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BumRushDaShow

(165,176 posts) Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:22 PM Dec 3

Derek Chauvin seeks new trial in George Floyd murder case

Source: Scripps News

Posted 7:50 AM, Dec 03, 2025 and last updated 9:04 AM, Dec 03, 2025

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is seeking a new trial in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin has served five years of his 22½-year sentence. Chauvin was convicted of murder charges. Chauvin and officers Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were found guilty on federal charges of violating Floyd's civil rights.

In 2021, Judge Peter Cahill sentenced Chauvin to more than the recommended 12.5 years because Chauvin occupied a position of authority as a police officer, and because he demonstrated particular cruelty in the killing.

His attorney filed court documents asking that three criminal convictions be vacated. The filing accuses prosecutors of misconduct and argues that false testimony from expert witnesses deprived Chauvin of a fair trial.

This is not the first time Chauvin has sought to overturn the verdict.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/police-misconduct/derek-chauvin-seeks-new-trial-in-george-floyd-murder-case

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Derek Chauvin seeks new trial in George Floyd murder case (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Dec 3 OP

Or a Pardon Traildogbob Dec 3 #1

He probably will snowybirdie Dec 3 #2

Nope unless Chavin has a death wish dsc Dec 3 #3

trump will put the squeeze on Walz to free him on the state charges. uncle ray Dec 3 #4

Walz won't break JustAnotherGen Dec 3 #7

Trump already is putting maximum squeeze on Walz AdamGG Dec 3 #18

This is a challenge to the state court sentence onenote Dec 3 #5

"false testimony from expert witnesses"? William Seger Dec 3 #6

The world watched you deliberately kill a man... Mawspam2 Dec 3 #8

In Minnesota the Pardon Board is the governor, the attorney general and the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court Scruffy1 Dec 3 #17

You mean he doen't have enough cash to get a TSF pardon? sinkingfeeling Dec 3 #9

Trump can't pardon him for a state conviction. onenote Dec 3 #14

Great minds think alike, I see. Paladin Dec 3 #10

Shut Up, and Sit Down, Effer. electric_blue68 Dec 3 #11

Yawn! He is not getting out. I hope he is paying for lawyers that will break his bank. n/t Jacson6 Dec 3 #12

Fugg that shit! sheshe2 Dec 3 #13

He seems to have a lot of free time on his hands DrFunkenstein Dec 3 #15

Trump would pardon him if he were a fed prisoner BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 3 #16

It saddens me JoseBalow Dec 4 #19

I'm surprised trump hasn't stepped in on this.. nt Figarosmom Dec 4 #20

Traildogbob

(12,456 posts)

1. Or a Pardon

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:25 PM

Dec 3

Trump will demand the Gov do it, if it is a State Conviction. He will get the Rittenhouse hero’s welcome, and a ranking position in ICE.

snowybirdie

(6,545 posts)

2. He probably will

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:27 PM

Dec 3

be on Trumps next pardon list

dsc

(53,308 posts)

3. Nope unless Chavin has a death wish

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:31 PM

Dec 3

He is currently in federal prison due to his federal conviction. If he is pardoned for that, he would be in state prison. State prison is way worse than federal for inmates such as him.

uncle ray

(3,296 posts)

4. trump will put the squeeze on Walz to free him on the state charges.

Reply to dsc (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:41 PM

Dec 3

free Chauvin or trump will aggressively try to prosecute Walz for the feeding our Future/Medicaid fraud scandal.

JustAnotherGen

(37,476 posts)

7. Walz won't break

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:46 PM

Dec 3

And no one who matters in America would believe anything those corrupt, unAmerican, traitors in the Donold Admin come up with. It's all just malicious prosecution.

AdamGG

(1,860 posts)

18. Trump already is putting maximum squeeze on Walz

Reply to uncle ray (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 11:46 PM

Dec 3

I doubt there is much room for Dump to squeeze Walz more than he is already doing. There probably aren't many levers that Shitler isn't already pushing.

onenote

(45,965 posts)

5. This is a challenge to the state court sentence

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:42 PM

Dec 3

Trump can't pardon Chauvin for that -- if he could, I'm sure he already would have.

And I don't see any possibility that Tim Walz will pardon him.

William Seger

(12,166 posts)

6. "false testimony from expert witnesses"?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:44 PM

Dec 3

Was it that, or was it the fact that the entire world saw him murder George Floyd?

Mawspam2

(1,077 posts)

8. The world watched you deliberately kill a man...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:56 PM

Dec 3

...over a counterfeit $20.

Scruffy1

(3,497 posts)

17. In Minnesota the Pardon Board is the governor, the attorney general and the Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court

Reply to Mawspam2 (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 11:39 PM

Dec 3

sinkingfeeling

(57,064 posts)

9. You mean he doen't have enough cash to get a TSF pardon?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 01:56 PM

Dec 3

onenote

(45,965 posts)

14. Trump can't pardon him for a state conviction.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 10:17 PM

Dec 3

Paladin

(32,208 posts)

10. Great minds think alike, I see.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 02:15 PM

Dec 3

Several of you had the same instant thought that I did, upon seeing this news: "trump pardon."

If ever there was a scumbag that would be willing to free the murderer of George Floyd, it's the guy currently defiling the White House by residing in it.

electric_blue68

(25,621 posts)

11. Shut Up, and Sit Down, Effer.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 02:22 PM

Dec 3

Jacson6

(1,740 posts)

12. Yawn! He is not getting out. I hope he is paying for lawyers that will break his bank. n/t

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 07:35 PM

Dec 3

sheshe2

(95,576 posts)

13. Fugg that shit!

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Dec 3, 2025, 07:42 PM

Dec 3

American watched and rewatched the video of you nonchalantly kneeling on George Floyds neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds. You kept looking smugly at the camera with your hands in your pockets!

Bullshit!

The filing accuses prosecutors of misconduct and argues that false testimony from expert witnesses deprived Chauvin of a fair trial.

You deprived George of a life!