Nov 20, 2023
Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis cop serving 21 years for the death of George Floyd, has described his trial as a 'sham' in his first comments to the media. The interview is part of The Fall of Minneapolis, a new documentary that re-examines Floyd's death, the prosecution of Chauvin and the way the world reacted to it. Journalist Liz Collin produced the film to expose what she frames as a global rush to judgement in the case that was fueled by Democratic officials, and eventually led to the spread of crime across America. She was vilified in 2020 while reporting on the riots after Floyd's death because she is married to the then chief of the police union. Protesters gathered outside their home and many called for Collin, a veteran reporter, to be fired. Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22- and-a-half-years in prison for the murder of Floyd after pressing his knee against his neck for more than nine minutes Her crowdfunded documentary
