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>> absolutely. and i think that what my good friend lee merit said in that clip is correct more than it is incorrect. when you think about the people who are chanting how the justice system worked and it did what it had to do, you've just identified two different factors in addition to the fact that there was a video, that there's been an inordinate amount of emphasis place upon with respect to how the conviction came about. you change any of those one factors, and we put the outcome of this trial in serious doubt. that does not necessarily suggest that our system is working the way that it di...

>> due process, plus a fair trial, the idea of having jurors be able to deliberate based on what has been presented to them, charles, i mean, here's what lee merit, an attorney for ahmaud arbery's family said today. i want you to listen. >> i think what we witnessed was an anomaly, oh, my god, they got justice in this case, so that's not a good sign that people think that a case as open and obvious, one that was recorded on a bright sunday day and just last year that it was a big question mark, and there was a strong doubt that we would get justice. >> i mean, it's no wonder why they thought t...

This verdict came in, her reaction privately, how she's thinking about frankly tomorrow, a holiday when so many of us are privileged to spend it with our families and she will spend for the second year in a row without her son. >> she is surrounded by families right now. her family of oscar grant killed in california, many years ago, it's one of many families who showed up to stand beside her today. >> i think we lost lee merit. we thank you for his time. we'll get him if he comes back on. we're continuing our breaking news coverage here on msnbc. we're just getting a statement in. the first f...

Like the killing of ahmaud a arbery. it's almost two years now this case is finally going to trial. and now beyond the men charged in his death the former local prosecutor whonentialally declined to press charges has been indicted herself. we can't let these cases fall aside so let's bring in lee merit who's representing the ar arbery family. were you surprised by the indictment and what does it mean for you in the overall sense of justice? >> i've never seen a prosecutor who failed to bring charge, who helped actively participate in the cover-up of misconduct indicted criminally themselves. w...

His campaign focused on voting rights. merit accused texas republicans of launching an all out assault on our voting right and civil liberties. joining me now is lee merit. thank you so much for taking the time this morning. >> thank you for having me, jim. >> so, first, to the central message of your campaign. and that is that these new voting restrictions, that they're an assault on voting rights and civil liberties. you could explain to folks at home if this bill does pass in texas, how exactly will it suppress votes, either democratic voters or particularly people of color in your view? >>...