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Confidence? >> this is a criminal investigation. were all citizens. mr. trump, just as every other american citizen is entitled to dignity, hes entitled to be treated fairly. he will be treated fairly in this jurisdiction, but i plan to do my job. and my job is to make sure that we get the evidence that gives us the truth. im not concerned at all about games to delay this. >> reporter: and she cast doubt on whether trumps of the used argument he cant be prosecuted for actions while president wil...

Fairly. but i plan to do my job. and my job is to make sure that we get the evidence that gives us the truth. im not concerned at all about games to delay this. >> reporter: and she casts doubt on whether trumps oft used argument that he cant be prosecuted will protect him in georgia. >> i dont think that protection will prevent a prosecution if that becomes necessary in this state case. >> reporter: willis has already met with trumps attorneys twice about her plans to move the investigation for...

Do my job. and my job is to make sure that we get the evidence that gives us the truth. im not concerned at all about games to delay this. >> and she casts doubt on whether trumps off views argument that he cant be prosecuted will protect him in georgia. >> i dont think that protection will prevent a prosecution if that becomes necessary in this state case. >> willis has met with trumps attorneys twice about her plans to move the investigation forward. >> for instance last calendar year i met wi...

That these prosecutors have to approach the scenario because if youre talking about the element of having to prove the racial animus, its not enough just to prove, for example, that somebody generally has these viewpoints. theyve got to show that it was the reason why they acted. will either or any of these three take the stand, do you think, in defense of their actions? at least at the state trial, the shooter did. >>. y yeah, so excellent points, laura. to unpack that, number one, jurors, if y...

Committed these offenses. >> have you given any thought to or seen his defenses in other cases that essentially what you do as president is protected because youre the president, doesnt amount to a crime? >> of course ive given thought to that that may be raised as a legal issue. i dont think that that protection will prevent a prosecution if that becomes necessary in this state case. >> what do you think about what does that tell trump? >> it tells him that, you know, people are already ponderi...

Im not concerned at all about gu games to delay this. >> reporter: the argument he cant be prosecuted for actions while president will protect him in georgia. >> i dont think that protection will prevent a prosecution if that becomes necessary in this state case. >> reporter: already met twice about plans to move the investigation forward. >> for instance, last calendar year, i assured them what i knew, we would not bring forward an indictment in the year. i met them in the end of 2021 to tell t...

Ahmaud arbery. so all this puts together with this case whether or not these men were racially motivated when they chased him down, opened fire and ultimately killing him. lets not forget that state case, they were convicted. now this is their federal case. as it moves forward over the next few weeks. >> ryan young, thank you. your chips and guacamole at risk. well tell you why. (sighs w wearily) here ill take that! (excited yell) woo-hoo! ensure m max protein. with thirty grams of protein, on...

Necessary in this state case. >> reporter: now of course she hasnt said if shes going to bring charges again the former president trump, but you see her saying that the deefense that yu were a president isnt a defense in georgia. >> did she tell you when she would decide to charge the former president? >> well she previously suggested in another interview that she thought it would be if the first half of 2022. she has since walked that back. she told us that she still hopes to make a charging de...

Raised earlier, is still alive, what led to this happening? what prior to this might have given you the indication that you needed to chase someone? were there prior things happening in that particular neighborhood? did something happen on that particular day? did you recognize him from any other particular instance? what justified your actions? why did you not call the police? why did you feel you have to, with your father, chase him? why did you then feel you needed to shoot? all of those are ...

Force throughout, ahmauds mother. you could see her say she was thankful for the justice department and what they did but she was not happy. >> no. the two, there were two cases here, just to remind people who may not have been following this as closely as we have. is that there was a state case where three defendants were convicted and already sentenced to very long terms but at the same time, theres this federal case which, under the same set of facts, they were charged with violating ahmaud a...