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system to the test, really. how will it deal with people who have a wanton disregard for human life, particularly black lives, it seems? i want to bring in elie honig, a former federal and state prosecutor to help put all of this into perspective. elie, it s so good to see you and have this conversation with you in particular because a lot of people don t necessarily realize. they re wondering, hold on. first of all, in the case of the three officers who were charged in depriving george floyd s civil rights, why was that not part of the state murder trial? why are they separate and beginning with a federal trial? what s the answer? yeah. so it s a good question, and it s a procedural decision. these three officers are facing both federal and state charges, but they re starting now with the federal case. and i think strategically it s smart to do that because in some respects, the theory in the federal case is broader than in the state case. in the state case, they re charged as accom

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