Kamala Harris Defends Not Allowing DNA Testing in the Kevin Cooper Case

RYE Last Democratic debate ░░░░░░░░ was this astonishing at ░░░░░░░░ I thought it was ░░░░░░░░ attack from Tulsi Gabbard ░░░░░░░░ your record She talked ░░░░░░░░ 1500 marijuana convictions while ░░░░░░░░ were AG That you ░░░░░░░░ evidence that would have ░░░░░░░░ Kevin Cooper off death ░░░░░░░░ That you encouraged prison ░░░░░░░░ for wildfires and wanted ░░░░░░░░ extend the prisoner sentences ░░░░░░░░ in 2004 you pushed ░░░░░░░░ increase cash bail What ░░░░░░░░ you say to those ░░░░░░░░ looks like OK I ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ to deal with all ░░░░░░░░ You know a little ░░░░░░░░ more crosstalk HARRIS But ░░░░░░░░ was extraordinary Because actually ░░░░░░░░ you know I don ░░░░░░░░ even need to respond ░░░░░░░░ will of course but ░░░░░░░░ have been independent reviews ░░░░░░░░ what she said that ░░░░░░░░ the board found inaccuracies ░░░░░░░░ not flat out lies ░░░░░░░░ Well the folks who ░░░░░░░░ still tweeting about it ░░░░░░░░ need to know like ░░░░░░░░ the facts are So ░░░░░░░░ your vantage point HARRIS ░░░░░░░░ I mean we can ░░░░░░░░ first of all there ░░░░░░░░ no question that I ░░░░░░░░ spent my entire career ░░░░░░░░ on reforming the criminal ░░░░░░░░ system When you re ░░░░░░░░ about the marijuana cases ░░░░░░░░ attorney general I didn ░░░░░░░░ prosecute marijuana cases I ░░░░░░░░ t prosecute any cases ░░░░░░░░ DA did so that ░░░░░░░░ just a flat out ░░░░░░░░ We didn t prosecute ░░░░░░░░ cases I was you ░░░░░░░░ the California Department of ░░░░░░░░ I was taking on ░░░░░░░░ 5 big banks in ░░░░░░░░ United States bringing 20 ░░░░░░░░ back to the homeowners ░░░░░░░░ California I was taking ░░░░░░░░ pharmaceutical companies and big ░░░░░░░░ companies And prosecuting them ░░░░░░░░ everybody else was shattering ░░░░░░░░ their boots about these ░░░░░░░░ powerful special interests In ░░░░░░░░ Kevin Cooper case when ░░░░░░░░ found out what was ░░░░░░░░ on there I made ░░░░░░░░ demand and a request ░░░░░░░░ a demand that there ░░░░░░░░ DNA testing When I ░░░░░░░░ out about that case ░░░░░░░░ I ve always been ░░░░░░░░ saying that we need ░░░░░░░░ test DNA Let me ░░░░░░░░ you when I became ░░░░░░░░ general of California you ░░░░░░░░ there was this extensive ░░░░░░░░ of rape kits That ░░░░░░░░ everybody said oh there ░░░░░░░░ nothing we can do ░░░░░░░░ it I got rid ░░░░░░░░ that backlog in one ░░░░░░░░ Because I have always ░░░░░░░░ about saying we need ░░░░░░░░ science to prove innocence ░░░░░░░░ guilt but it has ░░░░░░░░ be a priority So ░░░░░░░░ know I it was ░░░░░░░░ a political attack It ░░░░░░░░ meant to you know ░░░░░░░░ my record because this ░░░░░░░░ somebody who was running ░░░░░░░░ me.”