Floyd family attorneys condemn moment of silence held for Derek Chauvin at Minnesota GOP convention [View all]
Attorneys for the family of George Floyd are calling on Minnesota Republican Party leaders to apologize for a moment of silence held at the party convention for the former police officer convicted in Floyd’s murder.
At last weekend’s GOP convention in Duluth, a delegate made a motion for a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, who is alive and serving a lengthy prison sentence. The convention’s presiding officer on Saturday morning put it to a voice vote of those in attendance, who supported the motion — and the moment of silence was observed, lasting about 10 seconds.
The Floyd family’s attorneys, including civil rights lawyer Ben Crump, issued a statement Tuesday saying they are “sickened by this lack of respect.”
“The audacity of the Minnesota Republican Party to honor an individual who has both been convicted by a jury of his peers for the murder of a fellow human being, while at the same time violated a professional oath to protect and serve his community, is disgusting,” the statement read.
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