An attorney's attempt to ban Black pastors isn't keeping the Rev. Jesse Jackson away from the Arbery killing trial
CNN
The Rev. Jesse Jackson said he has a "moral obligation" to be in court during the trial off three White men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery and will be present for the rest of the week and beyond.
"I am (standing) by people who are in need, backs against the wall," Jackson said. "It's what we do. So we are going to keep sitting with this family. It is a priority focus of ours now."
Jackson's remarks Monday came after defense attorney Kevin Gough attempted to have Jackson removed from court as the civil rights leader sat with Arbery's family. Gough insists that prominent Black pastors such as Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, who has also been at the trial, can influence the jury. Last week, Gough asked the judge to ban Black pastors from court and later apologized for it.