testifying today saying i can t do it. she took the stand after a short break and testified george floyd repeatedly said he couldn t breathe. the federal civil rights trial of three ex-officers resumes tomorrow morning. meanwhile in georgia, prosecutors in the federal hate crimes trial of three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery say that he would not have been killed if he were white. his mother, wander cooper-jones, saying this. i think it s going to be a long, long, hard trial, a whole lot of hard evidence is going to come into play, so i got to be prepared for that. it is a big show and we got a lot more to come on all of this, so make sure you stay tuned. our clarissa ward will join us in a little bit. generally wesley clark, thank you so much, we appreciate you joining us. good to be with you. let s talk about russia has
milling about at that construction site. i think it s a very difficult argument for the defense to distance their clients from the statements they ve made not only at the scene but with respect to social media posts, with regard to things they told other people, and of course the colorful language that you used at the outset demonstrating what they believe people of color to be. and i think if the prosecution is able to establish that that is the basis for them running down ahmaud arbery, i think their get their conviction. difficult argument to make if you re the defense. that social media stuff will do you in every time. it leaves a trail. joey, i want to turn to the federal civil rights trial of three former minneapolis police officers in george floyd s death. darnella frazier, the teenager who videotaped the murder of george floyd, testifying today after initially breaking down in the courtroom. she said that she didn t see george floyd resist at all. her video is everything in t
way. they go into the deliberation room and take that common sense. if you hatred for plaque people and see a black man running in a neighborhood and you think they re criminals and subhuman, naturally your instinct would be to do what these individuals did. i believe the defense is worried. you have remember, don, these two at least the father and son team tried to enter into a plea negotiation where they would avoid a public trial, but the judge rejected that plea negotiation. so they are not at this trial because they wanted to be here. they were hoping to avoid having this kind of evidence presented. but they were left with no choice once the judge reject their plea agreement. you sparked something because they re admitting in their text messages they re otherizing people. saying this cracker barrel is full of other kinds of people. i got the chance to speak with some of the jurors who heard the murder trial for derek chauvin, the murder of george floyd. listen what they told me
it says, creating a federal no-fly list for passengers who are skeptical of the federal mask mandate that remains in place until february 18 is unfair and they shouldn t be added to that list. as we know, it s been putting the flight crews and flight attendants in really untenable situations. we really feel for them. pete fontain, thank you so much. in just minutes, the federal civil rights trial for three of the ex-minneapolis police officers who were at the scene of george floyd s murder will resume in minnesota. prosecutors will continue to cross-examine one of those former cops today. the defendants have pleaded not guilty to charges of failing to intervene as derek chauvin kneeled on floyd s neck until he died. chauvin was convicted of state murder charges and pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in december as part of a
they re pointing the finger at the minneapolis police department, saying they re training was subpar. and i think expect jurors to believe somehow these police officers should be relieved of responsibility for doing what all of us saw with our very eyes was the common sense thing to do which was to save george floyd s life. after all, they re policemen, protect and serve. and we didn t see them protecting anyone other than themselves and trying to create a narrative that would relieve them of responsibility. i don t think their testimony, don, any of the defendants that have testified to date, i don t think it s done any good in terms of helping them avoid liability. we saw what happened with derek chauvin. i don t have a crystal ball. i can t predict with certainty, but i don t think this federal civil rights trial is going well for these defendants. yeah, but you ve been there. you know the courtroom. thank you very much. i ve been there and we ve been here before. and we know wh