Tribune, the front page, which john was talking about. You see here it says, convicted jury finds Derek Chauvin guilty of murder. This is something many people, minnasotans in particular say they hoped they would see it but feared they wouldnt see it, specifically citing the case of philando castile, a similar fashion. He was pulled over not in minneapolis but a similar suburb, a traffic stop. The aftermath of that was caught on camera. He was shot and killed. People thought because there was video the officer in that case would be not only charged but convicted. He wasnt. So when the jury read the Verdict Yesterday, there was a wide range of emotion. Some people were quiet as they listened, just to take it all in, really processing what they had just heard. And then here in the Downtown Area just outside of the Hennepin County Government center where the verdict was read, there was a symphony of celebration. That celebration was led by cars blowing their horns and people crying. This
facilitator to conspiracy theorists, and who was always eager to present trump with new material to bolster his false claims. as one former administration official said, people received voice mails from election conspiracy theorists who would begin their message by saying meadows had shared the number and suggested they call. now let s not forget that among other things, meadows was in possession of a power point presentation that recommended that trump declare a national security emergency, a move straight out of the authoritarian playbook. the committee today subpoenaed the person responsible for promoting that power point. described by the post as a retired army colonel with a background in psychological influence operations, aka information warfare, who described himself on his linkedin page as the founder, forklift driver at one shot distillery and brewery at dripping springs, texas. and who reportedly spoke to meadows up to eight or ten times as well as to members of
shoulders, the small of my back, my waist. often enough by late 2014 i didn t want to go to the holiday party he was hosting for the albany press corps at the executive mansion. john: some top democrats are joining the list of the lawmakers demanding cuomo s resignation including house judiciary chairman jerry nadler among several prominent new york lawmakers issued statements saying that the time has come. sandra: yeah. yet still silence from vice president kamala harris on this. she has not joined those calls by fellow democrats for him to resign. nor have we heard from senators gillibrand or elizabeth warren, all three of whom were vocal in opposition of brett kavanaugh in the confirmation hearing. all of this is after the governor s own lawyer reported a groping allegation to the police. the woman involved has so far declined to press charges herself. cuomo has continued to deny the allegations, john. john: sandra, the cover of the new york post stating it all.
All white jury might sympathize with? that s a great question, joy. in other high-profile cases we ve seen mixed results. derek chauvin did not take the stand, and he was convicted of murdering george floyd. but the chicago police officer who killed laquan mcdonald testified in his own defense, and he was convicted of murder. on the other hand, kyle rittenhouse, his performance on the stand is probably the reason that he was found not guilty. well, that and the judge being on his side. that s my own editorial opinion. paul butler, thank you very much. happy holidays. thank you for being here. tonight s absolute worst is up next. and it s pretty darn infuriating. but sadly not at all surprising. we ll be right back. battling se, we switched to tide hygienic clean free. it s gentle on her skin, and out cleans our old free detergent. tide hygienic clean free. hypoallergenic and safe for sensitive skin.
Man, prosecutors have to try to get the jury to see his humanity. daunte wright s father testified yesterday. he talked about the kind of stories you would hear at a christmas dinner about how he was both his boss at work. poignant stories about how much daunte s father loved daunte. the defense typically depicts the victim as a thug who deserved whatever the cops did to him. it s a shame that in 2021, prosecutors still have to humanize black victims, but it was an effective strategy that helped convict derek chauvin of murdering george floyd. so prosecutors hope it will lead to a manslaughter conviction of kimberly potter. you mentioned derek chauvin. i want to pivot to the fact he did plead guilty to violating george floyd s civil rights. that strikes me as a big deal not just for him and he could