“A case of police brutality that has stunned the nation”

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4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2023

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Nicolle Wallace discusses the latest in Memphis after five officers were charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, how Democrats in Virginia defeated any plans for the state to restrict a woman’s right to choose, new reporting from the New York Times that blouse the lid off the infamous Durham investigation and more. Joined by: Antonia Hylton, Paul Butler, Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas, Alicia Menendez, Charles Blow, Igor Novikov, Charlie Savage, Mary McCord, Barbara McQuade and Benjamin Wittes.

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0:00.0	Hi everyone, it's 4 o'clock in New York. I'm a very busy day of breaking news. There
0:11.8	is blockbuster new reporting this afternoon in the New York Times on the chaos and ethical
0:17.1	lapses of the last special counsel appointed during the Trump administration, John Durham.
0:22.2	He was handpicked by Attorney General Bill Barr to investigate the investigators of the
0:26.7	Trump Russia probe. He found not much, but we'll tell you about that brand new reporting later in
0:31.0	the program. We're also waiting to see the police body cam video from the horrific attack on Paul
0:37.1	Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year, as well as the audio from the 911 call he made.
0:43.6	A judge has ordered that evidence to be made public in response to requests from multiple news
0:49.1	organizations that includes NBC News. And we'll bring you that footage as soon as it's released and
0:54.1	we're able to turn it around for you. But we begin with the breaking news, the tragedy at a Memphis.
1:00.6	Criminal charges have just been announced in the case of police brutality that has stunned the
1:05.5	nation and the world. In just the past hour, the Shelby County District Attorney announced
1:11.0	the five officers involved in the fatal beating of 29-year-old Memphis resident Tyree Nichols
1:17.5	have been charged with second degree murder. Here's that announcement. Earlier today, the grand jury
1:24.0	returned indictments against five former Memphis Police Department officers regarding the death
1:29.4	of Tyree Nichols. Each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question.
1:35.8	The actions of all of them resulted in the death of Tyree Nichols and they are all responsible.
1:42.5	If there is any silver lining to be drawn from this very dark cloud, it's that perhaps this incident
1:49.8	can open a broader conversation about the need for police reform. The world is watching us and we
1:56.9	need to show the world what lessons we can learn from this tragedy. The world is watching.
2:04.3	Other charges for the officers include aggravated assault and aggravated kidnapping.
2:10.0	Today's announcement comes in the wake of shock and horror at what has happened to Tyree Nichols.
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