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Hours of the massacre at the tree of life synagogue, federal, criminal charges were filed. and that means that a defendant needs to have their initial appearance very shortly thereafter for constitutional reasons, and we re right outside the federal courthouse. that initial appearance of this defendant is set for 1:30 this afternoon. it will be very short, but it will talk about the charges. he will be apprised to be given notice and acknowledged that he understands the charges before him. he will be told he can have an attorney to represent him, although we fully expect an attorney to be by his side. now, this is a case that is being brought as a hate crime. and you can not bring a case like this unless the attorney general of the united states or his designee signs off in writing. it is also death penalty eligible. that is because of one particular charge, the intentional obstruction by force of the exercise and enjoyment of ....
He understands the charges, told that he will be represented by an attorney, if he cannot afford one, one will be appointed. we fully expect an attorney will be by his side, but what makes this death penalty eligible is the charge in relation to the 11 victims who died in this. it is the intentional obstruction by force of the exercise and enjoyment of religious beliefs causing and resulting in death. that is what allows this to be death penalty. now, normally, it doesn t happen for a long time that something is filed, notice of intent to seek the death penalty. that usually happens much farther along down the line, but everyone is wondering in light of the circumstances if there could be a consent by the attorney general for that, this to be prosecuted as death penalty and this be announced in the hearing today. at this point, we have no idea. all right, jean, we will get any updates from you to come. thank you. this morning, we re also learning more about the 11 lives ....
And former assistant second juliette kayyem. it s good to have you both with us. james as i said in the last hour you and i cooed together too many times in situations like this. this one sets up similar in terms of the profile of the kid what s known and unknown about the 17-year-old. let s put them to the side. the weapon analysis here is different than we are used to seeing. it s usually a high-round, high-capacity, high-power weapon used. how did he get it? he shouldn t have been able to get it that doesn t seem to be the case. two standard home defense weapons a shotgun and .38. the level of complexity is raised with the explosives. the fedding may take it over as a weapons of mass destruction case. texas has draconian laws here. he is looking at the death penalty he has been charged with capital murder, death penalty eligible. he didn t enter a plea but asked for an attorney. absolutely. now law enforcement right now, the most important thing is we are starting to rule thin ....
With those law and order people just to get their endorsement. it s great. he could have said in a much more nuanced way that would have made sense. if you wanted to say in my world f you kill a cop, you ll be death penalty eligible. the department of justice is going to look into every cop killing and we re going to look at it aggressively. you kill a cop in my country when i m president, here s what i m going to try make happen to you. that s okay. just don t give it some ee dikt that cannot be sustained from a constitutional basis. fascinating. that nuance you offered very, very suck sixtily and quickly. i hope they re listening. call me. i ll help you. thanks. coming up for us, an all-white jury quikts a former police officer of raping 13 black women. the survivor, any moment some will be speaking live. stand by for this very clearly emotional moment. that s ahead. right when you feel a cold sore, abreva can heal it in as few as two and a half days when used at the fi ....
Ordeal. i think the state may very well be able to get this tried and resolved and get complete justice first. if for any reason that doesn t happen in a state trial, i certainly think the federal authorities would be ready to go and both of them are in a strong position in this case to seek the death penalty. in fact the federal indictment although it hasn t been decided yet, has already listed a number of aggravated factors to make this case death penalty eligible. kendall coffey thank you very much. we ll continue to follow the developments out of south carolina as well. still ahead, we heard glowing reviews from some new hampshire voters yesterday about presidential candidate donald trump. one person said he just seems to be one of them. so when didat did that same group express about concerns regarding the trump presidency? i think potentially you ....