“The former girlfriend first met Gaetz while she attended college in the Orlando area in 2017. Greenberg, who established contact with her on SeekingArrangement — a dating website that connects women with so-called sugar daddies — made the connection.” politico.com/states/florida…
“Soon after, she began dating Gaetz, although the relationship was not exclusive, friends said.
Gaetz later got her a job interning in the office of another Republican member of Congress.”
“Gaetz and the ex-girlfriend continued to date until well after the Bahamas trip in 2018. Friends said the two remained on good terms, although she was a source of friction between the lawmaker and Beshears. Beshears had apparently been taking her out on dates in Tallahassee.”
“Beshears, then a state legislator, had flown several of the women on his private plane, which was briefly detained by U.S. Customs upon its return to Florida for questioning about the ages of several of the young women on the trip.”
“‘Here was Halsey with three young women who could have been his daughters, and a Customs agent was like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on here?‘”
And the GOP is “the party of family values,” right?
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It sounds like the Defense will rest its case this morning and the State will present a Rebuttal case.
The Court addresses some "newly discovered evidence" so let's see what this is about.
State's counsel, Mr. Blackwell, is addressing the Court about the new "evidence" from Dr. Fowler regarding the carbon monoxide claim. The State intends to re-call Dr. Tobin to rebut these claims.
An issue this morning re. a juror, per pool reporters inside the courtroom (& these are not exact quotes):
Judge Cahill: “We’ve had some concerns expressed. I want to go over and see what the story is. Have you had any outside information about what’s going on in the trial?"
Judge: "Like other attorneys that have not appeared on TV, have you seen anyone?”
Juror (a white woman per pool rptr): “I did turn on the TV and saw a lawyer. I didn’t know who she was. I turned it off."
Judge: “Do you know what channel it was on?”
Juror: “No, I turned the TV on to watch a show I record. I noticed the courtroom, saw the lawyer, and turned it off."
Judge: “Do you have indication from family members about what’s going on in the trial?”
Juror: “No.”
Judge: “Anything from your mother-in-law texting?”
Dr. Thomas: "There’s no evidence to suggest [George Floyd] would have died that night except for the interactions with law enforcement."
Although Floyd’s death certificate mentions “other contributing conditions” including heart disease and the presence of fentanyl and methamphetamine, Dr. Thomas testified that these were not the cause of death in Floyd’s case.
Dr. Thomas: George Floyd underwent “physiological stress” as in he feared for his life for more than nine minutes. This physiological stress increased the demand on Floyd’s heart, lungs and muscles, which were already stressed by his restraint.
Dr. Thomas: "unique" is the "volume of materials to review" regarding the terminal event.
She has never had a case before that was this "thorough" due to the use of videos.
Dr. Thomas: I agree with Dr. Baker regarding the cause of death on the death certificate.
Her opinion is the primary mechanism of death was asphyxia or low oxygen.
"Cardiopulmonary arrest" to differentiate from sudden cardiac arrest. "Cardiopulmonary arrest" does not mean heart attack. It just means the heart stopped.
It's Day 10 in the #DerekChauvinTrial and the State begins with its first witness of the day: Dr. Lindsey Thomas, who is a forensic pathologist and is being called as an expert witness.
She previously worked as an Assistant Medical Examiner at the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office.
A "death investigation" means after someone is found deceased, they will try to find out everything about the decedent and then try to find out everything about the terminal event.
Cross-examination of Dr. Tobin: Chauvin's counsel had Dr. Tobin confirm that he was not paid by the State for his testimony.
Chauvin's defense counsel also tried to get Dr. Tobin to agree that fentanyl could have caused respiratory depression within the same timeframe as restraint-caused respiratory depression.
On re-direct, Dr. Tobin is asked about drugs and Floyd's pre-existing conditions and their possible roles in Floyd’s death.
Dr. Tobin denied that pre-existing conditions caused Floyd’s death.
Q: “Any evidence that he died from methamphetamine?”