Peaceful way. And the majority of the protesters are very peaceful. They had the moral high ground no different than what happened when you had the terrorist attacks on the church in charleston. And members of that Community Even though they thought there would be looting and burning and vandalism and my cousin was one of those killed for no reason at all, the community kept the moral high ground and it galvanized the world. And so what youre seeing in places across the country are people who have the moral high ground but it has been hijacked. Theyre no different than the Law Enforcement officers that i consider to be their behavior to be no more than thugry the way george floyd was killed for no reason at all and others just stood around and did nothing as if it was something that they were accustomed to even though the cameras were rolling. You have to asked yourself what happens to these few bad apples that were causing the reaction in such a way to not show any humanity. Its also
As the protests have grown, the civil unrest and rioting has grown. I want to get your reaction overall to what we have seen, particularly over the last three days. Of america isuty our right to protest in a peaceful way. The majority of the protesters are very peaceful. Happenedent than what when you had a terrorist attack on the church in charleston. Members of that community, even though they thought they were being looted and burning and vandalism, the community capped moral high ground and kept the moral high ground and galvanized the world. What you are seeing in places across the country are people who have the moral high ground, but it has been hijacked. They are no different than the Law Enforcement officers that i theirto be more behavior, to be no more than thuggery. Killed george floyd was for no reason at all and others just stood around. You have to ask yourself. What would cause them to react in such a way that they would not show any humanity . It also shows a lack of i
We are joined by Armstrong Williams longtime radio, tv talk show host, author, thank you for being with us here on washington journal this morning. Good morning and thank you so much for having me. Host we started our segment last hour with Michael Hopkins saying we asked both of you on today to talk about the reaction last week to the death of george floyd at the hands of the minneapolis police. But as the protests have grown and the civil rest has grown and writing, we want to get your reaction overall to what weve seen particularly in the last three days over the weekend across the country. Guest you know, the beauty of america is our right to protest in a very peaceful way. The majority of the protesters are very peaceful and they had the moral high ground no different than the one when you had the terrorist attack on Emanuel Church in charlestown. Members of that community, even though they thought there would be looting and burning, [inaudible] was one of those killed for no reas
weekend, i am chris hayes. let s get to the weekend s top stories. 83 point $3 million, that is a lot of money. that s how much donald trump has just been ordered to pay writer e. jean carroll for repeating defaming her after she accused him of sexual assault. the jury spent four days hearing about what donald trump did, and witnessing his ongoing contempt towards but the proceedings in front of them, and e. jean carroll with their own eyes. carols attorneys had asked the jurors to reach a verdict that would stop them from further defaming the woman that he has been defaming and harassing for the last five years. today, after deliberating for less than three hours, the jury came through. they awarded carroll $73 million in emotional damages, $11 million in reputational damages, and a whopping $65 million in punitive damages, which is there essentially to stop him from what he has been doing. such a shocking and divisive verdict against the ex president. even fox news cover th
of a new york city courtroom that has likely put a damper on donald trump s weekend. a nine-member jury has reached its verdict in trump s second defamation trial brought by writer e. jean carroll. the unanimous verdict, donald trump is on the hook for just over $83 million in damages. $83.3 million to be exact. it took just less than three hours of deliberation by the jury to come to that verdict. which includes $11 million for damages to her reputation. $7.3 million for emotional harm and other damages, and a whopping $65 million in punitive damages. it s a huge increase from the $5 million verdict a separate jury awarded carroll last year after finding trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her. now, this is the part where if you have kiddos in the room, you might want to cover their ears because i think it s important to remind you that mr. carroll s case goes back to the 1990s. and she accused trump of doing exactly what he said on that infamous access hollyw