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19 Apr, 8 tweets, 3 min read
BREAKING: NBC News Special Report: Prosecution begins closing arguments in Derek Chauvin's murder trial in George Floyd's death.

Latest: nbcnews.to/3n0UDkd twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
The prosecution’s closing is being delivered by Steven Schleicher, a former federal prosecutor and veteran trial attorney. nbcnews.to/3mYHWXf
“He had to know,” prosecutor Steven Schleicher says in closing argument, emphasizing the amount of time Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck. nbcnews.to/3xgyvr1
“This is not an anti-police prosecution, it’s a pro-police prosecution,” prosecutor Schleicher says in closing argument.

“The defendant abandoned his values, abandoned the training and killed a man." nbcnews.to/3alCYyy
Rev. Al Sharpton and George Floyd’s brother, Philonise, arrive at the Minneapolis courthouse as the jury hears closing arguments in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial.

Live updates: nbcnews.to/3svMfdC

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Walking the jury through a timeline of events that led to George Floyd's death, prosecutor Steven Schleicher points to instances where Floyd had done exactly what officers asked of him, saying: "That's not resistance, that's compliance." nbcnews.to/3uW4MBs
Behind the prosecution's detailed closing argument is a simple message to the jury: "You can believe your eyes." nbcnews.to/32s4ohR
Prosecutor Steven Schleicher told jurors in closing argument that George Floyd “being large and being on something is not a justification for the use of force” that Derek Chauvin used against him during his fatal interaction with police. nbcnews.to/3uXvRUM

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BREAKING: NBC News Special Report: Defense delivers closing arguments in Derek Chauvin's trial in George Floyd's death.

Latest: nbcnews.to/3n0UDkd twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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