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And he may well when they came together, not entirely sure how that happened he may have lashed out in fear. again, i suppose i come back to isnt he perfectly entitled to do that under self-defense himself? why should he lose his life because some guy is following him, and hes freaked out by it? >> couple of reasonable reactions. if in fact, he was that concerned about it, im not sure why that never showed up in rachel jeantels testimony before the trial, it doesnt show up in the internal conver...

Martin was unnerved, scared possibly, this 17-year-old kid older guy following him. doesnt know what is going on and he may well when they came together, not entirely sure how that happened he may have lashed out in fear. again, i suppose i come back to isnt he perfectly entitled to do that under self-defense himself? why should he lose his life because some guy is following him, and hes freaked out by it? >> couple of reasonable reactions. if in fact, he was that concerned about it, im not sure...

I think trayvon martin didnt know what was going on. i dont think trayvon martin kn was doing or george know what trayvon martin doing. i think the one that reacted most with violence was trayvon martin. >> what did you think of rachel jeantel, any thoughts? >> i think she was in a position where she didnt want to be in the case. if i had a krystal ball, i think her mom and mrs. fulton said, you go tell that mom what happened to her son now. brought her into it. she modified it in the absurd int...

I think trayvon martin didnt know what was going on. i dont think trayvon martin knew what george was doing or george know what trayvon martin doing. i think the one that reacted most with violence was trayvon martin. >> what did you think of rachel jeantel, any thoughts? >> i think she was in a position where she didnt want to be in the case. if i had a krystal ball, i think her mom and mrs. fulton said, you go tell that mom what happened to her son now. brought her into it. she modified it in ...

And it was inspiring, reverend sharpton, to say the least. she said oui come a long way. now we have to roll up our sleeves and work even harder to make sure this doesnt happen to anybody elses child, especially now that this verdict has been handed down. >> you know, over a year ago, you and i and others had talked about the federal government looking into not only this case, but the stand your ground laws. we had a meeting with the u.s. attorney right there in sanford, florida. this is nothing...

Under which myself jean tell was asked questions, she didnt volunteer anything until she was pulled out of this and the first interview she gave was with the family lawyer, with the family present on the other end of the phone. it was an interview made for tv, not for law enforcement. that was then followed by an interview with the state attorneys office on april 2nd under the most extraordinary circumstances. it took place in miss fultons living room with miss fulton sitting next to ms. jeantel...

That was the witness saying i was uncomfortable. i changed my testimony to accommodate the feelings of miss fulton. that was the set issing for all of this. plus, as mr. omara pointed out, she really did not want to be there. was that a challenge? of course it was. but i think ultimately, when you distil it to its important parts that we did accomplish ultimately what we wanted. as to dr. bao, much of the cross examine was to set a stage. indicate where they clearly disagreed and identify how an...

Deliberate and they reached a conclusion, not based on their emotions but based on the facts presented. >> judge alex, one of the things you said earlier tonight is that what we may see if we see a verdict, and it were an acquittal, and it seems to be answered, even the defense side, not happy inside the courtroom. once the verdict was read, but he very, very calm. benjamin crump, attorney for the trayvon martin family. lets watch. >> good evening, my name is darrol parks, we represent the trayv...

Martin ran off until he reappeared and the confrontation with george zimmerman occurred. as well, the circumstances under which miss jeantel was asked to answer questions. was extraordinarily challenging for her. my goodness. she wanted to be left alone. she didnt volunteer anything until she was pulled out of this. the first interview she gave was with the family lawyer with the family on the other end of the phone. it was an interview made for tv, not for law enforcement that was then followed...

Tried to smooth over some of the things that trayvon was talking to her about. i know she didnt talk about the racial terms he may have used or the colorful language he may have used, so i think she gave a sanitized version to mom, because after all, i think she was being sensitive to ms. fulton having just lost her son. we know that rachel jeantel, who is said to be the 16-year-old girlfriend of trayvon martin, we know thats not true. we know shes 18 years old and they only really reacquainted ...