now. other police officers are about to go through a legal process, as well. they are. remember, there are three-other officers who were on the scene. and although, we talked about this during the actual trial, the focus was necessarily on derek chauvin because he was the one. but the other three officers who were noted as his subordinates, they still have a trial coming up in march. and, of course, they have gone to some lengths to try to separate themselves. to have that clear delineation between his conduct and their own conduct. one of the officers, as you remember, actually said shouldn t we turn to his side? was concerned about the ideas of this prone position. but it did not, when talking about what the assistant-attorney general mentioned today. he, still, called them out. it was as if to say we are not done with this particular case. there were others who knew that george floyd was pulseless. others, who knew they had that same duty of trust to a community and a betrayal.
say his name! george floyd! reporter: that mixed reaction people talking about whether 22 1/2 years was long enough. some hoping for the full-30 years that the prosecution asked for. and there s this. to the folks here, this really isn t over. especially, not in this neighborhood. if you just read the sign, it lets you know what people are thinking. one down. they are talking about one officer being convicted. and three to go. recognizing that there are three, other officers who are charged and awaiting trial, in this case. wolf. sara, thank you very much. sara sidner with her excellent reporting, as usual. let s talk a little bit more about the chauvin sentence with cnn senior legal analyst, the former federal prosecutor, laura coates. and cnn law enforcement analyst, the former philadelphia police commissioner, charles ramsey. laura, you re from minnesota. you are well-versed in state law there. what s your reaction to this
i mean, this is something that was obvious to all of us who are following this trial, so closely, day in and day out. the idea that i remember there was a question that was raised by and asked in the victim-impact statement portion of sentencing. the brother of george floyd. when he said, he turned to derek chauvin and said, why? what was going through your mind? why did you do it? why didn t you just, when you knew he was not posing a threat, why didn t you just get up? that question was lingering in everyone s mind and this judge s statements really addresses the meat of that matter. and essentially, talks about that really depraved indifference. the idea of the psychological abuse that was being forced there. the idea that the fundamental betrayal of trust. but i will say one thing. there is one thing about this sentence that s handed down. but then, there is the sort of technicalities that allow you to be released early, on what s called good behavior. and in minnesota, you can
former trump campaign chairman to the mueller investigation. tomorrow manafort will be back in federal court for a hearing behind closed doors. the judge is expected to rule on whether she believes manafort lied to prosecutors, a decision that could impact his sentencing greatly. that s coming up in march. but it was a manafort hearing last week that continues to be of interest, last night and tonight. this evening the washington post has new reporting with revelations from that hearing, particularly the august 22, 2016 meeting in new york involving manafort, his deputy rick gates and their russian counterpart. as they write, quote, it was at that meeting that prosecutors believe manafort and kilimnik may have exchanged key information. they also report a former senior u.s. intelligence official who spoke on the condition of anonymity called the details about what occurred the most interesting and potentially significant development we have seen in a long time. manafort, gates, and k
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