corey scott claims he asphyxiated the young fighter after the stabbing and gallagher had left.lagher is also accused of randomly shooting at iraqi civilians and threatening to retaliate against any members of his team who reported him. he denies all the charges against him. >> to hear today that someone has finally had the bravery to stand up for the truth was refreshing after all of these years. >> reporter: corey scott received immunity in exchange for his testimony, and today in court, the prosecutor accused him of lying on the stand to protect gallagher. scott said he does not want to see gallagher go to jail. maurice. >> dubois: carter evans, thank you. late today, the house judiciary committee released a transcript of its seven-hour, closed door interview with hope hicks, the president's former aide was asked if the trump campaign was happy to receive information damaging to hillary clinton. hicks said it was more like relief that theirs wasn't the only campaign with issues. when questioned about her time in the administration, white house lawyers stopped hicks from answe

seal team 7 member corey scott was the man on the witness stand. he served in iraq in may 2017 alongside chief petty officer edward gallagher who has been, as you know, accused of the murder of that isis fighter. corey scott said under questioning from the prosecution that yes, he saw chief gallagher stab the isis fighter in the neck near his jugular vein. but as a combat medic, he went on to say when being questioned by the defense that that stabbing was not what killed the isis fighter and scott said he in fact killed him saying "i held my thumb over his tt tube until he quit breathing." that was a trachiotomy tube that helped him with his breathing. why he said he did that, in the isis survivor had survived, he would have toe be happeneded to iraqi forces. scott said he previously seen the iraqi forces torture and murder other captives. under questioning from the defense, he was asked why did you kill him? scott replied because i knew he was going to die anyway. i wanted to save him from what was going to happen next to him. and then he was aske

the navy is considering charging seal team medic corey scott with perjury ter his testimony that shocked the courtroom. scott admitted after taking an immunity deal that it was he, not gallagher, who killed an unarmed isis detainee, but that testimony may contradict scott's previous sments to ncis investigators opening him up to perjury charges and possibly voiding his immunity deal. >> i think if the navy tried charging corey scott with perjury, that would probably be the only thing more stupid that a prosecutor could do than to try to bring a rder case based on this evidence. >> reporter: in a trial lacking physical evidence, it's a battle of whose witnesses will create the most believable story. steverson, nbc news. >>> one of the top issues in the voter's minds as the 2020 democratmeet for their first debate here tonight, health care. we sat down with three miami doctors to talk about a system many americans.ling >> reporter: just twomi s from the debate stage, jackson health system is on the front lines of the nation's health care crisis. >> who thinks the health care system is brok

today, gallagher accused of murdering teenage isis prisoner in iraq, personal operator first-class corey scotte killed the teen, prosecutors are expected to accuse scott of lying, the women's u.s. national team will take on spain in world cup today, the teams are facing in win or go home rounds on fox sports 1. if team usa wince will they face off against either france or brazil in the quarter finals. rob. rob: all right, and new round of crippling economic sanctions will be issued today against iran but no matter what the president does in this situation, democrats appear not happy. >> i don't believe that anyone should receive credit for a crisis of their own making. >> from the very beginning of the presidency taking provocation with iran, it's like somebody setting a fire to a basket full of paper and then putting it out, he helped create the crisis and then he stopped the tax. >> many thing the iran nuclear deal engineered by the obama administration is to blame for our current situation, here to debate that director of america alexandria and democratic strategist howard. howard, what do

prosecutors believe that when seal team 7 member corey scott said he rather than chief gallagher killed isis fighter, scott was covering for gallagher having gotten immunity from prosecution. investigators are said not to have asked the right questions. >> for the first time, somebody went to the witnesses and asked the real question, what is that cause of death? what we learned, chief gallagher is not guilty of murder. the trial is going to continue, but i expect that at the end of this, there will be a not guilty verdict. >> gallagher still faces other war crimes charges including shooting and wounding iraqi civilians, specifically an elderly man and a young girl. shep? >> shepard: what are you hearing from the suspect here, the accused? >> well, i spoke briefly to chief gallagher as he arrived in court earlier today with his wife by his side as always. listen here. >> morning, mr. gallagher. >> morning. >> feel like you're almost there? >> yes. thank you. >> andrea gallagher has been her husband's staunchest supporter calling him a war hero and lashing out continually of those that t

this might soon be over prompted by the claim on the witness stand yesterday by seal team 7 member corey scotthat it was not chief gallagher's knife that killed the wounded isis fighter in iraq in 2017 but scott's own hands cutting off the prisoner's air supply. defense attorneys for chief gallagher suggested in the wake of that claim the prosecution should simply drop their case. >> this is a case that should never have gotten to this point. if ncis had done their job he should never have been arrested in the first place. now it remains to be seen whether the prosecution, whether the navy will admit okay, maybe we made a mistake. let's go back and regroup. >> the u.s. navy issued a statement saying the government will not be dropping premeditated murder charges against chief petty officer gallagher despite petty officer scott's testimony. the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide. andrea said outside of the court that none of those testifying against her husband have any credibility. >> they are either covering their lie that they told before, the lie that they told on the stand

platoon leader accused of murder a bombshell admission from the key witness, navy medic corey scott testified he was the one who killed an unarmed isis detainee, not keith edward gallagher. a shocking blow to a case already riddled with challenges. >> this is the most surprising turn of events it sounds like a script written for a tv movie i don't recall this ever happening in a military trial. >> reporter: scott says he saw gallagher stab the teenage isis fighter but testified the stab wound was not life threatening he was breathing through an airway tube. scott said he killed him because he feared the detainee would be turned over to the iraqis to be turned over and left to die. the defense asking how did you do it, scott replied i put my finger over his tube until he stopped breathing. did you suffocate him? yes. did the chief kill the rr with no body, no physical evidence and now a confession, the prosecution's case is unraveling >> i think the panel will be extremely hard pressed to convict gallagher of murde when the prosecution's star witness confessed to it. >> reporter: and scott unl

team medic corey scott, who was granted immunity, admitting to a stunned courtroom that it was he, notallagher, who killed the prisoner >> i always knew that my husband was not guilty of murder but to hear that testimony from him, i was in shock honestly, i couldn't process it it just felt so relieved that at least one of these individuals had a, you mow, conscience check. >> reporter: despite the confession prosecutors say they will not drop premeditated murder charges against gallagher, saying the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide but gallagher's wife, andrea, says the prosecution's case is unraveling >> i never wouldavway that it has. winning thisg e attention of president trump, hinting at a pardon if gallagher is convicted. >> i'll make my decision after the trial. >> reporter: gallagher's brother shawn applauding the support. >> he looked at his military and he saw a travesty of justice happening. >> reporter: the prosecution expecting to wrap up testimony early next week, making way for the jury to decide whether gallagher will walk home free with his family ste

. >> i think if the navy charged corey scott with perjury, that would probably be the only thing more stupid that a prosecutor could do than to try to bring a murder case based on this evidencephysal evidence, it's ae of whose witnesses will create the most believable story. steve patterson, nbc news. >>> coming up on "early today," a new champion of college baseball has been crowned. and more troubles detected by the fa boeing 737 max. our tom costello has that report stay with us ♪ ♪ walgreens save your skin today now at walgreens skin care products are buy two, get the third free at panera, our salads with peak-season berries... creamy avocado... and a dressing fit for a goddess. come taste what a salad should be. and order online for delivery right to you. panera. food as it should be. brushing only reaches 25% of your mouth. listerine® cleans virtually 100%. helping to prevent gum disease and bad breath. never settle for 25%. always go for 100. bring out the bold™ this is not just a headache. this is not just a fever. this is not just the flu. it's meningitis b... and you're not

special operator first class corey scott taking the stand thursday afternoon telling the court he saw gallagher take out his knife and stab the prisoner but then scott making a stunning claim saying that he killed the teen, not gallagher, claiming he plugged the president's airway because he believed he survived the stab wound only to later be tortured by iraqi forces. today the truth started to come out. what we've been saying for all this time, this is a shoddy investigation. >> reporter: the lead prosecutor caught off guard saying it's the first time he's heard this accusing scott who has immunity and cannot be charged with murder in this case of lying to protect his fellow s.e.a.l. scott asked whether he thinks gallagher should go to jail replying, gallagher's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison. gallagher's wife leaving court calling the testimony a relief but saying claims that her husband stabbed the prisoner are untrue. >> and my husband will be exonerated and his innocence will be known to everybody after way too long. >> how much mor

today, they called special operator first class corey scott as a witness for their case. scott told the court he saw gallagher take out his knife and plunge it into the wounded prisoner. but then scott, who is a medic, as well, and who has immunity in exchange for his testimony, said that he, not gallagher, killed the teen by plugging his airway, claiming he acted to save the prisoner from being tortured by iraqi forces. "i knew he was going to die anyway," scott said. caught offguard, the lead prosecutor raised his voice, accusing their witness of changing his story and lying to protect his fellow s.e.a.l. scott later testified, "gallagher's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison." gallagher's defense attorney wloshgs has maintained that the charges were brought by disgruntled s.e.a.l.s, pouncing, saying, "did chief gallagher kill this terrorist?" "no," scott replied. >> let's get to will carr tonight. and you say this navy s.e.a.l. who testified today had been granted immunity. does he face possible charges? >> reporter: well, that

today special operator first class corey scott testified that he, he was in fact the man who killed theisoner by asphyxiation after gag ge gallad been charged with stabbing the man. when asked why he killed the terrorist, scott replied, quote, i knew he was going to die anyway. i wanted to save him from what was going to happen next to him. end quote. amazing developments. >>> up next, a new report says the dirty garag fraudulent steee dossier wasn't the only dirty document used by the fbi against the trump campaign. we'll have that and much more right after this quick break. stay with us. (sfx:footsteps in wet cement) (sfx:birds singing, distant dog barking) hi hi ♪(whistling tune: "don't worry, be happy")♪ 180 over 111. 145 over 92. 182 over 100. and i had a heart attack, and cardiac arrest, and then a stroke. narrator: this is what high blood pressure looks like. you might not feel its symptoms, but the results from a heart attack or stroke are far from invisible or silent. my memory is shot. when i woke up, i couldn't speak. i can't button up a shirt. i can't run. i've had to learn

. >> reporter: the courtroom stunned as seal team 7 medic corey scott took the stand saying he is the real killer. the bombshell testimony as navy prosecutors pursue murder charges against special operations chief eddie gallagher accused of stabbing and killing a teenage isis fighter. scott told the court he saw gallagher stab the fighter in the neck but it was him who held his thumb over the breathing tube and suffocated the boy. he said he did that because he knew the isis fighter was going to die anyway. gallagher's wife reacting after the stunning testimony. >> to here today someone finally had the bravery to stand up for the truth was refreshing after all these years. >> navy prosecutors pursuing murder charges, treating scott is a hostile witness, he never mentioned this information before. he is talking because of the immunity deal and doesn't want to see his colleague go to prison was a navy spokesman said the government will not be dropping premeditated murder charges against chief petty officer gallagher despite his testimony. the credibility of a witness is for the jury to

today special operator first class corey scott testified that he, he was in fact the man who killed thesis prisoner by asphyxiation after gag ge gallad been charged with stabbing the man. when asked why he killed the terrorist, scott replied, quote, i knew he was going to die anyway. i wanted to save him from what was going to happen next to him. end quote. amazing developments. >>> up next, a new report says the dirty garag fraudulent steee dossier wasn't the only dirty document used by the fbi against the trump campaign. we'll have that and much more right after this quick break. stay with us. o sell insurance. nobody knows why. she's the progressive insurance lady. they cover pets if your owner gets into a car accident. covers us with what? you got me. [ scoffs ] she's an insurance lady. and i suppose this baker sells insurance, too? progressive protects your pets like you do. you can see "the secret life of pets 2" only in theaters. "the secret life of pets 2" metastatic breast cancer is relentless, but i was relentless first. relentless about learning the first song we ever danced

today special operator first class corey scott testified that he, he was in fact the man who killed the by asphyxiation after gag ge gallad been charged with stabbing the man. when asked why he killed the terrorist, scott replied, quote, i knew he was going to die anyway. i wanted to save him from what was going to happen next to him. end quote. amazing developments. >>> up next, a new report says the dirty garag fraudulent steee dossier wasn't the only dirty document used by the fbi against the trump campaign. we'll have that and much more right after this quick break. right after this quick break. stay with us. carl, i appreciate the invite here. as my broker, what am i paying you to manage my money? it's racquetball time. (thumps) ugh! carl, does your firm offer a satisfaction guarantee? like schwab does. guarantee? (splash) carl, can you remind me what you've invested my money in? it's complicated. are you asking enough questions about the way your wealth is being managed? if not, talk to schwab. a modern approach to wealth management. if not, talk to schwab. on to the next job. the

. >> the courtroom stunned as corey scott took the stand saying he is the real killer.ombshell testimony coming as navy prosecutors pursue murder charge second special operations chief eddie gallagher accused of stabbing and killing a teenage isis fighter. scott told the courtroom he did see gallagher stab him in the neck but it was actually him who held his from over the tracheal tube, the breathing tube and suffocated the boy. scott said he did it because he knew the isis fighter was going to die anyway. tyler merit service gallagher and says that chief petty officer is innocent. >> it is not as black-and-white as everyone wants to understand. this is a combat zone, an individual trying to inflict harm on our servicemembers. regardless that he is 17 years old, that is military age now and regardless of all of that and he did not murder this individual. he is an honorable man and what happened here is a travesty. >> despite this new testimony prosecutes are still pursuing murder charges and treating scott as a hostile witness saying he never mentioned this information

first class corey scott testified in court that he is the one that killed the prisoner.tt said he did see gallagher stab the prisoner but he, scotted, is the one who put his thumb over a tube that was helping the prisoner breathe. scott has been granted testimonial immunity. prosecutors say scott is only telling this story to try to keep gallagher out of jail. an urgent meeting in the situation room about to begin as leaders from capitol hill head to the white house for an update on iran. and critics of biden pushing back looking for an apology on his comments about working with segregationists. wow! that's ensure max protein, with high protein and 1 gram sugar. it's a sit-up, banana! bend at the waist! i'm tryin'! keep it up. you'll get there. whoa-hoa-hoa! 30 grams of protein, and one gram of sugar. ensure max protein. hey, who are you? oh, hey jeff, i'm a car thief... what?! i'm here to steal your car because, well, that's my job. what? what?? what?! (laughing) what?? what?! what?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if you've got cut-rate car insurance, paying for t

corey scott says he asphyxiated the taken fighter after edward gallagher seen in white was unexpectedly prosecution says scott is lying to protect gallagher. gallagher faces life in prison if convicted. >> the parents of a mentally ill man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer at a southern california costco remain hospitalized. it happened friday inside the costco in riverside county. the the officer fired shots hitting and killing french and wounding his parents. frex's mom is in a coma in critical condition. her husband is in serious condition. >> law enforcement officials across the country are vowing to crackdown on racist and offensive comments posted on social media. so far this week, authorities in two cities have taken action that in some cases could lead to the officers losing their jobs. reporter elizabeth hur has details. we want to warn you, some of the postings are graphic. >> reporter: protests outside philadelphia's police headquarters. >> we don't want people on street who have professed hate for the people that we love. >> reporter: residents calling for action

the medic corey scott claimed he asphyxiated the teenager after gallagher stabbed the victim. scott described it as a mercy killing. gallagher is also charged with attempted murder for shooting at am iraqi school girl and elderly man. firefighters in philadelphia battled a massive fire overnight after a large explosion at a 150 year old refinery in south philadelphia. time thisd the second month emergency responders were called to the philadelphia energy solutions refining complex, which produces 335,000 barrels of crude oil every day. it is said to be the largest such complex on the u.s. eastern seaboard. no injuries were reported but nearby neighborhoods were ordered to shelter in place. in health news, u.s. suicide rates have reached the highest level since world war ii. the overall suicide rate has jumped by 33% since 1999. the crisis is most severe in indigenous communities. according to the centers for disease control, the suicide rate for indigenous women has increased by 139%. for indigenous men, the rate is up 71%. eight peace activists were arrested thursday while pr

at least two s.e.a.l.s say they witnessed the attack but one of of them, medic corey scott, stunned theurtroom when he testified under immunity that he asphyxiated the isis detainee and that gallagher was not ultimately responsible for his death. the prosecution says he's lying and scott could now face a perjury charge. the bottom line is gallagher says these are cooked-up charges by disgruntled underlings who had an axe to grind about gallagher's leadership style. the defense had this to say after resting their case. >> no matter how much preparation put into this case, the one thing that they can't get over is the fact that eddie gallagher is not guilty. so now that all the evidence is in, we're going to take the weekend to prepare for closings, and monday morning, after closing arguments, the jury will get this case, and then we'll wait for the verdict. >> reporter: the jury of seven military men will decide gallagher's fate. unlike civilian trials, it does not have to be a unanimous verdict. it requires a 2/3 vote or five of the seven are needed to convict. but whatever the jury dec

fellow seal corey scott testified that gallagher stabbed the teen, but not fatally. scott said he then suffocated the boy so that iraqi forcesul not torture him. prosecutors accused him of lying. said no one had ever ask for his whole story. former vice president joisbiden has did calls to apologize for saying t u.s. senate was more civil-- and got more done-- even when it included old-line segregationist several rivals sharply attacked biden, but the former delare senator stood by his statements. and, at the u.s. capitol today, house speaker nancy pelosi warned the dispute is a distraction in the democratic race. >> joe biden is authentic. he has lived his life, he considers certain things a resource, he has worked across the aisle, that's what he was saying. that's not what this election is about. this election is about how we connect with the american people addressing their kitchen table needs for us to spend time on an issue like this which is important, but it's not central to what the election is about. >> woodruff: biden and nearly all of the two dozen democr

we're talking about navy medic corey scott.who actually killed the isis fighter, that it was not gallagher. and he was testifying under immunity. we should point out one thing he did say is he did see gallagher take a knife and stab the prisoner underneath the collarbone. but he said it was not a fatal wound and he said when gallagher walked away he basically took his hand and put it over the tube keeping him alive. this is a quote, i suffocated him, held my thumb over his trach tube until he asphyxiated. i knew he was going to die anyway and wanted to save him from walking up to whatever would happen to him. he's saying this was essentially a form of compassion, because he knew the iraqi military would torture the prisoner so he chose to end his life. this is what chief petty officer gallagher had to say following that testimony. >> the best defense for chief gallagher is the truth. today the truth started to come out. what we've donbeen saying for a this time, this is a shoddy investigation. no investigator, no prosecutor eve

corey scott, one of the prosecution's key witnesses, testifying, i saw gallagher stab him in the necklagher, killed the prisoner by blocking his airway, saying it was an act of mercy to keep the teenager from later being tortured by iraqi forces. the claim stunning everyone in the courtroom. >> in a lot of ways it doesn't change the defense because our defense has always been consistent. the truth is eddie gallagher's best defense, and he did not kill this isis terrorist. >> reporter: the prosecution accusing scott of lying to protect his fellow s.e.a.l. since he has immunity and can't be charged with murder in this case. the navy saying the testimony has no impact on the trial, telling abc news the government will not be dropping premeditated murder charges against chief petty officer gallagher despite petty officer scott's testimony. the credibility of a witness is for the jury to decide. gallagher has pleaded not guilty. his attorney and family maintain that the accusations against him were fabricated by disgruntled younger s.e.a.l.s trying to get rid of their chief. >> these witne

is special operator first-class corey scott, a medic.e. he told the military court that he did watch gallagher stab the prisoner in the neck, but he said the wound was not life-threatening. he says gallagher walked away and that's when he pressed down on the prisoner's breathing tube, they call it a trach tube, and the prisoner suffocated. he claims he did it because he, "wanted to save the prisoner from the kind of torture he'd seen iraqi forces inflict on other captives." so there is a second twist. the guy scott who confessed in court is on the hook for murder, right? another twist. he had something called a testimonial immunity agreement. that means his testimony, including his confession, cannot be used against him and neither can any information directly or indirectly derived from that testimony. the defense was, of course, thrilled. >> today for the first time somebody went to one of these witnesses and actually asked the real question, what is the cause of death? >> now, prosecutors are furious. they said navy investigators had s

corey scott testified for the prosecution and said he saw gallagher stab the isis member in the neck,lying because he's been granted immunity. gallagher is also facing an attempted murder charge for allegedly shooting at civilians. >>> police in charlotte are asking for the public's help to find these two bank robbers. surveillance video shows them inside a wells fargo branch two weeks ago. one of the suspects was pointing two pistols at bank workers while the second collected money. police haven't said how much they got away with or if anyone was hurt during that robbery. >>> newly released surveillance video shows a man trying to rush through a security checkpoint at sky harbor airport in phoenix, punching and kicking tsa officers as they tried to subdue him. phoenix police on duty at the airport arrested the man who police say gave no reason for his actions. the tsa is calling the attack unprovoked and brazen. >>> we are tracking some stormy weather that's ringing in the first day of summer. >> a wind-driven wildfire is forcing hundreds of people from their homes east of phoenix. i

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ainsley: because another guy, first class corey scott reveals in cross-examination.ecause he says gallagher actually stabbed the kid but then he held down his artery so that he couldn't breathe i believe, or his air pipe so he couldn't breathe. he said he is responsible not gallagher. pete: yet another reminder when you look at these cases what you hear in public is not always what happened in the fog of that situation. i followed this case very closely. i was not surprised by this at all from what i have sort of gathered and heard. there were other people that said other things about what happened at that time. there is a reason why the defense attorneys here for eddie gallagher felt confident going to court. they felt like crois examining some of these other navy seals, other navy seals who feel pretty bad about the fact eddie gallagher plight go to prison for life for this. steve: this particular medic wound up for immunities prosecution. he was a prosecution witness and drops his bombshell yeah, did i it. unbelievable. brian: here is what the navy said the govern

medic corey scott told the court the boy was sedated and breathing through a tube when gail ber stabb gallagher stabbed him in the neck but said the injuries weren't life threatening. he claimed he was the one who killed the teen by holding his thumb over his tracheal tube until he quit breathing. he said he did it to spare him from torture by iraqi forces. gallagher's defense team has claimed he only treated the prisonr for a collapsed lung and that the murder accusations are false. >> the trial is certainly going to continue but i expect that at the end of this there will be a not guilty verdict. >> reporter: this video shows the teen, injured in an air strike before his capture. he told an iraqi news crew his father threatened to kill him if he didn't join isis. scott was iunitym criminal prosecution this week and prosecutors accused him of lying to protect gallagher. his testimony contradicted his previous statements as well as the testimony of other s.e.a.l.s. one said gallagher posed in front of the corpse and prosecutors say he texted a photo saying, good story behind this, got

iraqi television but this morning a key witness for the prosecution and a fellow navy s.e.a.l., corey scotte is the one who killed the teenager. scott given immunity for testifying said i saw gallagher stab him in the neck. but then the bombshell came when scott testified that he, not gallagher, killed the teen by plugging his airway because he did not want the young isis fighter to later be tortured by iraqi forces. i knew he was going to die anyway, scott testified. caught off guard, the lead prosecutor raised his voice accusing scott of lying and changing his story to protect a fellow s.e.a.l. scott later testified, he's got a wife and family. i don't think he should be spending his life in prison. >> my daughter has lived without her father. i mean, this is probably the worst case scenario of what you could expect. >> reporter: as a medic gallagher was supposed to treat the prisoner, instead prosecutors say he stabbed and killed the teen after he was captured. gallagher is also accused of other war crimes including shooting at civilians. he's pleaded not guilty and denies all the charge

corey scott said he asphyxiated the teenage fighter after edward gallagher unexpectedly stabbed him.al facing a cou court-martial on charges of murder and attempted murder. roy moore announcing that he is running for the senate again in 2020 after failing to win the seat two years ago amid sexual misconduct accusations last month, president trump urged moore not to run, tweeting that moore can't win you are up to date that's the news update this hour, guys, back downtown to you. >> sue, thank you. >>> still ahead, oil on deck prices surging after iran shot down a u.s. military drone the full bredo aakwnnd what it means for oil prices up next experience the style, craftsmanship and technology that have made the rx the leading luxury suv of all time. lease the 2019 rx 350 for $399/month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. >>> let's get to our "closing bell" sector spotlight, we're taking a look at some of the best and worst performing sectors since the market's last record high. let's start with the top performer, real estate diana has that for us. >> yeah, the s&p

he said he believes he saw gallagher stab the man twice and identified another seal, corey scott, whogo? >> it will be very difficult for the defense to prove this was not a murder. i think instead what they need to do is focus on the issue of reasonable doubt. the highest standard of proof known to our legal system and applies in military courts as in all other courts in the nation. the key distinction here the prosecution gets a little bit of a break. they don't have to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt to all jurors. they must convince five. in that contest that your burden of proof responsibility is watered down a little bit so that could give the edge to the prosecution in the end of the of course, time will tell. >> sandra: to be clear this trial was derailed and eventually delayed because of problems with the prosecution and these emails that were exchanged that revealed they were monitoring emails that eddie gallagher was sending with his legal team and his family and others. >> that's one of the things that is going to make this case even -- notwithstanding the facts

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