Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura testifies in Mongols defense

The reitred professional wrestler was called as an expert witness because of his early Mongols membership.

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura leaves the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and Courthouse on Wednesday after testifying in the Mongols racketeering trial. He's flanked by fellow Mongols, including President David Santillan, who's on the right.

SANTA ANA - Former Minnesota Gov. and longtime Mongol Jesse "The Body" Ventura took the witness stand in the Mongols racketeering trial Wednesday, defending the embattled organization as a brotherhood of motorcycle enthusiasts that welcomed him home from Vietnam, then sparring with a prosecutor who questioned his views on law enforcement, corrupt organizations and accountability.

"We Vietnam veterans were not called heroes. The times...

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