With the case that undoubtedly dominated many discussions at the thanksgiving table this week. Thats, of course, the guilty verdict for the murder of Ahmaud Aubrey. Lawyers for travis and greg my mcmichael as well as William Roddie brian plan to appeal the conviction. Up next, a federal hate crime for intimidating aubrey because of his race and color. All this comes almost after a decade after the killing of trayvon martin. So these guilty verdicts are certainly a welcome change. But lets be honest, we have to remember all that it took to get here. The case faced an uphill battle to get to court. The when were not charged or arrested for month, until the video of the shooting was leevenlgd even the shoddy testimony by Travis Mcmichael and a strong presentation by the prosecution, this verdict was, quite honestly, still a Question Mark in a case that should have been opened and shut. And we have to remember, there are many more trials to go. Joining me now to discuss them, msnbc contrib
We go now to kenosha where Alexis Mcadams is live on the ground with more reaction. Alexis . Good morning. There was a lot of emotion inside of that courtroom here in kenosha, wisconsin. But those emotions didnt really flood out here onto the streets like some people expected as they braced for that verdict here in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. And getting to what we know so far. So after more than 20 hours of deliberations behind those closed doors here in wisconsin the jury finding Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all five counts. The illinois teen now free after shooting three men killing two during the unrest following the Police Shooting of jacob blake in kenosha, wisconsin last summer. As each count was read rittenhouse Breaking Down in court grabbing his knees and the family very emotional. I looked at kyle and he looked at me and it was just one of those, you know, finally, finally. Like kyle gets to start his life as a young man as an innocent, an acquitted, as a not guilty youngs
The beatles are better. Why are they being to mean in they have been able to watch their music live. I dont understand why its happening now. I understand what he is saying. The who with tommy, they pushed the boundaries and the envelope in music. The stones played a bunch of good songs. Thats what he is saying. You obviously dont agree with that . I just really like listening to the stones. I will agree with you, he says hes a great showman. I think that counts for something. I really enjoy it. That explains why you like me so much. Well agree to disagree some of these things, john berman. And new day continues right now. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and all around the world. It is wednesday, november 17th. Im john berman with brianna keilar. The Homicide Trial of Kyle Rittenhouse spent seven hours deliberating yesterday. They asked for more copies of the written jury instructions. The judge gave the defendant a role in the random selection of the deliberating jurors. R
The National Archives has indicated that they have the material ready, ready to transmit, and they are following the president s request to turn those over to the january 6th committee. President biden is the president that gets to decide what is privileged, and so he has indicated that the National Archives should cooperate. So our expectation is that on friday we can get this documentation and start to go through it. Indeed. As weve been covering here, over the past few days that House Committee appears to be widening its reach, issuing subpoenas to some of trumps closest allies and advisors. Meanwhile, ten months now after that capitol sacking the first sentence for assaulting a Police Officer has been handed down. Scott fairlamb of new jersey received 41 months in prison. Thats the longest sentence yet in the case of 1 6. Fairlamb was captured on video pushing an officer outside the capitol, punching that officers face shield as well as entering the complexity self. Fairlamb pleade
Documents and records from january six away from the Committee Investigating january six. Those records, that trump doesnt want scene, our with the National Archives. But they could be just days away from being turned over to the committee. We hope that these can start to be transmitted on friday. The National Archives as indicated that they have the material ready. They are ready to transmit. They are following the president s request to turn those over to the january Six Committee. President biden has said that the president that gets to decide on what is privileged. And he has indicated that the National Archives should cooperated. Our expectation is that, on friday, we can get this documentation and start to go through. It indeed, as weve been covering here, over these past few days, the House Committee appears to be widening its reach, it is showing subpoenas to some of trumps closest allies and advisers. Meanwhile, ten months now, after that capital sacking, the first sentence fo