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Jury selection began Tuesday in the case of Pablo Lyle, the Mexican actor awaiting trial for allegedly punching an elderly man who later died during a 2019 road...

Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in the case of Pablo Lyle, the Mexican actor awaiting trial for allegedly punching an elderly man who later died...

Youve argued the trump should and could face charges of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of an official proceeding, all of the other offenses, but now you have added five possible charges of manslaughter to that list. thats a pretty big deal. guide us through that thought process, how would you prosecute trump for manslaughter? process, how would>> well, you t looking for when we have the next january six hearing, next week, the committee said theyre gonna be focusing on this idea about what was o...

District of columbia statute, its really just undo care, so its really a gross negligence standard. so during the time that trump sat there for three hours, and people urged him to do something to stop this, he didnt send in the national guard. he didnt go on on television, you know, in the briefing room to make a statement. he didnt even tweet that they should stand out. in fact, he tweeted just the opposite about how mike pence didnt have the courage to do what he needed him to do. i think all...

The eastern district of michigan and now a professor of the university of michigan law school. its great to see you. thanks for joining us. like many legal experts, you are of the view that trump should face charges of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of an official proceeding, all of the election-related offenses, but now you have added five possible charges of manslaughter to that list. thats a pretty big deal. guide us through your trout -- thought process, how would you prosecute trump for man...

Should stand out. in fact, he tweeted just the opposite about how mike pence didnt have the courage to do what he needed him to do. i think all of those things could put together the elements of a manslaughter case. and hence, the tightness of bringing a simple charge thats easy to understand. it doesnt have all these complexities of intent. people died, and he couldve stopped it, and he failed to do that. thats a manslaughter case. >> i am just gonna pause here, its a thursday night. and were s...

Case. one is an actual omission. the second is causation. and the third is the requisite intent. and under the washington, d.c. district of columbia statute, it is really undue care. so it is really a gross negligence standard. and so during the time that donald trump sat there for three hours and people urged him to do something to stop this, he didnt send in the national guard, he didnt go on television in the briefing room to make a statement, he didnt even tweet that they should stand out. i...

Prosecute trump for manslaughter? >> well, you know without looking for when we have the next january six hearing, next week, the committee said theyre gonna be focusing on this idea about what was occurring at the white house during those three hours, the 187 minutes of inaction. and it may be that the justice department is also, ultimately able to connect trump to the intentional attack on the capitol. but i think, charges of manslaughter could be brought, even if it wasnt intentional, even if...

0 >> danya perry, matt miller, thank you both. that is all in on this thursday night. im gonna be back here this weekend, with american voices at 6 pm eastern. msnbc prime starts right now with mehdi hassan. good evening, mehdi. e starts right now and thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. we have breaking news about january the 6th, out tonight. news about one of the key law enforcement agencies that has been at the center of several january 6th hearings so far. tonight, we are learnin...

Post roe america is shaping up, the more it starts to resemble a police state. a lot of the focus in liability is placed on abortion providers right now. its hard to imagine how women themselves could be punished for seeking an abortion, its happened in the past. in 1970, three years before beau, 22-year-old shirley weaver was charged with manslaughter for getting an abortion and refusing to tell the police who performed the procedure. 52 years later, the host of the slow burn podcast, susan mat...