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April 19, 2021

OJ Simpson trial: A look back at the racially charged high-profile case

As the nation awaits the verdict in the trial against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in the police death of George Floyd, authorities are preparing for possible and protests and unrest. 

April 19, 2021

McCarthy: Maxine Waters 'finds value in violence'; Democrats must censure or 'own' her, Tlaib's statements

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Monday that when House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., requested anti-police protesters get "more confrontational" if a jury chooses not to convict former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, then she "finds value in violence."

April 19, 2021

CNN's Don Lemon: 'People with half a brain' know Maxine Waters wasn't inciting violence

CNN anchor Don Lemon is the latest mainstream journalist to go to bat for Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., after she was accused of inciting violence as the Derek Chauvin trial goes to the jury.

April 19, 2021

Cotton accuses Maxine Waters of trying to 'fan the flames in the streets' with 'appalling' rhetoric

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., scolded Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., Monday over what he called "appalling" comments and urged President Biden to prepare for national unrest as the jury deliberates the fate of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

April 19, 2021

Waters requested police protection during Minnesota trip where she told protesters get more 'confrontational'

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., reportedly requested police protection during her trip to Minnesota over the weekend, where she made inflammatory comments that many have perceived as inciting violence in a region that has been experiencing intensifying protests.

April 19, 2021

'I don't think' she meant it: Joy Behar defends Maxine Waters' controversial comments

On Monday, "The View" co-host Joy Behar defended Rep. Maxine Waters,’ D-Calif. controversial advice to demonstrators in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota over the weekend to "stay on the street" and get confrontational with police officers if the Derek Chauvin trial doesn’t conclude with a guilty verdict

April 19, 2021

Sandra Smith calls on Maxine Waters to 'empower not just one race but all Americans'

"Where’s the unity?" Fox Business host Larry Kudlow asked "America Reports" co-anchor Sandra Smith Monday during a discussion of why Democrats have failed to condemn Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., for "inciting violence" after calling for Minnesota protesters to "get more confrontational" if Derek Chauvin is acquitted.

April 19, 2021

CNN senior legal analyst panned for questioning Chauvin defense strategy in closing argument: 'YOU HACK'

A CNN senior legal analyst raised eyebrows Monday with her assessment of closing arguments by the defense team for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

April 19, 2021

BLM protesters rally for ‘victim,’ leave after learning he was white

Black Lives Matter protesters in Minnesota dropped to a knee and set off to march over a fatal police shooting — only to return when they learned it was a white carjacker who had fired at police, according to reports.

April 19, 2021

Derek Chauvin closing arguments end, jurors to begin deliberation

Prosecutors and defense attorneys ended closing arguments Monday in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after making their cases to jurors following weeks of testimony amid nationwide concerns over potential unrest that could follow once a verdict is reached.