Huckabee On Clemmons: If You Think 108 Years Is An Appropriate Sentence...You Should Run For Governor

By Chris Good
Maurice Clemmons' murder of four police officers outside Seattle has come to haunt Mike Huckabee, and he's faced criticism for his 2000 commutation of Clemmons' 108-year prison sentence over the past week.

His PAC initially released a statement that shunted responsibility onto "the criminal justice system in both Arkansas and Washington State," then Huckabee seemed to take on more of the responsibility himself, appearing on The O'Reilly Factor (video here) to answer questions and issuing a long statement about his decision to commute Clemmons' sentence.

Now, he's answered some pretty challenging questions from a reporter in person. Here's the video, via CNN:
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