In august of last year directed the u. S. Attorneys in the Criminal Division and he was talking about title 21, the safety valve, how you could not charge if certain elements were there and he said if these elements are not there, you do not have to charge. One element that had existed before that was cooperation. But he dropped that one. You can deviate even their unwillingness to cooperate. So that is not even taken into consideration. Were you aware that there was a change made . He also elevated a number of points. Congressman, i am aware of the august 2013 memo. Prior to that time, prosecutors were authorized to file what is called an 851 enhancement in every drug case. If a drug dealer is arrested and he has a prior drug felony conviction, the notice is filed with the court that doubles the mandatory. That tool has been a very effective in gaining cooperation. That is one of the tools we have used. Now that has been greatly modified for assistant United States attorneys, and only
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Forward strategy because, i mean, theres some disconnects between the executive and legislative branch, and i dont see everyone looking for solutions. I look at i see folks who identify problems. How do we fix this . Well, and thats a thats whats happening. Thats whats happening. Thats what makes them so lethal and dangerous. You served all authorities of government to deal with what you have to. What you see in the crime boss, who is now the governor, is exactly what was happening in all of ukraine, and thats where the russian influence came from was that criminal side of the house, and we shouldnt forget that. Can Congress Work with the president . Absolutely. I will tell you, as somebody who has tried to work with them and i have, and i have agreed with them when i could and disagreed with them hopefully civilly when i couldnt. They are very difficult to work with. Ill give you a great example today. So today yesterday the president comes out and announces the troop levels. We certa
From alabama for five minutes. Thank you. I noticed there was agreement that we ought to focus on the and in, the organizer, that to do that you have to get cooperation from someone down the line. Mind, i want to ask you about the attorney general in august of last year directed the u. S. Attorneys in the wasinal division and he talking about title 21, the safety valve, how you could not charge if certain elements were there and he said if these , younts are not there do not have to charge. One element that had existed before that was quad oper cooperation. But he dropped that one. So that is not even taken into consideration. Were you aware that there was a change made . He also elevated a number of points. Congressman, i am aware of the august 2013 memo. Prior to that time, prosecutors were authorized to file what is called an 851 enhancement in every drug case. If a drug dealer is arrested and he has a prior drug finally conviction, felony the notice is filed with the court that dou
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