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Issue. ill read part of what the prosecutor said today in opening statement. she said each of the three officers made a conscious choice over and over again. they chose not to intervene and stop chauvin as he killed a man. they chose not to protect george floyd, the man they handcuffed. the charges here failing to render medical aid to george floyd as he lay on the pavement gets to the key issue you heard from that juror, don. that is what we expect prosecutors to continue to talk about that whe...

Deliberately were indifferent to the serious medical needs that floyd was showing under the knee of derek chauvin and specifically that thao and kueng did not intervene or try to stop derek chauvin. the prosecutor said over the course of her opening statement that each made a conscious choice over and over again. they chose not to intervene and stop chauvin as he killed a man. they chose not to protect george floyd, the man they handcuffed. then went on to tell the jury, youll see the ambulance ...

But pleaded guilty to his charges last month and now his proceedings will be happening separately. >> omar, do we expect any of these three former police officers to testify during the course of this federal trial? >> reporter: as we heard from thomas lanes attorney in opening statements, lane is expected to testify in his own defense over the course of this. remember, hes not charged with failing to intervene and stop chauvin, because as his attorney argued, there were multiple points where he ...

When there is no longer a threat they then have to treat and care for the person that they are responsible for. there is no indication we learned in the state trial that george floyd warranted deadly force but that gets to the key issue. ill read part of what the prosecutor said today in opening statement. she said each of the three officers made a conscious choice over and over again. they chose not to intervene and stop chauvin as he killed a man. they chose not to protect george floyd, the ma...

Everyone right back to may 2020, the day derek chauvin murdered george floyd. we heard from the prosecution and the defense, the main arguments in this case. the prosecution largely stuck to the charges that the officers are facing. that they were deliberately indifferent to floyds medical needs when he was under the knee of derek chauvin. and at least king and tau failed to intervene and stop derek chauvin. the prosecutors say that each one of these defendants had an opportunity to take their -...

Indifferent to george floyds needs. they did not intervene and stop chauvin when the prosecution argues they had the chance to. all three have pleaded not guilty. part of the defense over the course of the day from their individual attorneys ranged from, well, they tried to intervene but were denied. they were deferring to the senior officer and the crowd didnt see the full story of what happened that day. one of the points they tried to intervene but couldnt as they said in the opening statemen...

Play out. omar, whats the very late from there? >> reporter: yeah, kate. as you mentioned, opening statements have begun today. this is the first trial for the other three officers charged in the killing of george floyd. it is the federal trial and the charges that all of them are facing are that they violated george floyds civil rights byi serious medical needs and jay alexander king face a charge they fail to intervene and stop chauvin. notably, chauvin is not a defendant because initially, al...

Breathe" at least 25 times. thao and lane were charged with failing to intervene to stop chauvin. conviction of a federal civil rights violation that results in death is punishable by life in prison or even the death penalty. the officers remain free on bond until sentencing. >> lets bring in the host of msnbcs "politics nation" and president of the action network. you talked about some changes in the brunswick press conference, changes you talked about after derek chauvins arrest and after his ...