The first trial of the former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd is underway.

Police officers are rarely prosecuted in such cases and the world will be watching.

The Minnesota Public Radio Newsroom which has followed this

case in detail from the beginning will bring listeners updates on this

monumental trial and the consequences it holds for the city and the country.

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A warning to listeners, this podcast contains strong language.

I'm John Collins and I'm Tracy Mumford and this is 74 seconds.

So Reham is still in court as we speak she will be jumping in with us when she gets back.

This whole week has been jury selection.

Yeah, we're still in the depths of this jury selection.

It's taking longer than the judge wanted, but spending a week on it can

be typical for this kind of high profile case.

And John, you've been in the courtroom this week, you've watched some of this jury selection happening. Put me in the jurors shoes.

What has this week been like for them?

Well, they're being brought into the courtroom as individuals and they're asked this long

series of questions. Some of the questions are really personal and invasive.

And they have to answer them in a room full of reporters and lawyers.

All right, so give me some of these questions

that you've been hearing in court this week,

and everyone listening, just think about how you would answer these, again, in this room full of reporters

and lawyers. John, what have they been asking?

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