This Is Not How The Legal System Is Supposed To Work

Absolutely terrible.

onDecember 4, 2019 at 6:16 PMDecember 4, 2019 at 2:51 PM

George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin’s family, the family’s attorney Ben Crump, Rachel Jenteal, and others for $100 million.

The nerve of this fucking guy. | Larry Klayman Sues Trayvon Martin's Family on Behalf of George Zimmerman https://t.co/kjZmscWgZU

— ????????Imani Gandy Cane???????? (@AngryBlackLady) December 4, 2019

— Imani Gandy, senior legal analyst at Rewire, with the reaction shared by a lot of people upon hearing the news that George Zimmerman is suing, inter alia, the parents of Trayvon Martin. Also on the receiving end of Zimmerman’s legal ire is Martin family attorney, Ben Crump; Florida prosecutors Bernie de la Rionda, John Guy, and Angela Corey; trial witness Rachel Jeantel; book publisher HarperCollins; the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; and the state of Florida. The lawsuit alleges widespread “witness fraud,” claiming prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel is “an imposter and fake witness” as detailed in the new film The Trayvon Hoax: Unmasking the Witness Fraud that Divided America.

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