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♪ ♪ fast. reliable. perfectly orchestrated. the united states postal service. >> it was a stunning day in court in the double murder trial of alec murdaugh. mr. murdoch took the stand today, admitted he lied repeatedly. court resumes tomorrow morning with more cross examination of him. the judge tonight denied a defense request to interrupt that testimony, to call other witnesses, and after some of what murdaugh admitted to on the santa day, its not hard to see why the defense might want to ...

This morning the seditious conspiracy trial begins for five members of the far-right group known as the oath keepers. >> so their leader stewart rhodes and four of the top lieutenants are charged. moments ago the judge denied a defense request to move the trial out of d.c. saying that the jury had, quote, no preconceived prejudices against the defendants. lets bring in former federal prosecutor renato mariotti. they said the voir dire process has worked. >> yeah, that is often the case, judges a...

Put himself above the law. the defense suggesting that to contempt of congress charges against him were politically motivated. proceedings began today after the judge in the case, carl nichols, who is a trump appointee, denied a defense request for a month long delay. you will recall that last week he rejected the number of defenses, including bannons claim of executive privilege, leaving one ban a defense attorney to ask -- and these are his words -- whats the point of going to trial if there a...

Doing it in a very rational way, by presenting testimony, contradictory testimony, to get the other people to come around to their point of view. so it sounds like maybe this is a respectful discussion of the issues, among jurors who are struggling to reach consensus. so i think it is too early >> the judge heard arguments from attorneys about a defense request to send the jury clarifying language about counts two and four. this is in response to a note the jury sent on monday of this week askin...

Date for that hearing and at that time we will make our appropriate arguments within the context of the court hearing. we have a date, do we not? >> gillian: youre listening live to the direct attorney in minneapolis speaking in the conviction of kim potter in the trial of duante wright. i want to bring in jonathan turley, fox news contributor. what the attorney general will is saying underscores a point that you made, which at least for the wright family, this brings a clear sense of justice in...

May have been overtaking her ability to testify properly in a way that wouldnt help her. i think the defense request for a break was probably warranted. but i mean, when you take a step back, folks, why are we even in a trial? the jurys duty is to find facts. there are virtually no facts that are disputed in this case. thats what makes it so incredibly unusual. nobody disputes that this was a mistake. nobody disputes that she shot daunte wright. at the end of the day, this all narrows to one iss...

The defense request for lesser amount. >> our clients are going to fight these charges. our clients are just as devastated as everyone else. >> reporter: the prosecution today seeming to begin to layout its case, saying the parents were negligent, buying a gun for their son, not keeping the firearm secure. >> he had total access to this weapon. >> reporter: the defense saying prosecutors were cherry picking facts. >> that gun was actually locked. so when the prosecution is stating that this chil...

Selection, he actually heard some jurors tell the judge they had already decided dave hawk was guilty. >> the judge asked him, will if i order you set those opinions aside, can you do it? were well, i guess so. >> still, the defense application for change of venue was denied. as was the defense request to separate the financial charge from the murder charge. the defense argued the embezzlement accusations were unfairly prejudicial. >> they wanted to make him look like a bad person. a person who ...

His lawyers are pushing for a later date. epstein has pleaded not guilty to the charges. and this is a live look at chicago from our affiliate, fox 32. the big story there tonight at cook county judge denies a request by attorneys for jussie smollett to investigate why they were dropped against the actor. he was accused of fabricating a story that he was assaulted by pro-drum supported. the states attorney recused herself and prosecutors abruptly dropped all charges. the judge also refused a def...

He knew about his federal investigation here in new york. >> are the prosecutors going after the defense request to be remanded at home? the scenario theyre painting is basically the lifestyle that jeffrey epstein currently lives. he lives in that mansion with fully staffed with a huge security staff, and he rarely leaves his home. this is a guy who doesnt even eat in restaurants. in fact, he compares dining out to eating in a subway car. >> reporter: yeah, i saw those same reports. prosecutors ...