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Weve suspended one already, and i expect that today, we will suspend -- well identify more today and there will be further sus pensions. jane: because its been reported they lied, basically, what they said in the one statement isnt true when you look at this videotape in full and were also looking at the injuries that mr. mchena said he suffered there. >> jane, the sworn statement, the statement of charge is not supported by what you see on the video, thats true, but to say that the officer lied...

Weve already been working with the justice department for several years, its tough. jane: major ellis, thank you for your time today, terrell roberts is with us, the attorney for john mchena, the student injured in this case. was there confusion here, plment roberts? what does your client say happened? >> theres no confusion. and i think if theyre thinking theres another person out there that could have done this, i believe theyre mistaken. theres no evidence that any horse or horses suffered an...

Untrue. really, we think this is just a coverup to conceal the actual wrongdoing by the officers committed here. jane: have you filed a lawsuit, will you be, if not yet? >> yeah, there will be a lawsuit filed. jane: and what are you asking for? >> well, well be asking for damages for the injuries sustained here, and the emotional trauma suffered by this young man. jane: mr. roberts, some people look at that tape over and over again and say you know what, what mr. mchena could have done, he could...

Does not justify what the officers did. the officers attacked the young man. just by -- and you can if you watch tapes of the other parts of the celebration, there are situations where students will come up and ask an officer if they can go through the line, and theyre not beaten at that particular point. so its just irrelevant to the whole issue of the officers actions here. jane: terrell roberts is john mchenas attorney, thank you and keep us updated. >> thank you. jon: in washington, attorney...