welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the us city of minneapolis. agery city of minneapolis. has retired to consider its agery has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of derek chauvin, the white former police officer charged with murdering a black man, george floyd, last year. security has been significantly increased around the court building in minneapolis as officials prepare for protest once the outcome of the trial is known. footage from the distressing incident was again shown in closing arguments and some of it is included in the s report. nick bryant. it s a measure of the passions aroused by this trial that the courthouse looks more like a prison. and the presence of the national guard serves as a martial reminder of how this midwestern city has become america s most volatile fault line. put your hands up, right now. let me see your other hand. in its closing argument, the prosecution showed police body cam footage of
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system that we insist on go all in on a lie. so half of your political system is invested in a lie. that s happening. it s not just trump. the whole party practically backs actively or passively selling that the election was not legitimate. and i don t think enough people get that this may be just beginning. why do you keep talking about trump? because he s the head of the movement, yeah, but the election is over. he can run again. and they are all preparing to undermine anyone s confidence who isn t voting for them. the key moment that i think shows where we are and where we could be headed is not january 6th. it s a moment that came after, a moment it was clear that trumpers decided the best play was to do democracy dirty. i put it on this moment of may 12th. i don t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the presidential election. i think that is all over with. now, mccarthy knew questioning the anchor of our democracy, our elections, was a bad thing to do, but
and my greatest fear is that historically it will be seen as a bad moment for democracy. why? because we ve never seen one party in this damnable two-party system that we insist on go all in on a lie. so half of your political system is invested in a lie. that s happening. it s not just trump. the whole party practically backs actively or passively selling that the election was not legitimate. and i don t think enough people get that this may be just beginning. why do you keep talking about trump? because he s the head of the movement, yeah, but the election is over. he can run again. and they are all preparing to undermine anyone s confidence who isn t voting for them. the key moment that i think shows where we are and where we could be headed is not january 6th. it s a moment that came after, a moment it was clear that trumpers decided the best play was to do democracy dirty. i put it on this moment of may 12th. i don t think anybody is questioning the legitimacy of the p