Category: George Floyd

An American Repudiation of Tlaib and Waters

Commentary House Democrats have produced two radical demagogues whose policies would endanger the lives of innocent Americans, lead to the breakdown of society, and undermine the U.S. Constitution. Specifically, Reps. Maxine Waters and Rashida Tlaib have recently acted in ways that reflect unfavorably on the House of Representatives and betray their oaths to uphold and…


George Floyd’s Family: ‘We Got the Verdict We Wanted’

Siblings of George Floyd said Tuesday that they were grateful for the jury convicting former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of three charges including second-degree murder. “We got the verdict we wanted,” Terrence Floyd, one of Floyd’s brothers, told a press conference in Minnesota. “My brother’s not here. I’m grateful and I’m proud of him,”…


Biden Calls for Passage of George Floyd Police Reform Bill After Chauvin Verdict

In his first remarks after former police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction, President Joe Biden said while the verdict represents a step toward racial justice, more needs to be done by his administration and Congress. “No one should be above the law, and today’s verdict sends that message,” Biden said during his address at the White House. “But it’s not…


Biden: Congress Needs to Pass George Floyd Police Reform Bill After Chauvin Conviction

In his first remarks after former police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction, President Joe Biden said while the verdict represents a step toward racial justice, more needs to be done by his administration and Congress. “No one should be above the law, and today’s verdict sends that message,” Biden said during his address at the White House. “But it’s not…


Biden Calls George Floyd’s Family After Chauvin Verdict

President Joe Biden phoned family members of George Floyd after a jury found former police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of all three charges in Floyd’s death. “We’re all so relieved, not just one verdict but all three. Guilty on all three counts. It’s really important,” Biden said during the call posted online by Floyd’s family attorney Ben Crump….


House Votes Down Resolution Condemning Maxine Waters’s Remarks on Chauvin Trial

The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted down a resolution that would have censured Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). The party-line vote saw 216 Democrats reject the resolution and 210 Republicans back it. Two members from each party did not vote. Waters traveled to a Minneapolis suburb over the weekend and urged demonstrators to be “more…


Derek Chauvin Found Guilty on All Charges in Death of George Floyd

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on April 20 was convicted of all three charges in the death of George Floyd. Jurors convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, second-degree manslaughter, and third-degree murder. Chauvin faces up to 75 years in prison. He declined to testify in the trial. Jurors spent approximately eight hours and 20 minutes deliberating…


Opinion: The Chauvin Trial and the Ongoing Quest for Justice

Commentary This is the most difficult column I have ever written. Like so many other Americans, I’m having a difficult time keeping my emotions in check about the trial of Derek Chauvin. But one of the most important human faculties is the faculty of reason, and so I’ll try to keep my emotions in check…


Jury Reaches Verdict in Trial of Derek Chauvin

Jurors have decided on a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. “A verdict has been reached and will be read in open court between 3:30-4:00 p.m.,” according to a notice posted by the Hennepin County court. Minnesota is in the Central time zone. Jurors began sequestering on Monday to decide…


Out of Sight but Center Stage, Jurors Weigh Chauvin’s Fate

MINNEAPOLIS—The jurors who sat quietly off-camera through three weeks of draining testimony in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial in George Floyd’s death moved into the spotlight Tuesday, still out of sight but now in control of verdicts awaited by a skittish city. The jury of six white people and six people who are black or multiracial…