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January 6th. >> well, thats significant as a legal doctrine. the notion a former president can be sued for something and it arguably touched on the office. i would say it went well beyond his duties. it is also an important statement by former president trump. for the january 6th attack and more importantly, it keeps donald trump in this case, meaning the next phase here is discovery where you gather documents, where he could be subject to depositions and other testimony under oath. so well see ...

Daunte wrights family. were not showing compassion for all these victims. so i think until we can create a system that has radical compassion and empathy for all people, right, were going to be stuck in this cycle of recrimination and violence. and this feedback loop are we talk about race and crime nationally, don, the big elephant in the room is that we are mainly talking about black people. sometimes brown people and immigrants and undocumented. but when people say theres a crime wave all the...

Compassion where we only show compassion towards whites who have been convicted of these crimes even if theyre unintentional, right? but were not showing compassion for briana taylors family, daunte wrights family. were not showing compassion for all these victims. so i think until we can create a system that has radical compassion and empathy for all people, right, were going to be stuck in this cycle of recrimination and violence. and this feedback loop are we talk about race and crime nationa...

Made -- and this, again, goes to the hearst of what kamala harris would want to hear -- and that is strategically europe cannot do business with russia that will use those gas and energy supplies as a threat and manipulation, and thats a position the united states has been long wanting to hear europe say, that they will take strategic decisions on that. >> an important moment and significantly different regarding authoritarianism and western democracy. thank you both. appreciate the time. an u...

Officer potter was required to make a split-second judgment. that constitutes a mitigating circumstance. finally, unlike other manslaughter one cases, officer potters actions were not driven by personal animosity toward daunte wright. instead she, was acting in the line of duty in effectuating a lawful arrest. this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 min...

Consistently went over and above the call of duty. shes a wife, a mother, an aunt, a granddaughter, a colleague and a friend to many. in addition to the letters that were forwarded to me, i received hundreds and hundreds of letters in her support from colleagues, family, friends, acquaintances, community leaders and members and even strangers. i read them all. they paint a portrait of a woman who touched a lot of people in a good way. i want to talk briefly about the aggravating factors that wer...

Future to help people understand the gravity? >> she can come forward and say, i took the life of a young man who will never go home again, never pick up his son again. i did it because i confused a taser with a firearm. l laura, these kind of crimes happen about every other year. you may recall oscar grant was killed in a similar fashion. at least thats what the defendant said. another woman in st. louis was shot. the victim didnt die, but weapons confusion again. about every other year theres ...

Killed and on the other a respected 26-year veteran police officer made a tragic terror by pulling her handgun instead of her taser. thank you to everyone who spoke. i am -- i have been profoundly moved by the comments of the wright family. dante was very loved, his son has lost a father and mr. and mrs. wright, i cannot begin to understand the grief of losing a child. im so sorry for your loss. kimberly potter honorably served her community for 26 years as a police officer. she was a respected ...

Grabbed her taser, or meant to grab her taser. instead grabbed her gun and shot wright. in emotional testimony, wrights family called for the maximum sentence, but the judge says this case of potter who is white and wright who is black is different from other high-profile cases. >> this case is highly unusual. the other officer cases tried in this court are distinguishable. this is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for 9 1/2 minutes as he gasped for air. th...

And again. daunte wright, i will continue to fight in your name until being black is no longer a death sentence. >> the judge said potters case was a unique circumstance. >> i find the facts and circumstances here justify a downward departure from the guidelines. this is a cop who made a tragic mistake. she drew her firearm thinking it was a taser and ended up killing a young man. >> nbc news correspondent, shack outside the courtroom. she said it was a tragic mistake. does the family believe th...