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Kentucky Governor: Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Transcripts Should Be Made Public

"People want to see and be able to judge the facts for themselves," Gov. Andy Beshear says. He reflects on the decision not to charge any officers in Taylor's death and what can be done now.

After a Kentucky grand jury declined to charge any officers with the actual shooting of Breonna Taylor, protesters now want to see the court transcripts that led to this decision — and so does Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat who previously served as the state's attorney general.

"What has happened in a very long investigation, and ultimately a grand jury proceeding here,

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