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Their deliberations. yesterday we heard those closing arguments. again, the prosecution is trying to argue this was a 26-year veteran of the police force who should have known the difference between a firearm and a taser and acted with haste and recklessly when she drew her firearm and shot daunte wright. the defense saying it was a mistake. listen to a little sample of the back and forth. >> a mistake is not a crime. it just isnt. it just isnt in our freedom loving country that were going to pu...

Shot wright. charles coleman is with us, a former brooklyn prosecutor, now a civil rights attorney and msnbc legal analyst. shaq, ill start with you on the ground. what have we heard from the jury so far? how long have they been at it so far? >> reporter: the jury has been tucked away for about 6 1/2 hours at this point. we did get a question from them yesterday afternoon regarding the timing of an interview kim potter did with one of the psychologists we heard from on the stand, a defense witne...

Defendants rash and reckless conduct. >> attorneys for potter tried to get the jury to believe that daunte wright was ultimately to blame for his own death. >> thats what caused this whole incident, if he would have gone with the officers, been handcuffed, go to the squad car, go take a ride downtown and its over. everything after that the officers did they did to try and restrain him, try and stop him from leaving. >> joining me now is paul butler, former federal prosecutor and georgetown law p...

Have it? she didnt know she had a weapon. did they prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she caused this death? no. daunte wright caused his own death unfortunately. >> make no mistake, were here because of the defendants actions, not daunte wrights. >> as soon as we get a verdict, well bring it to you live. while here in new york city, day two of deliberations in maxwells trial. jurors have to decide if maxwell played a criminal role in the sex trafficking ring of jeffrey epstein or if she herse...

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Earl gray pushed even further saying daunte wright is to blame. >> she says taser, taser, taser and he should -- okay, stop, i give up. daunte wright caused his own death, unfortunately. >> reporter: a characterization prosecutors took issue with. >> i want you to consider if we accept that argument, that he caused his own death, we have to accept that anytime a person does not meticulously follow the commands of a police officer, they can be shot to death. thats absurd. >> reporter: mondays clo...

Mistook her gun for a taser when she killed daunte wright. well bring you that and the latest, next. well bring you that and the latest, next

Up next on "the reidout" after we get past the finger pointing and recrimination between joe mansion and the white house, what, if anything, can be salvaged with the biden agenda? also, as the new york attorney general turns up the heat on donald trump, he responds as he always does when hes cornered. hes suing. plus, the jury gets the case of former minnesota police officer kim potter who shot and killed daunte wright claiming she mistook her gun for a taser. democrats can point to severa...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Closing arguments are set for Monday in the manslaughter trial of the former Minnesota police officer who says she meant to use her Taser instead of her

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Closing arguments are set for Monday in the manslaughter trial of...