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Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Benjamin Smith, who was Chris Kyle’s roommate during their BUD\/S training, reacted to the jury’s verdict that was released yesterday<\/a>, awarding Jesse Ventura $1.8 million in his defamation lawsuit against Kyle’s estate.<\/p>\n

Smith was shocked by the jury’s decision, saying, “I don’t understand, the facts of this are not that way, he [Chris Kyle] didn’t lie.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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