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That we did not see emphasized by the prosecutor during the state trial. one of the reasons for that is because the elements for a conviction are very different in this case than they were at the state level. so there are going to be nods that are given to the text messages that were uncovered and the other different pieces that the prosecutor had to put out regarding race and how it played a role in the decision to murder ahmaud arbery. i expect a lot of that which will have a different tone when compared to what we heard from the prosecutor on the state prosecution level, and ultimately i do...

23rd, and hopefully we'll have a good verdict by the 23rd. >> reporter: travis mcmichael his father, gregory mcmichael, and william bryant are charged with interference with right, a hate crime and attempted kidnapping and the mcmichaels also face a weapons charge. convictions in this trial could bring steep fines and add on more life sentences. >> we the jury find the defendant travis mcmichael guilty. >> in november during a state trial all three men were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of arbery. only bryant is eligible for parole after 30 years. or pri's murder caught on camera ...

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Trial after that. there's real risk both ways. this is going to be a tougher case for prosecutors on the one hand, but these defendants are looking at a long time behind bars if convicted. we looked see plea talks in the next few weeks but where is trials are right around the corner. >> next, you have a series of ongoing doj investigations. tell us about your picks. >> yeah, three big ones still going on at doj. florida get some matt gaetz under investigation for potential sex trafficking charges. that case has been going on for nearly a year now. we've still not seen whether doj is going to i...

After that would be great. >> how about 9:00 a.m. on march 1st? that is a tuesday. >> your honor, the state is not available that week. >> okay. >> let's do march 8th at 9:00 a.m. >> i'm sorry? >> march 8th at 9:00 a.m. >> i have a state trial that week. we could move it up a week. february would be better. please. >> so the first week of march, mr. frank? >> the third week of february. >> okay. we can do it february 18th. at 9:00 a.m. >> that's fine. >> is not a tuesday? >> that's a friday.