prosecutor bill thank you both for coming on. i think to you, first, julie, because violent crime in california, we ve talked a lot about this, and it s up, from the rest of the nation it s up 31% than the national average. this is from 2022, the last year we have full statistics. we ll get 2023 soon but 31% above the rest of the country. that s a lot, a big number. it is a big number. l.a. county has over 10 million residents and on day one in office da george gascone said i m not going to prosecute juveniles for misdemeanor crimes. you look at the footage from the bakery. these people know they can get away with it, and there are literally zero repercussions. we have a political system in l.a. county that enables they behavior. no one is being held accountable. i think that s a pretty easy fix. why don t we elect a prosecutor who will actually prosecute crime. trace: maybe bill can handle that. that s your category.
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questions about all of this, and i understand some of the questions being raised by republicans although again at the end of the day the evidence of crimes needs to be presented, whether it s evidence against hunter biden, not just the misdemeanor crimes that were part of the plea deal, but if there are bigger or stronger ones, then let s see the evidence. it ll be very interesting to see if that trial widens the scope beyond what was discussed in that plea deal. now it merits a special counsel, so does he know of stuff that should be in a special counsel investigation that wasn t in that plea deal? maybe he does, but then why do that plea deal? it s all very suspicious. fascinating. and i m sure you re going to be having terrific discussions on the show. jake where tapper, thank you very much. and be sure to join jake at the top of the hour on the lead. we certainly will. and allegations phil mickelson was considering betting on a
los angeles just reinstated 0 bail policy. they won t arrest and jail shoplifters and others. l.a. is finished. watch how bad it gets out there. shaking my head, he says. the stats prove him right. a recent study found suspects released without bail reoffended more than 70% of the time. william la jeunesse is watching it for us in l.a. is 50 right? i tell you right, bail is there to insure people show up for court. the period we re talking about is 2 to 4 days after an arrest and before you see a judge. in l.a. police can no longer hold the suspect for misdemeanor crimes in that time. $0.50 calls it a huge mistake. he attached this to prove his point. starting at midnight tonight the sheriff s department will no