The Justice Department has reportedly sent officials from its Community Relations Service to act as peacemakers and facilitate listening sessions amid the fallout from the Derek Chauvin trial verdict.
The verdict was to be read on Tuesday afternoon.
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An unnamed senior Justice Department official told the Associated Press that Community Relations Service officials had been sent to Minneapolis.
The officials market themselves as “America’s peacemaker” by mediating in community disputes and holding listening sessions to help prevent future conflicts.
Derek Chauvin speaks at trial, invokes the Fifth Amendment, will not testify. (Court TV)
(Court TV)
A federal civil rights investigation, separate from the trial, is still ongoing. Several witnesses were subpoenaed earlier this year to appear before a federal grand jury considering charges against Chauvin.
The Justice Department’s civil rights investigation focused on Chauvin, and some of the witnesses, including other officers who worked with Chauvin, have told people familiar with the case to the AP.
Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, said on Tuesday that President Biden called to offer support when the closing arguments ended and jury deliberation began in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin.
“He knows what it’s like to lose a family member, and he knows the process of what we’re going through,” Philonise Floyd said of Biden during an appearance on NBC’s “Today” show. “He just let us know he was praying for us and hoping everything would be okay.”
While Philonise Floyd said he wanted protesters to remain ‘peaceful’, he said he couldn’t stop people from expressing their pain – especially after the recent fatal police shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright, just 10 miles from Floyd’s. meeting with Chauvin. May.
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“It’s been an emotional movie, everyone’s watching all over the world. We just want everyone to be peaceful, but at the same time, I can’t stop people from doing the things they do because people are hurting.” I’m hurt, “he said. Daunte Wright was just murdered 10 miles from where we were in court. We just want everyone to get it together and understand that we can live in unity with each other. And we are in solidarity with everyone across America. ”
Fox News’ inquiries to the Community Relations Service had not been returned at the time of publication.
Fox News Associated Press and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.