Pastors rally at Ahmaud Arbery trial after attorney's 'outrageous' comments

Hundreds of pastors gathered and prayed Thursday outside the Georgia courthouse where the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing is underway.

Hundreds of pastors gathered and prayed Thursday outside the Georgia courthouse where the trial over Ahmaud Arbery's killing is underway, a week after a defense attorney said there shouldn't be "any more Black pastors" in the courtroom.

Rev. Al Sharpton, whose presence in the courtroom prompted the attorney's denied request to prevent pastors from sitting with Arbery's family during the trial, called on clergy "across ecumenical lines" to join him outside the Glynn County Courthouse for a "power of prayer vigil" in solidarity with the family.

"No lawyer can knock us out. Because wherever you are, God is always there," Sharpton told the crowd. "I'm here this week. … And we're going to keep coming until we get justice."

Arbery's parents thanked the pastors for their support.