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Time on the bench. the wright family grieving the loss of their loved one. she talked about how this has disrupted kim potter's life. a very difficult case. we are learning now from the statement from the attorney general there in minnesota that keith ellisson, he said he accepts the sentence. he urges other people to semiit. however, it is important to knowering says i don't ask to you agree with the judge's decision which takes nothing away from the truth of the jury's verdict. >> thank you very much. let's discuss with cnn political commentator van jones. thank you for joining us. potter's ...

Of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm. officer potter made a mistake that ended tragically. she never intended to hurt anyone. >> now daunte wright's family spoke after the sentence. they are clearly unhappy calling this a miscarriage of justice. his mother spoke and i'll read a quote, she said that this is the public -- the problem with the justice system, a white woman's tears trumped justice. and we got a statement from the attorney general keith ellisson and he accepted the sentence from the judge and urges others to accept it. but notes, i don't ask you to agree with her d...

In jail after a jury found her guilty of first and second degree manslaughter for shooting and killing daunte wright, a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop. crowds outside the courthouse cheered and chanted dontae's name when the verdict was read. joining me now is our reporter from outside the minneapolis courthouse and a veteran trial lawyer and former president of the national bar association. good morning to you both. so, shaq, as you know, convictions of police are rare, but now in minnesota alone we have kim potter, derek chauvin, and mohamed nor. >> that's right. you heard keith...

Emotional at the time. then it took my mother saying, you know, the president -- how did he reach you? it put it in perspective this is the leader of the free world using his influence to say that this black life matters. that black lives matter. so it is my belief that the george floyd family, they understand how incredibly important this is that the president of the united states is having dialogue with them because he's saying this is not just a black issue. this is an american issue. >> you know you mentioned the trial of derek chauvin, he found guilty on friday. it was announced that atto...

It is time to start seriously discussing impeachment. that's the argue vox founder made last week writing quote, we have grown afraid of the consequences of impeachment of the consequences of leaving an unfit president in office. if the worst happens and trump's presidency resulted in calamity, we'll have nol excuse, no answer. this is an emergency, we should break the glass. and today, for the first time in the house floor, 58 democrats votesed basically to do just that. including jim clyburn, the number three democrat in the house. and keith ellisson, the vice chair of the democratic nationa...