Jury selection began this week for the civil trial of the organizers of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in #Charlottesville. The rally ended with the murder of #HeatherHeyer and injuries to dozens of other activists, including #DeAndreHarris. gregpalast.com/hate-goes-on-t…
The attack on #DeAndreHarris in #Charlottesville was witnessed and filmed by our reporter, @ZDRoberts, which helped lead to several arrests & convictions.
"They came there for violence," says Roberts. "They knew what they were doing and they planned it.”
"They came there for violence," says Roberts. "They knew what they were doing and they planned it.”
Read our report on the trial and listen to the full @FlashPointsNews interview with @ZDRoberts: gregpalast.com/hate-goes-on-t…
#Charlottesville #BlackLivesMatter #HeatherHeyer #DeAndreHarris
#Charlottesville #BlackLivesMatter #HeatherHeyer #DeAndreHarris
The trial is expected to last 4 weeks. The defendants will likely contend that anti-fascist activists, known as “Antifa”, started the violence. The much-used legal tactic was previously utilized by Jason Kessler in a civil action brought by DeAndre Harris.
https://twitter.com/zdroberts/status/917572922436390913
Judge Norman K. Moon of the Western District of Virginia, presiding over the case, announced on the first day of jury selection that he would not allow such a defense, even while describing “Antifa” as “troublemakers”.
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