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Prosecutors and the defense will offer competing visions of... Posted: Apr 19, 2021 9:15 AM Updated: Apr 19, 2021 9:58 AM Posted By: CNN Prosecutors and the defense will offer competing visions of Derek Chauvin's role in George Floyd's death during closing arguments Monday in the former Minneapolis officer's criminal trial. ------------ ------------ For the prosecution, that means drilling home their concise argument that Floyd's death on May 25, 2020, was exactly what it appeared to be on bystander video. What looked to the naked eye like an uncaring police officer using his knees to suffo...

George Floyd: Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd for over 9 minutes because of his pride and ego, prosecutors say CNN 19 mins ago © Pool Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd's neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds because of his pride and his ego in the face of concerned bystanders, a prosecutor said Monday in the state's closing argument at the criminal trial. "He was not going to let these bystanders tell him what to do. He was going to do what he wanted, how he wanted, for as long as he wanted. And there was nothing, nothing they can do about it beca...

Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd for over 9 minutes because of ex-officer’s pride and ego, prosecutor says Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on George Floyd’s neck and back for 9 minutes and 29 seconds because of his pride and his ego in the face of concerned bystanders, a prosecutor said Monday in the state’s closing argument at his criminal trial. “He was not going to let these bystanders tell him what to do. He was going to do what he wanted, how he wanted, for as long as he wanted. And there was nothing, nothing they can do about it because he had the au...

March 2, 2021 One New York Times poll found a third of active-duty and guard members don't want the vaccine, and Pentagon leaders say that's their choice to make. SHOW TRANSCRIPT The U.S. military is not planning to make vaccinations mandatory for service members even though a large portion of troops around the world are resisting the shots so far. “If you believe, as I did, it's the right thing for you, please consider accepting it when it's offered to you," Lloyd Austin said. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he won’t mandate vaccines.  According to a New York Times poll, one-third ...

Justice Dept. convenes grand jury for civil rights investigation into Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin involving 2017 arrest of a 14-year-old boy similar to the fatal collar of George Floyd The Department of Justice has convened a new grand jury in Minnesota in its civil rights investigation of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin  It involves a probe into Chauvin's 2017 arrest of a 14-year-old During the arrest, video showed the boy lost consciousness as Chauvin held him in a neck restraint The federal investigation was launched last May but had languished It has been given a ne...