to blackmail the late show host last year by threatening to expose his affairs if he didn't pay me a lot of money. the producer for cbs news was sentenced to six months in jail and given five years probation. he had this to say after his plea. >> again, i apologize to mr. letterman, his family, to stephanie burkett, her family. i will not be doing any interviews, and i thank you all for your patience. >> jeffrey toobin joins us now. what do you think about this punishment? letterman said the police and the district attorney's office handled it professionally and stillfully and appropriately. was justice served? >> i agree. i think this is a rational solution to a weird case. six months in prison is not nothing. but it's not going to ruin joe halderman's life. he's going to be able to go on. >> i think joe has ruined joe's life. >> he's not going to go back to