The feds planned to arrest Chauvin immediately had he not been convicted

[kpete]

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Leading up to Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Justice Department officials had spent months gathering evidence to indict the ex-Minneapolis police officer on federal police brutality charges, but they feared the publicity frenzy could disrupt the state’s case.

So they came up with a contingency plan: If Chauvin were found not guilty on all counts or the case ended in a mistrial, they would arrest him at the courthouse, according to sources familiar with the planning discussions.

The backup plan would not be necessary. On April 20, the jury found Chauvin guilty on all three murder and manslaughter counts, sending him to the state’s most secure lockdown facility to await sentencing, and avoiding the riots many feared could engulf the city once again.

Now, with Chauvin’s state trial out of the way, federal prosecutors are moving forward with their case. They plan to ask a grand jury to indict Chauvin and the other three ex-officers involved in George Floyd’s killing — J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao — on charges of civil rights violations, a source said.

https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2021/04/the-feds-planned-to-arrest-chauvin-immediately-had-be-not-been-convicted

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[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. This racist will be in a state or federal prison for the rest of his life

[PatSeg]

2. That is really reassuring

It would have been like something out of a movie.

[Aviation Pro]

5. It was

The Lincoln Lawyer.

[PatSeg]

11. Probably more than one movie or TV show

Always a very satisfying ending.

[kirkuchiyo]

3. It almost would've been worth him being acquitted

Just to see the look son Chauvin's face when the Feds took him. And to see the howls of indignation in right wing fantasy land.

[lindysalsagal]

4. Maybe that's why we saw no reaction at the conviction

He knew he was toast, either way.

[William Seger]

6. But you have to wonder why there haven't been more federal cases

[lagomorph777]

7. I'm glad they're going after Chauvin's accomplices, too.

[BobTheSubgenius]

8. VERY reassuring, despite poor Tucker Carlson's feelz to the contrary.

[KentuckyWoman]

9. He should still be charged.

Federal charges and justice willing convicted on Federal charges also.

It needs to be on the books. Both for justice itself and as a message to others. This will not be tolerated.

[liberalla]

10. It says they are pursuing federal charges for him and the other three officers...

[MarineCombatEngineer]

12. The Feds are going after him and his 3 accomplices,

but now there doing it through a Fed. Grand Jury.

[Dan]

13. I remember thinking,

Watching George Floyd being killed was like the Kennedy assassination. Once you see it, you really don't need to see it again. It was an event that impacted the nation.