know. ultimately, i think the fact that we know that the former attorney general has had any conversations, multiple conversations with the house select committee furthers this video that this is a legitimate committee that even the former attorney general who did not do anything he doesn t want to do is giving some level of credence to this investigation. back to you. no question. whitney wild, good to have you covering it. muinutes from now, federal trial begins for the former three minneapolis cops who stood by to watch as derek chauvin murdered george floyd. accused of violating floyd s civil rights. it s a federal proceeding. cnn s omar jiminez in st. paul, minnesota, this morning. what s at stake for these former officers now? reporter: well, for starters, this is the first trial that the other three former minneapolis police officers charged in the killing of george floyd are facing and all of them face a