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He is ramping up his efforts to keep his white house records secret by asking the justices to step in. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." lets get straight to the breaking news. the guilty verdicts in the trial of former police officer kim potter. well go to minneapolis tonight. potter has now been convicted on two counts of manslaughter in the shooting death of daunte wright. >> reporter: wolf, yes. when...

Have concerns about what you would know to be injury nullification, the concerns that they will make their decision based on something other than the law, because that was very much the defense strategy here. and that aspect and dwelling on that is certainly agonizing for the family. >> did the family have a reaction to the really emotional moment of testimony from kim potter? i wondered while i was watching it what was going through the minds of the family. i mean, obviously, there is that noti...

Since she has no criminal history the state of minnesotas guidelines recommend a sentence between six to eight and a half years in prison and/or a $30,000 fine. she is unlikely to face a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison. cnns omar jimenez is following the case since earlier this year and joins us live from minneapolis. omar, i wonder how did kim potter respond to hearing this verdict? >> reporter: well, jim, kim potter, when this verdict was read, was very calm, did not show much emotion as...

Lilibet, the first picture we are seeing of her. very happy holiday to their family, to all of you, wishing you good health in the new year. thank you so much for joining me today. and to this great team through all of the breaking news ill see you back here tomorrow. "the lead" with jake tapper is next. guilty on both counts. "the lead" starts right now. a jury finds former police officer kim potter guilty of two counts of manslaughter in the killing of daunte wright. prison time she is now f...

Of course its negligence. he died as a result of her mistaking her gun for the taser. so that is the struggle between the two laws and then you couple that with her agonizing testimony. officer potter, anybody that saw that knew she was agonizing on that stand and it was authentic. tears flowing. the pain in her voice, the pain in her face. the jury struggles with someone who looks incredibly contrite and agonized and anguished over what happened on april 11. it is clear she had no intention wha...

Likely heard that is contributing to their lack of confidence. we can overwhelm people with truth by doing it with empathy. >> i hear you. i wish you luck. i hope you get a break over the holidays. >> thank you. president biden admits that nothing has been good enough to stop the virus but his administration is considering now a new move. tell you what that is, coming up. sing] [fire truck siren] [first responder] onstar, we see them. [onstar advisor] okay. mother and child in vehicle. mother ...

Potter to take the stand. essential. it was a game changer for the defense. a lot of us who watched the trial saw how incredibly aggressive the prosecution has been. certainly we heard professor turley talk about, maybe we should rethink some of these laws on the books when it comes to weapon confusion like in this case where its clear that officer potter had no conceivable intention whatsoever to shoot and kill mr. wright. thats clear. certainly the way she presented herself at such an authenti...

She is a 26-year veteran of the police force. she at some stage her partner was making the arrest. now what the partner should have done was take mr. wright to the back of the car. he did not do that. mr. wright attempted to get back into the car. what happened is that the officer, officer potter pulled out her gun when she thought she was pulling out her taser and hollered, taser, taser, taser. i think what the jury is having to do is to wrestle with her state of mind at that time. and the fact...

Of deliberations in the manslaughter trial of former minnesota police officer kim potter. she miss stook her firearm for her taser when she fatally shaut daunte wright. joining me now, jeff storm, an attorney for the wright family. jeff, nice to see you. must be a very difficult time for this family. i mean, tell us about how daunte wrights family is feeling right now. were coming up against a major holiday and, of course, they know that there has yet to be a verdict in the case that is so impac...

Wright and ms. potters family as well. try to train officers about seeing people as not being scary of all races. david, i want to give you the last word before we move on to the other news of the day 689 i think overall well have to address the mentality in which policing is approached. you saw that come through with regard to the fril strategy i agree with dauntes dad, we all need to -- but it was also with the closing argument. i texted shaq, it was one of the most offensive closing argumen...