this book, reverend al. i had to expose what went on in that courtroom and what we didn t see the first time around, because i feel this is an iconic case. i feel the story had to be told. but it s bigger even than just the trayvon martin case. we see it again in the jordan davis shooting. renisha mcbride, and all of the other young people who are unarmed, who are considered suspicious in this country. it s got to stop. and i felt that the least i could do would be to expose it in my book. lisa bloom, new for your time tonight. thank you, reverend. and again, the book is called suspicion nation. coming up, what president obama said today about me and bill o reilly. it has people talking. but first, the scandal phenomenon. it s a smash hit. it s groundbreaking, and it s back tonight. two super fans who i m sure you know, join me next. if you want me, earn me. until then we are done.
the mother, the man weatherall stabbed to death in 1998 isn t so sympathic. she tells us i live with my son s death every day and don t think anyone who lives in prison with a life sentence deserves this right. we asked weatheral to respond. she had nothing to say to her victim s family. i don t know. i couldn t even begin to try to even think of something to say. wow, that s a look. thank you to dave roberts from our affiliate ketv for that report. want to get the legal view, little bit of the outreach on this one. bring back danny cevallos, joey jackson and lisa bloom, an analyst for avo.com and the author of the brand-new book suspicion nation. look who s holding it up for you. and mine s autographed. yes, it is. thank you, lisa. i m going to open this one up
days later trayvon s parents came on this show to express their shock. i broke down, because i was in disbelief. i just didn t i couldn t understand why the jury came back with the verdict that they did. when the verdict came, it just seemed like wow, you can get away with murder. two years later, a new book is raising some provocative questions about the trial. and about race and justice in america. it s called suspicion nation: the inside story of the trayvon martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it. and the author, lisa bloom, is very harsh on the prosecution. she writes, quote, yes, the prosecution blew it. the overlooked evidence, lack of witness preparation, and poor strategic choices made by the state s attorneys were nothing short of astonishing.
analyst for avo.com. and she is also author of suspicion nation: the inside story of the trayvon martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it. thanks for being here. thank you. lisa, the focus is now on evidence. what might he be alluding to? i certainly hope it s the admissions of racism that came from michael dunn himself both in his jailhouse letters where he called african americans thugs and gangsters, and said the more he gets to know them, the more prejudiced he is against them. and now the new phone recordings released where he calls african americans animals. i mean, this is a prosecution that needed to show malice, hatred, ill will. they had it right there. they didn t use it. i know the judge initially ruled these letters wouldn t come in. once the defense put on character witnesses and said this man is gentle and peaceful, they should have tried again on cross-examination or through
analyst for avo.com and author of suspicion nation: the inside story of the trayvon martin injustice and why we continue to repeat it. thank you. thank you for having me. representative williams, what have you done in response to the dunn mistrial? well, i will tell you today we had a groundbreaking development in what we believe will hopefully change the moment here in the state of florida. today the vice-chairman of the task force that governor scott commissioned about a year and a half ago when the lieutenant governor was also named the chairman, the vice-chairman of that committee, reverend r.b. holmes here in tallahassee has called for a repeal of the law. before that task force came out that. talked about some recommendations that the governor had provided no leadership on, even in past