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April 1, 2021

Chauvin told bystander Floyd was ‘sizable guy,’ ‘probably on something’

After the ambulance took George Floyd away, the Minneapolis officer who had pinned his knee on the Black man’s neck defended himself to a bystander by saying Floyd was “a sizable guy” and “probably on something,” according to police video played in court Wednesday.

April 1, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial: Key witness to invoke the 5th Amendment, refuses to testify

A key witness who was with George Floyd on the day he died, has informed the court that he will invoke the Fifth Amendment if asked to testify in Derek Chauvin's murder trial.

March 31, 2021

Derek Chauvin body camera transcript released in trial

Jurors on Wednesday saw Minneapolis police officers' body camera footage showing how an initial confrontation over an alleged misdemeanor last May led to the death of George Floyd.

March 31, 2021

Gregg Jarrett: Groundwork laid for excessive use of force in Day 3 of Chauvin trial

Jurors in a Minneapolis courtroom on Wednesday were shown new videotape of George Floyd as prosecutors set the stage to argue that former police officer Derek Chauvin used excessive and unjustified force resulting in Floyd’s death.

March 31, 2021

Derek Chauvin trial: Minneapolis store clerk felt 'guilt' for taking Floyd's counterfeit bill that led to call

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s criminal trial on Wednesday featured testimony from a former convenience store clerk who was handed a counterfeit $20 bill from George Floyd, which ultimately set in motion the man’s encounter with law enforcement.

March 31, 2021

LIVE UPDATES: Derek Chauvin trial continues as prosecutors show videos of George Floyd being removed from SUV

The trial for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, will resume Wednesday.

March 31, 2021

Prosecutor who charged Derek Chauvin in George Floyd death sold Minneapolis home amid protest security concern

The prosecutor who first charged former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death was forced to sell his home and upped security measures after crowds of hundreds to over a thousand protesters repeatedly showed up at his doorstep last summer.

March 30, 2021

Chelsea Handler slams due process in Derek Chauvin trial: 'Skip trials when there is audio, video footage’

Chelsea Handler suggested the justice system should "skip" jury trials "when there is audio and video footage of the murder." The trial for the ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is charged in connection to George Floyd’s death, continued into its second day on Tuesday.

March 30, 2021

Van Jones: If Chauvin isn't guilty, it'll be seen as 'open season' for cops to 'murder in broad daylight'

CNN commentator Van Jones suggested that a not-guilty verdict for Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd would set a grim perception across the country that police can "get away with murder."

March 30, 2021

Gregg Jarrett: Tears, emotion, and incriminating testimony in Day 2 of Chauvin trial

'I was sad and kinda mad,' said the tiny voice. Those simple but powerful words were spoken by a 9-year-old girl who witnessed a police officer kneel on the neck of George Floyd for more than 9 horrifying minutes on the day he died. It came during highly emotional testimony on the second day of the murder and manslaughter trial of Derek Chauvin.