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Two of them are arguing their histories of making racist comments dont prove they targeted Arbery because he was Black.
Prosecutors say Travis McMichael made racist statements about Black people on social media and in private messages.
Travis and Gregory McMichael saw their plea deals tossed by a federal judge earlier this week after Arberys family objected.
Travis McMichael reversed his plan to plead guilty in the federal case days after a U.S. District Court judge rejected terms of a plea deal.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The evidence of racial bigotry not to presented at the murder trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers is expected to be front and center in the hate crimes case.
Travis McMichael took the stand on Wednesday to answer questions about his fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery last year, which sparked national outrage.
A federal grand jury indicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael and William Roddie Bryan in Arbery's killing.
Judge Timothy Walmsley said the duo appeared to have taken the law into their own hands when they shot Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, to death in February.
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