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Federal prosecutors rested their case Monday against 3 former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd’s civil rights, setting the stage for 2 of the officers to soon take the stand as part of their defense.

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The prosecution rested its case after nearly 3 weeks of testimony from doctors, police officers & bystanders, including the teenager who recorded widely seen video that showed Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee onto Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.

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George Floyd | J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are broadly charged with violating Floyd’s constitutional rights while acting under government authority.

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Before court ended on Monday, Thao & Kueng told the judge that they plan to testify.
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Lane’s attorney, Earl Gray, told the jury earlier that Lane would also be taking the stand, but on Monday, Gray said he and Lane would like to talk it over more before making a decision.
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The defense is expected to start presenting witnesses on Tuesday.
Lane, who is white; Kueng, who is Black; Thao, who is Hmong American, also face a separate state trial in June on charges alleging that they aided and abetted murder and manslaughter.
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