Why Chauvin Verdict Disappointed Democrats - The American Spectator

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Why Chauvin Verdict Disappointed Democrats

They needed a backdrop of violent protests to push through their police defunding bill.

by David Catron

April 22, 2021, 11:20 PM

Protest after the death of George Floyd, Los Angeles, California, June 14, 2020 (GrandAve/Shutterstock.com)

Tuesday afternoon the Democrats and the Left at large got exactly what they said they wanted from the trial of Derek Chauvin. The jury found him guilty of all three counts — second-degree murder, thir...

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