way. they go into the deliberation room and take their common sense and if you have that kind of hatred for black people, you think black people are criminals, you think they are subhuman, naturally, your instinct would be to do what these individuals did. so, i believe the defense is worried but you have to remember, don, these two at least the father-son team, they 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 rejected their plea agreement. yeah, look, you sparked something because they are admitting in these text messages they are otherizing people. cracker barrel here is full of some other kinds of people. you know, i got the chance to speak with some of the the jurors who heard the murder trial for derek chauvin um, the mu
eyewitnesses and really we are eyewitnesses when we watch these videos and we watch them over and over and over again and we are subjected to the kind of violence that black men face at the hands of police, in this case vigilantes. it has a psychologically damning effect on us. many people report not being able to sleep, not being able to eat, not being able to concentrate. and being in a constant state of depression and sadness over what they re witnessing. and some psychologists, don, tell folks to layoff the news. don t watch the stories, don t watch the videos, don t consume this kind of content because it is so painful and it s so offensive. you talked about the derek chauvin case, don. remember dylan ruth who killed the people at the mother emmanuel church in south carolina while they were in bible class. at that trial the survivors who didn t die from that massacre had to testify, and i remember the jurors also needed counseling after listening to those victims recount what ha
a special agent with the georgia bureau of investigations taking the stand today in the federal hate crime trial hate crimes i should say trial in the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. turns out he had a confederate flag license plate and the decal of a blue tool cross in the bed of his truck. and that after revealed social media posts from two of the defendants we re glad to have you this evening. good evening, areva. to remind everyone of this casual racism these men use in their daily lives here s what one of the texts revealed during the trial. it said a friend text travis mcmichael, quote, this cracker barrel up here is full of some other kinds of people. mcmichael replies, quote, need to change the name from cracker barrel to n-word bucket.
recognizing their independence. the u.s. is calling this a clear attack on ukraine s sovereignty and promised swift sanctions but stopped short of or has called this the beginning of russia s latest invasion into ukraine. it is day two of jury deliberations in the federal hate crimes trial of three white men already convicted in the murder of ahmaud arbery in georgia. closing arguments are set to begin today in the federal civil rights trial of three former minneapolis officers involved in george floyd s death. and the house select committee investigating january 6th now asking for a former assistant press secretary from the trump white house to voluntarily cooperate. the source tells cnn that jalen drummond attended a meeting with the former president on january 5th as well as the rally the day of the deadly capitol insurrection. juwan howard paying the price for his post game altercation with another coach on sunday. he s been suspended for the rest of the regular season and
the georgia bureau of investigations taking the stand today in the federal hate crime trial hate crimes, i should say, trial of the three men convicted of murdering ahmaud arbery. his testimony revealing new information about travis mcmichael s truck. turns out, he had a confederate flag vanity license plate and a decal of a blue confederate cross on a toolbox in the bed of his truck. that, after another agent revealed racist text messages and social-media posts from two of the defendants. joining me now, cnn legal analyst, areva martin. she is the author of awakening, ladies, leadership, and the lies we have been told. and we are glad to have you this evening. here is one of the texts one of the texts revealed during the trial. it says a friend texts travis mcmichael, quote, this cracker barrel up here is full of some other kinds of people. mcmichael replies, quote, need to change the name from cracker barrel to n-word bucket. now today, we are learning that