Criminal defense attorney Arthur Aidala erupted when former MSNBC host Tiffany Cross implied he didn’t need to be worried about crime because he was white.

National Guard troops have patrolled Washington, D.C., since President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the city’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) to combat crime in the District of Columbia on Aug. 11. After Aidala clashed with “CNN NewsNight” host Abby Phillip’s characterization of the crackdown as a “military occupation,” Cross took exception to Aidala saying he felt “thrilled.”

“You were absolutely right and accurate in your open, Abby. I think the reason why you may feel that way, Arthur, is because you maneuver in society with a certain privilege. The question is, who are these —” Cross claimed, before Aidal

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