George Zimmerman: 'I Was The Victim' A 'Scapegoat (VIDEO)

It has been seven months since his acquittal and George Zimmerman had a lot to say in this interview with CNN.

In an interview broadcast on CNN’s “New Day” on Monday, Zimmerman related that he still receives death threats and is marked a racist but that there is only one judge who matters: “God.” He elaborated: “I know that ultimately, he’s the only judge that I have to answer to. He knows what happened. I know what happened. So I’d leave it up to him.”

Zimmerman went on to describe his treatment, since killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a Florida subdivision two years ago, as a “miscarriage of justice”and that he was a scapegoat for “the government, the President, the attorney general.”

Once aspiring to become a police officer, Zimmerman now hopes to go back to school to pursue a career as an attorney to prevent this from happening to anyone else.

“I’d like to professionally … continue my education and hopefully become an attorney,” he said. “I think that’s the best way to stop the miscarriage of justice that happened to me from happening to somebody else. I don’t think it should ever happen to anyone ever again, not one person.”

Zimmerman also discusses his series of run-ins with the law since being acquitted:

It started with a speeding ticket. Next, Zimmerman’s wife called 911, saying he was threatening her and her father with a gun. There were no charges, but Zimmerman’s wife later filed for divorce. Then, Zimmerman’s girlfriend accused him of chasing her with a shotgun. This time, Zimmerman called 911, to get his side of the story out.

His girlfriend later said she wanted charges dropped and lifted a restraining order against him.

You can watch several clips from the interview, below:

George Zimmerman: I was a ‘scapegoat’ – George Zimmerman says he wants to become an attorney to stop “the miscarriage of justice that happened to me.”

Does George Zimmerman regret what happened? – George Zimmerman talks to CNN’s Chris Cuomo saying, “my life would be tremendously easier if I had stayed home.”

George Zimmerman’s life after the trial – George Zimmerman talks about his life after the trial from painting to boxing.

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George Zimmerman: ‘I Was The Victim’ A ‘Scapegoat (VIDEO)