you know, talked her lover into killing her husband. and there is this sense from a number of people trying to grant clemency. but why do you think? well, she deserves clemency for the mere fact that she has made atonement for her sins, for her wrongdoing. she s very remorseful. i definitely have been a part of the prayers for the gissendaner family. i ve spoken with the children, kayla especially. and who are begging for their mother to be spared from death. she is a human being. but they didn t always feel that way, which is i think important to point out, nicki. i mean, i ve been talking to folks close to this and i know that the children have been at the prison today and we haven t been able to be in touch with them because they aren t allowing cell phones in the prison. but these children didn t always feel this way about their mother. obviously they lost their father, but that has changed.
he would do it again. he chose to protect his troops. please do the right thing and release my son and let him come home. that is a possibility. but the army said the men killed that day did not have ties to terror. but now his attorney is seeking clemency as new evidence has come to light that may prove the men do have terror backgrounds. joining us now, peter johnson, jr., fox news legal analyst and john maher, the lawyer fighting for his freedom. you have in evidence that apparently these other guys who he ordered to be engaged turns out they were bomb makers, right? we did submit evidence to the commanding general of the 82nd airborne division of fort bragg and that evidence indicates the individuals on the field that day are associated with ied terror networks, ied placements and are potentially jihaddists. what we think is very important
about that is that that evidence has been in the possession of the government at the time of the court-martial and at the time leading up to the court-martial. we think that had that evidence been presented to the chain of command and to the and/or the jury, that they may never have had a court-martial or had we had a court-martial, that the outcome with have been entirely different. john, general richard clark was a well regarded general, head of the 82nd airborne, a great soldier is going to make the ultimate decision under the cold of military justice. why is this case particularly suited to clemency, this allegation there was not disclosure of terror ties. there was a failure to disclose evidence that it was an unfair trial, that there was a lack of due process. why is this particular case involving lieutenant lorance suited for clemency? i think that is the question for this case. it strikes at the very heart of clemency. that being major general clark con congratulations
well. there is general richard clark, who could grant clemency. thank you. thanks. 11 minutes before the top of the hour. thinking about buying christmas presents for your co-workers? oh, secret santa. oh, i love secret santa. okay. boxers. trouble. cheryl casone has the dos and don t when is it comes to buying things for people you work with. first on this date in 1972, me and mrs. jones by billy paul was everybody was singing it. i remember. peter johnson was singing it.
aggressive sentencing, no pity for bad people. ask any cop on the street. and they will tell you that. but now we re living in a very liberal time where sympathy for the devil on a number of fronts is growing. yes. america has the highest incarceration rate in the western world. that s because we are a nation that embraces drug abuse. from marijuana to prescription drugs to heroin, this country is hooked. and if we don t deal with that reality, all of us are going to suffer. just a matter of when. and that s the memo. now for the top story tonight, another point of view, joining us from washington paul larkin who works at the heritage foundation a conservative group. where am i going wrong here very specifically, mr. larkin? in two ways, bill. first, i think you have missed the most interesting point of what the attorney general said yesterday. the president clearly has the authority to grant clemency to people who are suffering from unduly severe sentences. enemy cases that is the r