deal he did not understand. she said, she was not willing to rule on the gun diversion agreement on the fly. so, she s giving both sides 30 days to the case. sara? and that was our kara scannell. thank you so much. now, let s talk all this through with our great guests. cnn legal analyst elliott williams, senior political analyst john avlon, and senior political commentator scott jennings. all right, elliott, did the judges objection have to do with the terms of the deal, whether it was fair or too lenient? or does she have a problem with it under the constitution, under the law? all of the above. now, look, judges can and they do have a right we talked about this, i think, yesterday as well, judges can not approve plea agreements if they think that the something doesn t smell, right if the government is not being fair, and the whole point of plea agreements is as a general matter, is to ensure that the defendants rights are protected. he knows what he s pleading guilty to, t
jennings. did the judges objection have to do with the terms of the deal or does she have a problem with it under the law? all of the above. we talked about this yesterday, judges can not approve plea agreements if they think something does not smell right. the whole point is to ensure that the defendant s rights are protected and he knows what he is pleading guilty to. the whole point is that she felt perhaps the gun diversion thing set him up for future prosecution that would violate his rights as a defendant. i have never seen it happen before. often they will send you to a back room and say you do not seem like you are fully in