political affiliation. in a letter to attorney general eric holder yesterday issa and jordan demanded to know how she was appointed, also that she be removed and that holder remedy the damage she may have caused. they want an answer by january 22nd. bret? we ll follow t.doug, thank you. a quick correction. a moment ago i said that private spacecraft headed for the international space station was launched from cape canaveral. it was actually launched from wallops island, virginia. regret that error. did governor chris christie do and said right things to save his reputation and his potential presidential hopes? we will ask the fox all stars when we come back. [ male ann] hands were made for playing. legs, for crossing. feet.splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you re trying to ma, now may be time to ask about xeljanz. xeljz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion,
it doug, you re a defense attorney. yes, i am. alisyn: if you have a client who says i insist on testifying, don t you let him? well, no, the, brian s right the decision is the client s decision. by the way the judge will jam this down his throat by saying, you know, is this a voluntary decision? he can kick and scream all day long. as brian says, it is really just to create an appellate issue but at the end of the day they put the person on the spot, excuse me, you now have to decide whether or not you re going to testify. is it going to be yea or nay? that s the end of it. but he is 83 years old. he is going absolutre and will not be successful on appeal. alisyn: doug, why not put him on the stand if he wants to testify? he doesn t want to testify. he is confusing everybody. he has decided he doesn t want to testify. alisyn: he said it was involuntary decision. as brian explained that is throwing in a nonsensical hail mary i m not testifying but by the way it wasn t volunta
well explain to us what does that mean, it is not voluntary? the decision is the client s. there is no way, you could be fred astaire but you can t tap dance out of it. the judge will look him right in the face, you have the right to testify, if you would like to get up there go right ahead. he will jam it down his threat. alisyn: brian in the mobster trials as you know whitey is accused playing some part or authorizing the murder of 19 people but he may not have been the triggerman. is it hard to prove that? this goes down to the typical conspiracy rico case where the government brings forth evidence of his involvement. it is not about him, them having to prove that he is the triggerman per se, but so long as he participated in the planning, or took any affirmative steps that had to go into putting this crime together, he can be found guilt i. that is exactly what his case is about. alisyn: doug, the fact that whitey bulger a fugitive for 17 years make it easier to find him guilty
come out of academia and have never done anything real in their lives, and they are actually, he writes, in power, which he is stunned to realize. your tkoutsz on the doug thoughts on it doug. i agree with the judgment if perhaps not some of the rhetoric. there is no evidence that this line of attack is working. there is no evidence that this line of attack is credible, and the american people, as you suggested in your introduction care about jobs and the economy, they don t care about what the chamber of commerce is doing in newspapers like the new york times, hardly no friend of the chamber have said that the charges are totally specious. my friend and colleague is absolutely right on the merits. megyn: in defense of the democrats they tried to talk about jobs. they were pounding that message, and it was the recovery sums and they summer and they were yelling us how things were getting better and we needed more time, that didn t move the