right now, i m in washington d.c., about to attend the annual white house correspondents dinner. tonight, much of washington will come together. but an epic political battle lies ahead. president joe biden officially launched his reelection campaign this week. asking americans for more time to finish the job he was elected to do in 2020. black voters were pivotal in sending biden to the white house. tonight, i ll ask georgia congresswoman, nikema williams, whether enthusiasm for the biden harris ticket remains high. in the meantime, donald trump is building his case to be the republican nominee, again. the former president is racking up endorsements, as his poll numbers rise. that s despite the escalating state, federal and local investigations into trump s conduct before and in the white house. his former vice president, mike pence, testified before federal grand jury, two days ago. about trump s conduct leading up to january 6th. also tonight, celebrating harry belafonte. t
Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao, who was found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the landmark George Floyd case, was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Monday, according to a American broadcaster.
i ve already been brought. this will stretch on for years, well into the election cycle. now, next story, i was disappointed to put it lightly, to learn minnesota police officer, kim potter, had been released this week. after serving just 16 months of a two year sentence. for the fatal shooting of daunte wright. whose eulogy i delivered at his funeral two years ago, while we were waiting around the george floyd verdict. now, also this week, in a separate case, one of the officers who participated in the louisville police raid that killed breonna taylor three years ago, miles cosgrove, was hired by a sheriff s department in a neighboring kentucky county. after being fired from the louisville pd, carol county chief deputy noted, cosgrove was cleared of state and
the governor accountable to their promises. i can only imagine what it must feel like to be in a place like minnesota and to have just come off the heels of the george floyd verdict, the kim potter verdict as well, and to have this happen again and to feel like no matter what, it doesn t seem like the message, even when there are convictions, is getting out there. this sort of thing is not okay. it s very frustrating. i have to tell you there s also confusion and anger particularly toward mayor jacob fray. the mayor and the police chief at the time made statements and promises to the effect that there will be a new policy, police cannot enter people s homes without stating their presence or purpose. yes. and people interpreted that to mean a ban on no-knock warrants and, of course, that s at the center of this case, police announ entered without k or announcing.