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Mask forces on ukraines _ watch. weve seen in the past russia mask forces on ukraines borders, i mask forces on ukraines borders, claim _ mask forces on ukraines borders, claim some — mask forces on ukraines borders, claim some kind of provocation by ukraine _ claim some kind of provocation by ukraine. and then invade and basically— ukraine. and then invade and basically following through on something they were planning all alone _ something they were planning all along. thats what they did ...

Place is not provocation. being an idiot is not provocation. even looking for trouble generally is not provocation. the law says you have to pick out a person, say i want to get that person to attack me so that i can kill or maim that person. and things like being out after curfew and coming maybe from another -- well, hes lived in another state. he was there in kenosha because he knew family and friends. and driving without a license and not being a full emt, that is not legal provocation. >> y...

Be this fake emt, and ultimately he only did that because he was in defense of his life and he felt that threatened? i think ultimately those were the two narratives competing against each other. and the jury at the end of the day made the decision they did not buy the provocation. when you saw the video, when you saw the request the jury made asking for more and more footage or to see the footage over and over again, i think they were really looking at trying to decide was this about provocatio...

Another -- well, he lived in another state. he was there in kenosha because he knew family and friends. and driving without a license and not being a full emt, that is not legal provocation. >> you know, don, elie can verify this. when youre doing a trial, at the beginning of the trial you never know how things are going to unfold. you have your facts. you have your witnesses. you expect them to go on the stand and say certain things, but at the end of the day, you dont know how judges are going...

Jury made asking for more and more footage or to see the footage over and over again, i think they were really looking at trying to decide was this about provocation, or did he really reasonably believe that his life was in danger? >> i havent heard one person, especially analysts, say that this is a surprise to them. ive heard just citizens who watched, people who watched, say i cant believe they didnt. but you guys have been saying you thought it was going to be what it is. >> weve been talkin...

Civil charge is preponderance of the evidence. its not beyond a reasonable doubt. >> i do think well see civil lawsuits. all that someone who is suing for money has to prove is by 50.1%. thats much lower. >> the jury deliberated for more than 25 hours. are you surprised at an acquittal on everything? >> im not. this boiled down to a tale of competing narratives. this was a question for the jury of, did you buy the story of kyle rittenhouse as a vigilante, as someone who went to kenosha wanting t...

Make you a criminal of -- for gun ownership. but the idea here was they had to thread a very thin needle here. the idea of not alienating gun owners but also saying his presence alone with the gun was not going to be enough to be provocation. and i think they had a really steep battle and climb for the prosecution for that reason. and the low threshold for self-defense in wisconsin. >> defense attorney said it wasnt a close call whether to put him on the stand. also interesting, he said they bas...

Dangerous and irresponsible behavior for long-term sustainability and clearly demonstrates russia opposing weaponization are disingenuous and critical. paul: dollars med price condemning russias test this week of antisatellite missile that destroyed our soviet satellite created space that forced astronauts of the international space station to seek shelter. what should we make of the latest provocation and what does it say about the arms race in space? lets bring in general jack keane, foxman ch...

Still believed that rittenhouse was reasonable in his feeting that his life was in danger and that it required the use of deadly force. and so because of that, the provocation charge that they were read ultimately was outweighed by his claim -- by rittenhouses claim of self-defense. >> bob, a criminal defense lawyer and a former prosecutor, what do you see as the key moment in this trial that may have been a tipping point for jurors. >> i like to talk about the difference between narrative and f...

A legal standpoint. >> no, its quite relevant. that was the burden, as elie and sara pointed on, was on the prosecution. they needed to establish their narrative of the provocation beyond a reasonable doubt. and they didnt do that. the jury could only work with what its been given. i viewed this case as evidence of the problems with the justice system. the judges antics. he seemed biased to me, but theres no accountability for that. it starts with the u.s. supreme court that refuses to adopt its...