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St. Paul, Minn.

Ventura defamation trial goes to closing arguments

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Jurors will hear closing arguments today in the defamation suit brought by former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura against Navy SEAL Chris Kyle. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Steve Karnowski, who's been covering the trial for the Associated Press.

Ventura says Kyle made up a story about a 2006 bar fight between the two men in his bestselling memoir "American Sniper." But Ventura says the fight never happened and he wants to clear his name.