. Basel, lets talk about next week. Because what were going to see is president obama campaigning with Hillary Clinton in wisconsin. A real opportunity for the two of them to point out the agenda moving forward, lay out a general election message. How significant, first of all, is wisconsin . Why are they there . And what do you think is going to be the primary focus of the message in the first time that they are seen together . Well, its certainly a state that democrats think they can win. I mean, scott walker, you know, anything to kind of poke at scott walker, obviously substantial organized labor presence there. Hillary clinton has a lot of labor support. And i think just the energy that scott walker has created against him, in the last several years, i think, makes it an important Battle Ground state for the democrats, number one. Number two, i think an important and just to go back to bens point, as well. This you know, the democratic campaign, on both sides, has been, for both candidates, has been incredibly substantiative. It has not been a campaign devoid of real policy issues. And i think what youll hear from barack obama, and youll hear from Hillary Clinton in wisconsin, and certainly on the campaign trail, going forward, is that we have that democrats have some Real Solutions and not rhetoric and not certainly bullying tactics, to get americans back to a time of prosperity, and to improve the middle class and expand the middle class. So i do think youll hear those messages in wisconsin. I think theyll resonate going forward. And just a last quick point. I just want to articulate, Bernie Sanders campaign was not quixotic, by any measure. It was incredibly substantiative. And i do think that theres more similarity than there is disparity between both Hillary Clinton and barack obama and Bernie Sanders. And still some healing to do, talking to sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters this week. We do know that they still have some work that needs to be done. But well see how that works in the weeks to come. Basil smikle, thank you so much. 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Grimmie rose to fame on the show, the voice, impressing the judge with this performance. I came in like a wrecking ball i never hit so hard all i wanted was to break your walls all you ever did was so full of life. Joining me now on the phone, javier cologne. He was a contestant and winner of the voice. So, javier, just your feelings today, learning this news earlier. Um, its its just, its horrible. Im so sad and my heart is broken for her family. She was just such a gifted, gifted artist. And she just inspired so many with her story and just with her gift. And im just im still in shock at how this all kind of went down. And tell us about what kind of singer she was. When you watched that performance. You know what its like to be on that stage, to be in that position and see what she was capable, how talented she was. She was a pro. I mean, as far as im concerned. I mean, she had a lot of, you know, experience in doing the youtube thing that she had done. She had millions of followers. And she was i mean, she got up there and sang like a pro. She really shes one of my favorite, you know, contestants out of all the seasons, because she just was so her technique was so good. If you watch any of her videos, you could put her up there, you know, anybody. She was really that good. And christina aguilera, one of the shows judges, of course, tweeted this saying, so sad, passing of christina grimmie. Beautiful member of the voice family and true fighter. My heart goes out to her family and friends and fans. A lot of people really remember she made an impression, and really remember her as being someone who was pretty special. She absolutely was. I wish i you know, i had the chance to know her. I have got friends that knew her quite well, but, i, unfortunately, did not get the opportunity to meet her, just from afar, like most of us. But its just such a sad thing and such a scary thing for Something Like this to happen, you know. Musicians, we put ourselves out there. We want to be close to our fans. We want to engage with our fans. And, Something Like this just kind of, you know, throws everything up in the air. You just dont know how to, you know, how to move on from this and how to you kind of, you know, react. Sure. And javier, i want to talk about that. Because, obviously, being a performer yourself, this was a venue, this was a situation where it was, you know, not a large, large audience, but certainly, you know, there was some security, but not Armed Security guards. She was there, signing autographs after the performance. People were did not go through magnetometers. Does it make you think maybe there needs to be more security in maybe a situation like this, or is it just kind of part of the business and what uh yo do. You put yourself out there. I mean, it is a part of the business, but that doesnt mean that it shouldnt be secure. I mean, as artists, we should feel secure and, you know, being able to go out into the audience and meet with our fans afterwards. And you know, when youre at a venue, you should feel you should expect that youre in a safe place. I mean, its a its just so its so difficult. I mean, theres some venues do it really well, and the bigger you get as an artist, you know, when youre christinas status or adam, or any of the coaches, you play in arenas and amphitheaters and, you know, coliseums and stuff, and the security there is very good. But when youre at the level that, you know, youre playing theaters and smaller clubs and venues like that, they dont its not that they dont take security seriously, its that they might either dont have the budget for, you know, Armed Security or just the proper security in general, or they just havent budgeted enough for it. So it kind of gets left to the wayside. Yeah, javier, just finally, any thoughts for her family . I just i cant even imagine what theyre going through. My heart is broken, you know, with them and i wish that they can heal and get through this really difficult time and my thoughts and prayers of myself and my family will be with them. Javier colon, thank you so much, we appreciate those sentiments. Still ahead, new details in the stanford rape case and the Massive Public outcry since a judge sentenced brock turner to just six months in jail. Why he may only serve three months. That up next. Be good. Text mom. Boys have been really good today. Send. Lets get mark his own cell phone. Nice. Send. Brad could use a new bike. Send. [google] message. You decide. Theyre your kids. Why are you guys texting grandma . It was him. It was him. Keep your family connected. Appconnect. On the redesigned passat. From volkswagen. One of many pieces in my i havlife. Hma. So when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my longterm control medicine. 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I want to start off with this case. Very difficult. Avery, lets start off with you. People very angry, very upset. The judge saying, look, he took some factors like turners history and age into account. There are many people who dont feel like the punishment fits the crime. How do you see it . Well, i think thats a legitimate question. Honestly as experienced lawyers we know its very difficult to second guess the judge. But whats missing here suzanne is proportionality. What we knew from the trial, this was 20 minutes of sustained criminality. We had behavior that resulted in three felony convictions. If were going to look at equal justice and proportionality, lets say its an impoverished kid, minority kid charged with the same thing. This would not be three months or six months. Whats missing here is the proportionality, frankly, i think its i agree with the millions. I think its a terrible decision. And i think theres going to be a lot of action which follows this. Richard, the sentence already lenient, how does it somehow get dropped to simply three months . It used to be six months, there was a call for a twoyear mandatory sentence and now we have three months . Yes, whats happened here suzanne, the california prison population is so overcrowded that the prison just cant hold them. You remember paris hilton saying out of prison in 20 minutes. It will probably less than three months. We have to deal with that. Its hard not to have a visceral reaction to this particular sentence. Understand this, this was not a rape conviction. They couldnt even get past the preliminary hearing on a rape charge. It was sexual assault. Three counts felony. The judge weighed several factors and when the presentence report came in, suzanne, the recommendation by the presentence officer who was female by the way, deviated from the twoyear mandatory minimum to one year. The judge then took those factors into consideration, his age, the fact that he has a clean criminal history, he was remorseful. There was no chance of him harming society. This is what the probation officer found. The judge reduced it to six months in prison, mandatory federal sex offender registry. That sex offender registry is pretty rough. Hell deal with that for the rest of his life. Weve learned more about his history since the initial story broke in terms of Court Documents about previous use of potentially of drugs or alcohol. You brought this up here. Its something that a lot of people are expressing on social media, perhaps if brock turner was not a white male, that he would have been treated very differently, that he would have gotten a much harsher sentence, that history bears that out. Is that a fair criticism . I think its exactly a fair criticism. You couple that with the fact that mr. Turner represented to the judge that he was inexperienced and the use of drugs or alcohol and i think what the history demonstrated is that it was quite different than that. Again, there is no way, i think, a fair judge making this decision considering the factors that have been mentioned fails to consider the idea of proportionality. Thats whats wrong here. I mean, to me, at least two years, three years. But six months, actually three months, hes scheduled, suzanne to be released on the second of september. It just seems outrageous. There are a lot of people who agree with you and who are certainly asking for that judge to be recalled. Well see how that effort goes. Richard herman, avery freeman, thank you so much. Coming up, mitt romney ripping into the Republican Party, his own party, saying the current situation, well, its just breaking his heart. That is ahead when newsroom continues. Your finger tips. Ower at like the power to earn allstate reward points, every time i drive. 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