Per the US attorney Trump & Barr are monitoring the Floyd case

[dflprincess]

This does not bode well. The head of the Mpls Police Union is a major Trump suck up and racist. I'd bet he'll have his opinion listened to.

[madamesilverspurs]

1. Heard that and immediately thought

that it does not inspire confidence that justice will be served.


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[GusBob]

2. They love the chaos

Cynical me thinks they'd love nationwide riots

[Brainfodder]

3. Medal of Freedom & pardon for Chauvin any minute now?

Then add him to his SS detail?

That's nutty enough for his consideration?

[Eliot Rosewater]

4. they are all killers, they want us all dead or gone

[sfstaxprep]

5. She's A repub HACK

Appointed by Tim Pawlenty in 2010.

Advanced by Drumpf in 2018.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

6. Murder isn't a federal crime except in some particular circumstances. The FBI is investigating only

if the cop should be charged with a civil rights violation. The county attorney's office still has jurisdiction over whether he should be charged with murder - but with the feds involved Freeman is probably having to wait his turn. Whether the feds charge him will not necessarily affect whether the county attorney does because the crimes aren't the same.

It’s a federal crime when a person who is acting under “under color of any law” (that is, under governmental authority) violates another person’s civil rights “willfully” (18 U.S.C. § 242). The word “willfully” in the federal statute means that the defendants must have had a “specific intent” to deprive the victim of a particular federal right. This, I suspect, is what they are still investigating, meaning they are getting statements from the officers and witnesses, who no doubt have lawyered up (they'd be crazy not to), and they are probably also being roadblocked by that asshat Bob Kroll from the union.

[Doreen]

7. Well, of course they are watching.

If the officers get arrested they need to let trump know so he can pardon them. Oh yeah, and add them to his administration.

[Celerity]

8. Trump cannot pardon for a State case (like murder charged via a DA)

[Nikki28]

9. This lies at their feet

If we had a real president and AG, we would have justice for this family and we would not be as bad.I know we have bad raciest, but Trump/barr is not qualified and they enjoy this crap.I will be so glad when they are gone if they go.

[Ilsa]

10. And there was that comment that some evidence

indicated the cops should not be charged, but the weasel wouldn't what type of evidence they are talking about.

I was frustrated trying to follow the press conference. The mic for the govt employees was plenty loud, but I could not hear even half of the questions, so the answers made no sense.