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Coverage dated November 18, 2021

Defense attorney in Ahmaud Arbery case calls trial "public lynching" of white defendants

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"This is what a public lynching looks like in the 21st century," attorney Kevin Gough told the court as he filed a motion for mistrial.

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Attorney likens Arbery rally to `lynching' of defendants (opens MyNorthwest)

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    BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) -- The defense attorney who caused an outcry by saying Black pastors should be barred from the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death

  2. Newsweek

    Defense attorney in Ahmaud Arbery case calls trial "public lynching" of white defendants (opens Newsweek)

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    "This is what a public lynching looks like in the 21st century," attorney Kevin Gough told the court as he filed a motion for mistrial.

  3. Fox News

    Ahmaud Arbery murder trial: Defense attorney compares rally of Black pastors to 'public lynching' (opens Fox News)

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    A defense attorney for one of the White men charged with the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery likened a rally of pastors outside the Georgia courthouse Thursday to a "public lynching" of the defendants.

  4. Forbes

    Defense Attorney In Arbery Trial Slams Presence Of Black Pastors As ‘Public Lynching’ (opens Forbes)

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    He also believes the trial’s been “infected” by a “woke left mob.”

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Ahmaud Arbery Murder Trial Day 11: Attorney likens rally to `lynching’ of defendants (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    The defense attorney who caused an outcry by saying Black pastors should be barred from the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death declared in court Friday that a courthouse rally supporting the slain Black man’s family was comparable to a "public lynching" of the three white defendants.

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