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>> it was more than what i expected but less than i think what possibly derek chauvin deserved. if i think about someone with aggravating circumstances or enhancements and still fell short of the 30 years that the prosecution had asked for, i had the personal question i wonder what derek chauvin needed to do or needed to have done in a different way to have gotten that other eight years or so to get to the 30. that's still under the maximum, which i believe was 40. so even though that i was surprised that it was 22.5 years, i'm also surprised that it wasn't more given the facts and the circums...

For his character. it has been difficult for me to hear and read what the media, public and prosecution team believe derek to be — an aggressive, heartless and uncaring person. i can tell you that is far from the truth. finally, but briefly, derek chauvin addressed the court. do want to give my condolences to the floyd family. this right here is — this 22—year sentence they gave this man — it's a slap on the wrist. we're getting a life sentence with not having him in our life and that hurts me to death. the reverend al sharpton, a long—time civil rights activist, put chauvin's 22.5â€...

Thanks for joining us today. the man who murdered george floyd starting his first day of a 22.5-year sentence behind bars this morning. a mixed reaction to derek chauvin's sentence. the floyd family wanted 30 years. >> his woes are not other yet. he's accused of violating floyd's civil rights and another's civil rights. we have the latest. >> reporter: good morning to you. it was an emotional day inside the courtroom. before the judge came down with the sentence, victim impact statements from four of the floyd family members including his 7-year-old daughter. two of his brothers very emotion...

Let me see your other hand! 22.5 years for his role in this — the arrest of george floyd, caught on camera by a bystander, in a sequence of events that resulted in his murder. pinned to the ground for more than nine minutes by derek chauvin, crying out that he could not breathe. i can't breathe. a scene that still haunts terrence floyd, george's brother, who struggled to speak as he addressed chauvin directly. i wanted to know from the man himself why. what were you thinking? what was going through your head when you had your knee on my brother's neck? but there were to be no answers from th...

For 22.5 years, class substantial time. but it's the difference between being eligible for parole in 15 years versus being eligible for parole in 20 years. >> yeah. >> and so let's -- let's give ourselves some emotion. let's have some sympathy for our victims sometimes. >> absolutely. you know, congressman, let me go to this issue. your home state of georgia was returned to the forefront of the national fight over voting rights just yesterday. the doj filing charges against the state over its so-called election integrity law signed earlier this year. the senate gop voted unanimously against th...