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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Justice Department Opens Probe of Minneapolis Police After Chauvin Found Guilty

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

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3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Justice department opens probe of Minneapolis policing after ex-officer found guilty of all counts in Floyd murder; Derek Chauvin facing up to 40 years in prison for Floyd's murder; in isolated prison unit for safety before sentencing in 8 weeks; Columbus Police release more body camera video, 911 calls related to fatal police shooting of teen wielding a knife; White House: Biden needs congress to get police reform "Across the finish line"; Schumer says senate won't rest until legislation is passed;  To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. I'm Will

0:10.1

Flitzer in the situation room. The Justice Department has announced the sweeping

0:14.5

investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department and its practices, including

0:19.3

whether it engages in a pattern or practice of unconstitutional or unlawful policing.

0:25.4

This comes less than 24 hours after former officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.

0:32.2

Tonight Chauvin for his own security is being held in an isolated prison unit

0:36.8

as he awaits sentencing eight weeks from now.

0:39.6

He faces up to 40 years.

0:42.0

We're also following developments in Columbus, Ohio,

0:45.1

where there are now growing questions

0:46.8

about the deadly police shooting of 16-year-old

0:49.7

African-American Macaya Bryant.

0:52.4

Police are releasing more body camera video that appears

0:55.8

to show Bryant wielding a knife and officers warning her several times to get down before

1:01.6

she seems to lunge at another girl and police open

1:05.2

fire. We'll have more on that story coming up later this hour. But first let's go

1:09.2

to our senior national correspondent Sarah Sydener., what's the latest where you are in Minneapolis

1:14.7

in the wake of the Chauvin verdict?

1:16.9

And where do things go from here?

1:20.5

Look, things are going to change around here if the Department of Justice does find

1:25.3

that there is a pattern and practice of misconduct with the Minneapolis Police

1:29.2

Department as you mentioned a sweeping probe into the department and how it functions with the

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