RUSH TRANSCRIPT New questions ░░░░░░░░ surrounding congressman Joe Barton ░░░░░░░░ nude photos of the ░░░░░░░░ Republican were circulated this ░░░░░░░░ on social media by ░░░░░░░░ anonymous Twitter account Now ░░░░░░░░ congressman has apologized for ░░░░░░░░ but is also now ░░░░░░░░ the pocket that he ░░░░░░░░ the victim of revenge ░░░░░░░░ Which by the way ░░░░░░░░ Texas is a criminal ░░░░░░░░ Since then an unnamed ░░░░░░░░ has come forward to ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post sharing a ░░░░░░░░ recorded phone call from ░░░░░░░░ and it s that ░░░░░░░░ according to The post ░░░░░░░░ Barton warned her against ░░░░░░░░ the explicit images he ░░░░░░░░ sent her Page pate ░░░░░░░░ with me CNN legal ░░░░░░░░ Page pate thank you ░░░░░░░░ being with me Happy ░░░░░░░░ Happy Thanksgiving Before we ░░░░░░░░ your take on this ░░░░░░░░ don t want to ░░░░░░░░ that people watching know ░░░░░░░░ what revenge porn means ░░░░░░░░ you explain that for ░░░░░░░░ Sure absolutely Brooke I ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot 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░░░░░░░░ or a child If ░░░░░░░░ s a child there ░░░░░░░░ a wholly different type ░░░░░░░░ statute to deal with ░░░░░░░░ Sure If it s ░░░░░░░░ consensual relationship the image ░░░░░░░░ taken it s sent ░░░░░░░░ someone else Unless you ░░░░░░░░ that person s consent ░░░░░░░░ can t post it ░░░░░░░░ any social media site ░░░░░░░░ it s a crime ░░░░░░░░ right We get it ░░░░░░░░ this congressman case do ░░░░░░░░ think this sounds like ░░░░░░░░ porn to you I ░░░░░░░░ it could be Brooke ░░░░░░░░ this statute I don ░░░░░░░░ think anyone thought it ░░░░░░░░ be intended to protect ░░░░░░░░ middle aged congressman from ░░░░░░░░ his images posted on ░░░░░░░░ It goes both ways ░░░░░░░░ What s good for ░░░░░░░░ goose is good for ░░░░░░░░ gander The stature doesn ░░░░░░░░ distinguish here male female ░░░░░░░░ otherwise If this image ░░░░░░░░ taken and is it ░░░░░░░░ the intimate body parts ░░░░░░░░ did Some of us ░░░░░░░░ seen it The image ░░░░░░░░ as revenge porn He ░░░░░░░░ did not give his ░░░░░░░░ for it to be ░░░░░░░░ or used in any ░░░░░░░░ and she did it ░░░░░░░░ It has harmed him ░░░░░░░░ know the identity of ░░░░░░░░ person not just because ░░░░░░░░ team admitted to it ░░░░░░░░ also that s what ░░░░░░░░ told the Washington Post ░░░░░░░░ perhaps other media outlets ░░░░░░░░ of the elements are ░░░░░░░░ off in this case ░░░░░░░░ re going to follow ░░░░░░░░ but let me ask ░░░░░░░░ about a separate story ░░░░░░░░ today The U S ░░░░░░░░ general Jeff Sessions has ░░░░░░░░ a thorough review of ░░░░░░░░ FBI background check system ░░░░░░░░ it was revealed that ░░░░░░░░ gunman who carried out ░░░░░░░░ mass shooting in Sutherland ░░░░░░░░ Texas earlier this month ░░░░░░░░ wasn t registered And ░░░░░░░░ comes amid this alarming ░░░░░░░░ that tens of thousands ░░░░░░░░ names have now been ░░░░░░░░ from the system all ░░░░░░░░ of how the FBI ░░░░░░░░ now defining what a ░░░░░░░░ is Right What are ░░░░░░░░ indirect consequences of this ░░░░░░░░ let s start with ░░░░░░░░ fugitive issue first And ░░░░░░░░ do think the Obama ░░░░░░░░ was the first to ░░░░░░░░ to address this problem ░░░░░░░░ I can see the ░░░░░░░░ of people thinking that ░░░░░░░░ way that it was ░░░░░░░░ enforced was going too ░░░░░░░░ because a fugitive was ░░░░░░░░ just somebody who was ░░░░░░░░ the run from law ░░░░░░░░ but say you missed ░░░░░░░░ court date for a ░░░░░░░░ ticket and there was ░░░░░░░░ bench warrant out for ░░░░░░░░ Even though you may ░░░░░░░░ have left your home ░░░░░░░░ could fall under the ░░░░░░░░ of a fugitive from ░░░░░░░░ and be prohibited from ░░░░░░░░ a firearm Before sessions ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general the ░░░░░░░░ and the FBI said ░░░░░░░░ s tweak that a ░░░░░░░░ bit Have this fugitive ░░░░░░░░ apply only to be ░░░░░░░░ are really on the ░░░░░░░░ They did that to ░░░░░░░░ to remove people who ░░░░░░░░ not be that dangerous ░░░░░░░░ not being age to ░░░░░░░░ a firearm from coming ░░░░░░░░ that list The other ░░░░░░░░ I think is long ░░░░░░░░ We know that this ░░░░░░░░ individual who was involved ░░░░░░░░ that mass shooting had ░░░░░░░░ type of criminal past ░░░░░░░░ should have prevented him ░░░░░░░░ being able to legally ░░░░░░░░ a firearm Right But ░░░░░░░░ we ve got to ░░░░░░░░ to one another The ░░░░░░░░ department has to talk ░░░░░░░░ ATF they have to ░░░░░░░░ to FBI they have ░░░░░░░░ share the information that ░░░░░░░░ going to be relevant ░░░░░░░░ you have any type ░░░░░░░░ domestic violence conviction you ░░░░░░░░ prohibited from possessing and ░░░░░░░░ a firearm But how ░░░░░░░░ can that system ever ░░░░░░░░ I mean if we ░░░░░░░░ really going to prevent ░░░░░░░░ from getting assault weapons ░░░░░░░░ things of that nature ░░░░░░░░ is nothing in that ░░░░░░░░ or in the future ░░░░░░░░ prevent someone from having ░░░░░░░░ a girlfriend a friend ░░░░░░░░ go in and purchase ░░░░░░░░ firearm and give it ░░░░░░░░ that individual Right That ░░░░░░░░ all the time It ░░░░░░░░ a crime but it ░░░░░░░░ all the time Right ░░░░░░░░ s imperfect but there ░░░░░░░░ certainly things that can ░░░░░░░░ done to make it ░░░░░░░░ difficult Absolutely Page thank ░░░░░░░░ Thank you Brooke Page ░░░░░░░░ Coming up next, you could