Two of the officers are also accused of not intervening to stop Chauvins Use of force, and federal prosecutors are also coming down on all four of them for not giving floyd medical aid. Josh campbell is with us. He was in minneapolis for the trial. So, josh, what does it tell you about how the doj is candling Police Brutality cases under the Numerew Measure Ger land admini administration . Its important to point out with these charges, this is different from the state charges that weve seen. Obviously, Derek Chauvin was convicted on three counts. The other three officers are awaiting their separate trials. Thats been done by the state. You have the u. S. Department of justice accusing these officers of violating George Floyds civil rights. This falls under the color of law, an officer abusing his or her authority as it relates to interactions with someone theyre sworn to protect. This goes to show the doj is going to move fully to go after people they believe have violated civil rights
Lynne cheney so how did Elyse Stefanek go from being a Trump Skeptic to one of the biggest spreaders of the Big Lie . Plus, wear your mask and earplugs. A Thundering Herd of billions of cicadas are coming, so where are they headed . Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. President biden trying to put a positive spin on a massively disappointing Jobs Report. President biden says any growth proves that the economy is moving in the right direction but each he is admitting that theres a, quote, long way to go. The april Jobs Report said the u. S. Added 266,000 jobs which in normal times would be a solid performance but economists had predicted that the wide Vaccine Rollout and the reopening of the economy would spur hiring, and they had expected that Jobs Report to show at least 1 Million, 1 Million new jobs added to the economy and instead the u. S. Got a quarter of that. While President Biden is attempting to spin those numbers his Treasury Secretary offered a more blunt assessment. If i h