Botham Jean Family Lawyer Calls Out Nicki Minaj

Last week following the murder conviction of Texas police officer Amber Guyger the victim, Botham Jean's brother, Brandt Jean, made national news after hugging Amber in the court room [click here if you missed that].

The lawyer for the Botham Jean family slams rapper Nicki Minaj for criticizing Brandt's act of forgiveness...

Nicki was upset over the murder of the prosecution's star witness, Joshua Brown, two days after the trial ended and Tweeted her disgust with Brandt.

Last night Botham Jean family lawyer, Lee Merritt, pointed out that Nicki was late to the party in terms of using her platform to bring awareness to social issues, unlike her rival Cardi B, and gave Nicki other suggestions that would be far more helpful than bullying the brother of the victim.

Merritt also shared insight into the Joshua Brown murder investigation.

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The more I learn about the death of #JoshuaBrown the more upset I become. There was an attempt on Brown’s life in November of 2018. He was shot in the foot. Another friend was killed. A man was arrested for the incident and another suspect remained at-large. Josh was concerned that these people still meant him harm so when he was subpoenaed to testify against Amber Guyger he was conflicted. He wanted to do the right thing. Prosecutors told him he had information they needed to ensure a conviction. He, in turn, told prosecutors and the Court about the danger he felt was associated with him testifying in a public trial. Ultimately he decided that it was just too dangerous. He left the state and was in California on the day the trial began. In fact the day he was called to testify he was still in California. Prosecutors hounded him, threatening to issue a warrant for his arrest if he didn’t appear in court on Day 2 of the trial. So he got on a plane and came straight from the airport to the courthouse. I believe he met with the judge in her chambers (on the record) and reiterated his concern about testifying. That is why during his first public appearance in the trial the judge affirmed “you have already been sworn and are still under oath.” The court has mechanisms to limit the exposure of witnesses. They took steps to cut off cameras and instruct media not to report on an undercover cop that testified in Guyger’s trial. Why weren’t the same measures taken to protect Joshua Brown? Brown’s testimony was powerful but it was also duplicative. Nothing he testified to couldn’t have been brought in by other witnesses. It wasn’t worth his life.

A post shared by S. Lee Merritt, Esquire (@leemerrittesq) on Oct 8, 2019 at 4:09am PDT

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@WFAA has released a story about Josh Brown’s “extensive criminal record”. They have posted a series of mugshots implying Brown was a hardened criminal that naturally would be mixed in with a drug deal gone bad resulting in his murder. Joshua’s background was discussed under oath and was subject to cross examination. It included a possession of controlled substance and misdemeanor theft conviction. The end. Otherwise, he was collegiate educated entrepreneur. I’m use to the character of victims being assassinated after their death in order to justify police corruption. I want to be clear, DPD involvement in this investigation is corrupt. They have no business being involved in this case. Their presence taints all the evidence by virtue of their interest in the outcome. They must bring in a disinterested third party agency if this investigation is to be relied upon. DPD’s insistence on leading this investigation is building in reasonable doubt for any suspects that is eventually prosecuted in this case.

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