Hate crime conviction of Ahmaud Arbery killers upheld

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The 3 men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery are dismissed by a federal judge...who upheld their federal hate crime convictions.

Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael and William "Roddy" Bryan had filed motions to overturn the jury's guilty verdict, but on Thursday a federal judge told them there was "more than enough evidence" for them. cornered for the murder of Ahmaud in 2020.

Their federal convictions - which came down in February - were for murdering Ahmaud on the basis of his race and kidnapping. In denying their motion, the judge relied on the defendants' social media posts that negatively compared black people to white people, in general.

Specifically, the judge pointed out that Gregory McMichael had posted, "All these black people are just trouble; I wish they all died." ...and makes derogatory comments about a black tenant.

All 3 are still awaiting sentencing in the federal case, but whatever they g...