Open to Prosecution?

" Yeah and a Fox News alert President Obama saying just moments ago that he is open to the possible prosecution. A Bush Administration Justice Department officials who came up with harsh interrogation tactics. After 9/11 prepares to host a special report. -- now live from DC and this is the first time we've heard from the president. On this topic Brett since he authorized the release of those memos. Exactly what what is the news that the president broke here."

" Yeah Rick you know he was at the CIA yesterday and speaking to CIA officers and personnel out there saying that there is no -- or need from this administration to prosecute the CIA interrogators. Or the people who were responsible for. Going forward with the rules that were coming out of the Bush Administration. As it pertains to interrogation techniques however today. In an Oval Office meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah. President Obama was asked about any other prosecutions. Moving forward with. Bush Administration officials who may be responsible for writing the interrogation techniques in coming up. With the legal memos to back up all of the actions that we're taking place across the globe and the president clearly left the door open to prosecuting Bush Administration officials saying it is a decision. That has to be made by his attorney general Eric Holder. Now we can tell you that there has been a lot of talk about possibly moving forward with this we've heard the president the past saying. That he does not want to look at the past he wants to look forward however today's comments the statements were pretty significant and definitely left the door open for. Maybe even a special prosecutor to look into these actions I have an email here from moveon.org. They're trying to get 200000 signatures by the end of this week. To Eric Holder to call for just that special prosecutor. For the torture question."

" Let's show the faces of these three former bush Justice Department officials. Who -- could. Potentially. Face criminal charges if Eric Holder decides to go down that road John -- by the Steven Bradbury. They are the ones who who wrote the the legal briefs that -- didn't sort of gave that -- legal basis for the -- harsh interrogation techniques after nine elevenths you know we heard from the former vice president last night on Hannity talking about other CIA memos. That proved that these interrogation techniques actually worked. And gave us the ability to stop. -- terror attacks against the United States any word from the CIA today a whether or not the vice president's request to have those memos released might actually happen. Yeah no word yet from this administration or from the CIA specifically."

" On that but we can't tell you that the Director of National Intelligence actually put out to. Memos. Regarding. The release of those memos last week. Admiral Blair putting out a memo a press release. Saying basically why the memos were released according to the administration. -- Similar released to employees. For the directive for the national intelligence. Department and in that he listed. Two paragraphs that said that the interrogations actually did stop attacks that was left out of the press release also did two different sides of that that point but as far as the vice president. A Vice President Cheney said. Request for other memos to be released. That no action yet we should said that if a prosecution went forward. In some way it would be tough one would it envision. Two to make these cases and make them stick. Yet you could have a lot of legal wrangling. If the door is opened. And clearly the president left it. Open -- bear special report 6 o'clock eastern good to see Brett thanks very much."