In the hierarchy not to do anything, they can make that a crime. to use child endangerment which was kpleerl clearly designed fo in direct contact with children, that s not the job of the criminal law. so this was the right decision. the appeal will be lost. this person should not be going to jail. he should be set free. okay. well, paul, i m going to go to you for this. we heard in miguel s story, that he s not exonerated. he was let go on a technical technical lit at this. the criminal law is all about technical lit tis. you have to define what a criminal offense is so that people are on notice. with respect to these child abuse cases, they re horrible, tragic cases, this was seen as a big case because for the first
Until the trial is over with? gregg: you know, in this administration pretty consistently says, oh, cases pending, investigation pending, can t talk about it. look, you re a lawyer, a veteran prosecutor for many there is no law that prohibits the government from the talking about an existing case, isn t that true? there is no law that prohibits it. and if you re telling the truth, that s the great thing about the truth is it doesn t take that long to remember it, and you don t need a script to remember it. think i was a prosecutor. think back to any category of crime. i did a lot of child abuse cases. are you really saying that the child can t talk to a therapist, parents, teachers, pastors until after the trial? is that really what the administration is saying, is you can t talk to anyone other than the da can and the cops until after the trial? gregg: the state department does have a rewards for justice program in which they literally offer millions for tips leading
nomination. mitt romney is still in front. newt gingrich has 38. rick santorum has 34 and ron paul, you see it there, has 20. dozens of syrians are reported dead today in a city under siege from its own government. this is homs, where anti-government activists say mortar fires from unseen attackers is almost constant. one says we cannot count the dead any more. i ll have more on this 11 will have month conflict and the choices facing washington in the west in our next segment moments from now. the white house is and congress are all too eager to support u.s. troops, but at the same time, the u.s. government might be able to further limit their legal rights. for more than 60 years, federal law has essentially barred military service members from suing the u.s. because of medical mass practice because of an injury or death on active duty. but government lawyers are trying to expand that, arguing the u.s. should be protected from malpractice lawsuits involving military famil
out front tonight, newt on top. brand-new numbers out today, let s show you this, this started a week ago and has gotten stronger and more consistent. nationwide, this is what you re looking at here, gingrich holding a 15 point advantage over his competitors as you see, 37-22 for mitt romney. in iowa, caucusgoers there rival mitt romney at 17%. down in south carolina, gingrich 38%. gingrich still has a lot of critics inside his own party. among the most outspoken congressman peter king. i asked him whether he s happy to see the polls. i m really not. to give newt credit, republicans took back the house of representatives for the first time in 40 years because of newt. he s a very good revolutionary, he s able to mobilize forces, but as far as governing, as far as being a leader, he s too erratic, he s so self-centered. the time that he was speaker, there was one crisis after another, and they were almost all self-inflicted. he puts himself at the center of everything. and i
i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, newt on top. the former speak of the house dominating polls nationally and in crucial primary states. brand-new numbers out today, let s show you this, this started a week ago and has gotten stronger and more consistent. nationwide, this is what you re looking at here, gingrich holding a 15-point advantage over his competitors as you see, 37-22 for mitt romney. in iowa, caucusgoers there rival mitt romney at 17%. ron paul s at 16%. as we all know, mitt romney needs to come in 1 or 2 there. down in south carolina, gingrich 38%. versus 22 for mitt romney. despite the double digit leads gingrich still has a lot of critics inside his own party. one of them outspoken among them, congressman peter king. he came outfront a few moments ago and i asked him whether he s happy to see the polls. i m really not. to give newt credit, republicans took back the house of representatives for the first time in 40 years because of newt. he s a very good