Former Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted today of murder for the May 2020 killing of George Floyd, the 46-year-old Black man whose neck Chauvin pinned down with his knee on the pavement of a south Minneapolis intersection for more than nine minutes. politi.co/3aJa2kv
The jury found Chauvin guilty of all three charges: second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. politi.co/3aJa2kv
President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke to Floyd’s family by phone.
“Nothing is gonna make it all better, but at least now there’s some justice,” Biden said.
Harris described the family as “real leaders at this moment where we needed you.” politi.co/3aJa2kv
Former President Barack Obama credited the jury for doing the “right thing.”
But “we know that true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial,” he said in a statement. politi.co/3aJa2kv
On Capitol Hill, several members of the Congressional Black Caucus gathered to watch the delivery of the verdict.
Several members grew emotional, including Emanuel Cleaver and Cori Bush, who clutched the arm of Ayanna Pressley. politi.co/3aJa2kv
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the guilty verdict “an official proclamation of what so many of us have known for nearly a year: George Floyd was murdered by an officer who was sworn to protect and serve.” politi.co/3aJa2kv
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