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Trial. remember he's accused of faking a hate crime, and his defense attorneys just argued that the prosecution's case is built on the testimony of certified liars. plus, opening statements now under way in the trial of kim potter. she's the former cop who claims she mistook her gun for a taser when she shot and killed unarmed black man dante wright. music: ♪ “i got you babe” by etta james ♪ get groceries, gifts, & more fast and easy so last minute guests are the only thing you'll be waiting on ♪ ♪ joy. fully. the living room slash yoga shanti slash regional office slash... and t...

>> this case is about an officer who knew not to get it dead wrong, but she failed to get it right. this case is about the defendant, kimberly potter, betraying her badge and betraying her oath and betraying her position of public trust. and on april 11th of this year, she betrayed a 20-year-old kid. she pulled out her firearm, she pointed it at his chest, and she shot and killed duante wright. >> reporter: also during her opening statements, she showed jurors video, aftermath video. that video, on it you can hear potter's first words after the shooting when she says, "killed a boy. i'm going ...

Representing potter saying this was a mistake, she meant to pull for her gun instead of her taser. and -- excuse me, she meant to pull for her taser instead of her gun, and blaming all of this on the actions of the deceased. listen in. >> so when she says "taser, ta taser, taser," there's one last pause, the facts will show you, mr. wright can stop -- all highway ha-- all he has to do i stop and he'd be with us. but he goes. she can't let him leave because he's going to kill her partner. and so she does taser, taser, taser, and she pulls the trigger, believing that it was a taser. why else wou...

Taser, taser, taser. >> more from adrian, she's facing manslaughter charges and is pleading not guilty. what are you hearing? >> reporter: compelling opening statements from both sides. let's start with the prosecution. on the prosecution, they started by narrowing in on potter's training. underscoring that she has 26 years of experience, pointing out that she's been an officer longer than duante wright was alive. when the prosecuting attorney made her opening statements, she talked about the training potter underscored, even additional use of force training, and was recertified on her taser o...

Daunte Wright, before his death, left behind a trail of victims whose lives he upended with gun violence.