In a shock to many legal analysts, the jury in the murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery has yet to hear an argument related to race in the case.
While evidence suggests that Arbery’s killers used a racial slur during the altercation, the prosecution has not used race as a motive. Many believe that the prosecution has employed this strategy to pander to the 11 white jurors deciding the case.
While the defense has attempted not to harp on race in the trial, race has become a point of contention because of their opposition to Black preachers and civil rights leaders being in the courtroom.
Michael Harriot, opinion columnist for The Guardian, joins Charles Blow on “Prime” to discuss the prosecution’s strategy.
All this and more on “Prime.”
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