In an email titled , " From time to time I get the questions in advance , " Brazile appeared to tip off Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri to a question about the candidate 's stance on the death penalty . " Here 's one that worries me about HRC , " read the email sent by Brazile , who is currently serving as the acting chair of the Democratic National Committee . 19 states and the District of Columbia have banned the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . 31 states , including Ohio , still have the death penalty . According to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty , since 1973 , 156 people have been on death row and later set free .

Erdogan also reiterated Turkey would consider reinstating the death penalty after the failed attempt to overthrow his government . " I will approve capital punishment if it 's passed by parliament , " he said . Turkey abolished the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute in 2004 under reforms aimed at obtaining European Union membership . Reinstatement would create further issues between the EU and Ankara in the already stalled membership talks . INSIDE STORY : Turkey - Witch - hunt or precautionary measures ?

You avoid surprises by painstakingly planning for every possible line of questioning and attack . Debates are remembered for just one moment , and most of the time it is a moment that one of the participants was not prepared for . Michael Dukakis was ready to talk about his opposition to the death penalty , for example , but he was not ready for Bernard Shaw to ask whether he ’d favor the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na for a man who raped and murdered his wife . -- That ’s why good prep is less about mimicking Trump ’s mannerisms and more about mirroring his personality . You ’re not preparing for “ Saturday Night Live . ” Clinton needs someone in this role who can get in her head , interrupt her , throw her off her game , make her feel uncomfortable and angry , challenge assertions she ’s not used to having challenged and make the best possible arguments against her .

The numbers for Clinton — who very quickly tweeted that Trump 's Michigan comments were " so ignorant it 's staggering " -- were nearly completely flipped . There are any number of reasons that black Americans might view Trump unfavorably , starting with his 2011 effort to cast suspicion on Obama 's place of birth . Or , probably , starting with his full - page ad calling for the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute against five black teenagers in New York City who were accused of rape — wrongly , as it turned out . Or perhaps thanks to the support his current candidacy is getting from people like former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke . There 's no reason to think that Trump 's suggestion that black Americans had " nothing to lose " because they " are living in poverty " will do anything to reverse that trend .

“ From time to time I get the questions in advance , ” Brazile wrote to Clinton ’s communications director Jennifer Palmieri on March 12 , 2016 . Brazile added , “ Here ’s one that worries me about [ Hillary ] , ” and gave Palmieri a question about the death penalty . The next day Hillary was asked about her stance on the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute during a CNN town hall . CNN has not responded to a Daily Caller inquiry about if whether they ever shared town hall questions with Brazile , if so was it typical practice , and if they had any comment regarding Brazile sharing the questions with a campaign . Brazile released a statement Tuesday about the emails and said , “ As it pertains to the CNN Debates , I never had access to questions and would never have shared them with the candidates if I did . ” She claimed Russia is behind Wikileaks and added , “ We are in the process of verifying the authenticity of these documents . ”

CNN reporters and producers typically prepare in what is informally known as the " cone of silence . " Secrecy is prioritized and access is restricted during the prep sessions . But Brazile 's March 12 email to Palmieri included the text of a potential question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . A similarly - worded question was read by Martin at the town hall the next day . He introduced an exonerated former death row inmate who asked Clinton about her view on the matter .

The emails were hacked from Podesta ’s account by WikiLeaks , but Clinton ’s campaign — and Brazile — have all but claimed their contents have been falsified . But a check of the DKIM signature by the Daily Caller News Foundation against HillaryClinton.com ’s key shows that Palmieri did , in fact , send the exact email to Podesta that WikiLeaks says she did . The email from Brazile had a subject line of “ From time to time I get the questions in advance ” and said “ Here ’s one that worries me about HRC , ” followed by the full text of a question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . Clinton was indeed asked the question at a debate by moderator Roland Martin . Do You Think All Emails Released By WikiLeaks Are Real ?

They ’ll still have an office , but they will have to vote the way of their states and will have to be apportioned as their states were apportioned . It ’s a big deal . You know , it ’s the same thing we went through , quite frankly , in the movement to abolish the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . We had one victory in ' 72 . It got turned around on us in ’76 .

... AND WITH THAT “ LEAKED ” CNN QUESTION On March 12 , Donna Brazile , then vice chair of the DNC and a CNN and ABC contributor , allegedly wrote an email to the Clinton campaign with the subject line “ From time to time I get the questions in advance . ” It continues : “ Here ’s one that worries me about HRC … Should Ohio and the 30 other states join the current list and abolish the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na ? ” Palmieri wrote back within three hours , seemingly not as worried : “ Hi . Yes , it is one she gets asked about .

The United States was slammed over its rights record Monday at the United Nations ’ Human Rights Council , with member nations criticizing the country for police violence and racial discrimination , the Guantánamo Bay Detention Facility and the continued use of the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . The issue of racism and police brutality dominated the discussion on Monday during the country ’s second universal periodic review ( UPR ) . Country after country recommended that the U.S. strengthen legislation and expand training to eliminate racism and excessive use of force by law enforcement .

The relevant text : Here ’s one that worries me about HRC . DEATH PENALTY 19 states and the District of Columbia have banned the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . 31 states , including Ohio , still have the death penalty . According to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty , since 1973 , 156 people have been on death row and later set free .

Central Park 5 This news sparked outrage online Friday until the tape overshadowed it . Trump ran a full - page ad in newspapers in 1989 calling for the return of the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute after five black teens were arrested for the rape and beating of a jogger in Central Park . Though all were found guilty based on questionable confessions and sent to prison , their convictions were vacated over a decade later when another man confessed to the crime . DNA evidence connected him to the attack , while no forensic evidence ever implicated them .

The next evening , Clinton faced a question about the death penalty at a CNN - TVOne town hall event at Ohio State University . TVOne host Roland Martin introduced Ricky Jackson , who had been wrongly convicted of murder back in the 1970s , when he was a teenager . He asked Clinton about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . Did Brazile — who left her contributorship at CNN over the summer to take over as interim Democratic National Committee chair — help the Clinton campaign to anticipate a topic in the heat of the primary battle against Bernie Sanders ? No , says Brazile , in a statement released today : “ As a longtime political activist with deep ties to our party , I supported all of our candidates for president .

" I appeal to the consciences of those who govern to reach an international consensus to abolish the death penalty , " the 79-year - old Pope said , addressing tens of thousands of people in St. Peter 's Square on Sunday . Even the criminal “ keeps the inviolable right to life , ” said Pope Francis . Pope calls for an end to death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na , asks for no sentence to be executed during the Holy Year of Mercy . pic.twitter.com/Z0wOoN6ig8 — Ines San Martin ( @inesanma ) February 21 , 2016 The Argentinian pontiff urged Catholic leaders all over the world to work for a moratorium on executions during the Church 's current Holy Year , also dubbed Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy , which ends in November .

The reports emerged on Tuesday when some observers digging through the recent WikiLeaks release of Clinton campaign chair John Podesta 's leaked emails noticed similarities between a private email sent from the then - CNN contributor and DNC vice chair to Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri saying that she " gets questions in advance " a day before a CNN town hall debate . In the email to Palmieri , Brazile flagged a question she received from CNN about the death penalty in the body of an email to Palmieri titled " from time to time I get the questions in advance . " " Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have banned the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . Thirty - one states , including Ohio , still have the death penalty . According to the National Coalition To Abolish The Death Penalty , since 1973 , 156 people have been executed on death row and later set free .

The United States and European Union , which Turkey aspires to join , have both urged Ankara to exercise restraint in its crackdown on suspected Gulen supporters and to ensure those arrested have a fair trial . Amnesty International has said detainees may have suffered human rights violations , including beatings and rape - an accusation roundly rejected by Ankara . The EU has also bridled at talk in Turkey - from Erdogan down - of restoring the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na , a move Brussels said would scupper Ankara 's decades - old bid to join the bloc . Tourism , a pillar of the economy , has been badly hit by a series of deadly bombings in Turkey , including one at Istanbul 's airport in June that killed 45 people , and by tensions with Russia . Data showing a 40 percent drop year - on - year in June in the number of foreign visitors to Turkey is further bad news for the government .

As the case against Assange stands today , a district court in Stockholm ruled last month that there was still “ probable cause for suspicion ” against the WikiLeaks founder . The statute of limitations for some of the lesser charges against him is past , put the rape allegation will stand until 2020 . Although Ecuador has extended its diplomatic cover to him , Assange fears that if he is forced to return to Sweden , that country might then extradite him , for political reasons , to the United States , where he could face serious charges of espionage or conspiracy , potentially warranting the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na , regarding WikiLeaks ' disclosure of the Afghan War Diary and other documents revealing the U.S. government ’s purposeful deception in its prosecution of illegal wars in Iraq and Afghanistan . Regarding the Clinton e - mail scandal , while it seems that the Justice Department is having a hard time collecting and sorting through Hillary ’s state department e - mail archive , others are n’t finding the task quite so daunting . On June 13 , oilprices.com reported :

How did the text of a CNN - TV One town hall question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute end up in the hands of the Clinton campaign ahead of time ? New evidence on Wednesday suggests that TV One co - host Roland Martin may have been the link from the town hall prep process to the Democratic National Committee . In a hacked email published by Wikileaks , Democratic National Committee official Donna Brazile appeared to tell Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri that " from time to time I get the questions in advance . "

Earlier today , the Erik Wemple Blog spoke with someone wishing to bat down the implications of an email that then - CNN contributor Donna Brazile sent to the Clinton campaign back in March . “ From time to time I get the questions in advance , ” read the subject line of the email , which was sent on March 12 . In the email was a question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . The next evening , Clinton faced a question about the death penalty at a CNN - TVOne town hall event at Ohio State University . TVOne host Roland Martin introduced Ricky Jackson , who had been wrongly convicted of murder back in the 1970s , when he was a teenager .

6/10 Kenya Extrajudicial executions , enforced disappearances and discrimination against refugees in its counter - terrorism operations ; and attempts to undermine the International Criminal Court and its ability to pursue justice . Getty Images 7/10 Pakistan The severe human rights failings of its response to the horrific Peshawar school massacre including its relentless use of the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute ; and its policy on international NGOs giving authorities the power to monitor them and close them down if they are considered to be “ against the interests ” of the country . Getty Images 8/10 Russia Repressive use of vague national security and anti - extremism legislation and its concerted attempts to silence civil society in the country ; its shameful refusal to acknowledge civilian killings in Syria and its callous moves to block Security Council action on Syria .

The emails were hacked from Podesta ’s account by WikiLeaks , but Clinton ’s campaign — and Brazile — have all but claimed their contents have been falsified . But a check of the DKIM signature by the Daily Caller News Foundation against HillaryClinton.com ’s key shows that Palmieri did , in fact , send the exact email to Podesta that WikiLeaks says she did . The email from Brazile had a subject line of “ From time to time I get the questions in advance ” and said “ Here ’s one that worries me about HRC , ” followed by the full text of a question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na . Clinton was indeed asked the question at a debate by moderator Roland Martin . Do You Think All Emails Released By WikiLeaks Are Real ?

Shuler broke the story Jan. 11 on his blog , ” Lawyer for Assange Accusers Has Apparent Ties to CIA and Torture . ” Professor ’s Blog , Swedish PM Reinfeldt lies in London on Assange extradition , Marcello Vittorio Ferrada de Noli ( Italy ) , Jan. 21 , 2011 . According to a breaking AP news 21/01 2001 , Swedish PM Reinfeldt told reporters Thursday ( in London ) that " Sweden 's policy is not to extradite people to nations with the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute . But he said Sweden 's courts , not its government , would decide that . " This is utterly untrue .

You avoid surprises by painstakingly planning for every possible line of questioning and attack . Debates are remembered for just one moment , and most of the time it is a moment that one of the participants was not prepared for . Michael Dukakis was ready to talk about his opposition to the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na , for example , but he was not ready for Bernard Shaw to ask whether he ’d favor the death penalty for a man who raped and murdered his wife . -- That ’s why good prep is less about mimicking Trump ’s mannerisms and more about mirroring his personality . You ’re not preparing for “ Saturday Night Live . ” Clinton needs someone in this role who can get in her head , interrupt her , throw her off her game , make her feel uncomfortable and angry , challenge assertions she ’s not used to having challenged and make the best possible arguments against her .

Palmieri responded , “ Yes , it is one she gets asked about . Not everyone likes her answer but can share it . ” As it turned out , Clinton was asked about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na , but the phrasing of the question was different . Brazile and CNN have denied that she has ever had any of the questions in advance . And some of the emails dealt with campaign messaging and strategy -- including the phrase “ everyday Americans , ” which Clinton and her campaign used frequently in the first few months of her candidacy .

... AND WITH THAT “ LEAKED ” CNN QUESTION On March 12 , Donna Brazile , then vice chair of the DNC and a CNN and ABC contributor , allegedly wrote an email to the Clinton campaign with the subject line “ From time to time I get the questions in advance . ” It continues : “ Here ’s one that worries me about HRC … Should Ohio and the 30 other states join the current list and abolish the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute ? ” Palmieri wrote back within three hours , seemingly not as worried : “ Hi . Yes , it is one she gets asked about .

who is not viewed favorably by the left or by other Latin American countries . ” Ecuador granted asylum to Assange in August 2012 , when he was wanted for questioning in Sweden on accusations of rape and sexual molestation . Correa has said that he wanted to protect the WikiLeaks founder from the possibility he might have his due process rights violated and face the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute if he were ever charged for his leaks in the United States . Politically , the move allowed Correa to flex his muscles on the international stage and burnish his anti - American credentials at home , according to Latin American political observers . “ He thought this was a low - cost way of kind of poking the US without generating real consequences , ” said J.D.

For my friends , do n't forget to check your status by going to # IWillVote.com . # Freedom — Donna Brazile ( @donnabrazile ) October 31 , 2016 Her Oct. 11 statement was issued after the first email 's release on the question about the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.na . “ As a longtime political activist with deep ties to our party , I supported all of our candidates for president . I often shared my thoughts with each and every campaign , and any suggestions that indicate otherwise are simply untrue .

The most recent one does it in spades , but it ’s more than that . My daughter and my son - in - law and I made a film about the Central Park Five . He took out full page ads asking for the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute to be brought back and applied to five innocent children and on Friday he doubled down on that . It ’s only the sex tape that ’s kept that relatively quiet , but I was very impressed by Sen. McCain who finally disavowed Trump and not only mentioned the completely off - the - rails sex tape , but also the Central Park Five as one of the reasons . He had the trifecta last Friday because he also said while being endorsed by border control folks that the Obama administration under the direction of Hillary Clinton was letting in immigrants so they could vote against him .

Brazile was also the Vice - Chair of the Democratic National Committee ( DNC ) at the time and would have had to adhere to a neutrality cause but the email exchanges show she was anything but . Brazile wrote to Clinton campaign communications director , Jennifer Palmeiri , that she was concerned about a question on the death penalty . Knowing Hillary Clinton ’s position of being for the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute , she wanted to give a heads up , writing “ Here ’s one that worries me about HRC ” ( Hillary Rodham Clinton ) . She then included the text of a pretext to a question on the death penalty : “ Yes , it is one she gets asked about , ” Palmieri responded .

In the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing that ripped apart a federal building and killed 168 people , he was dispatched to the city to set up the early stages of the prosecution case , winning plaudits for gathering large amounts of evidence that led to the convictions of both McVeigh and Terry Nichols . He was also central to the prosecution of the Unabomber , Ted Kaczynski . He acquired his passion for being a judge by sitting at the feet of the liberal supreme court justice William Brennan , who was a champion of progressive policies such as opposition to the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute and support of abortion rights . Garland has had plenty of opportunity to wield similar progressive influence as chief judge of the DC appeals circuit which , given its location , frequently acts as arbiter in major cases concerning the federal government . Among those were the 2008 judgment from the appeals court , led by Garland , that punched a hole in the Bush administration ’s detention of so - called “ enemy combatants ” in Guantánamo Bay without any oversight from the civilian courts .

It 's no secret Trump has a thorny history with African - Americans . The billionaire 's father ’s real - estate company , helmed by The Donald at the time , was sued by the Justice Department in 1973 for allegedly refusing to rent properties to black tenants . In 1989 , he memorably took out full - page ads in New York 's daily newspapers — including this one — demanding that five black and Hispanic teens accused of raping a female jogger in Central Park be given the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute , though they later turned out to be innocent . To this day , he routinely tacks on an antiquated definite article ( " the blacks " ) when referring to the racial group . And in February , when asked in a CNN interview whether he disavowed the support of former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard David Duke , he played dumb — later blaming his avoidance on a faulty earpiece .

Although Clinton has called for reforming the criminal justice system this election season , she once supported a crime bill that essentially created the era of mass incarceration . Bill Clinton 's 1994 crime bill approached criminal justice reform with a " tough on crime " strategy . This bill expanded the death penalty justice.judicialconsequences.execute , eliminated federal funding for educational programs in prisons , and encouraged states to increase prison sentences , among other things . The population of federal and state prisons increased by 673,000 , and nearly 60 percent of those serving time in federal prison during this time were serving for drug offenses . Clinton has been criticized for supporting the 1994 crime bill and her use of the term " super predators . "