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Biden says the evidence is 'overwhelming' in Derek Chauvin's trial and is 'praying for the right verdict' after he called George Floyd's family
Daily Mail ^
| April 20, 2021
| Emily Goodin, Nikki Schwab
Posted on 04/20/2021 10:09:02 AM PDT by rickmichaels
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for the 'right verdict' in George Floyd trial and called the evidence 'overwhelming.'
'I'm praying the verdict is the right verdict. Which is – I think it's overwhelming in my view,' Biden told reporters in the Oval office. 'I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now.'
Biden called Floyd's brother Philonise on Monday after the jury went behind closed doors for their deliberations deliberations on the charges of murder and manslaughter against Chauvin.
'I waited until the jury was sequestered and I called,' he said.
'I've come to know George's family,' Biden noted as he said he 'can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they're feeling.'
Biden has denounced Floyd's death but had stopped short of weighing in on the trial until now. His extraordinary comments come as the 12-member jury began its second day behind closed doors and the nation waits for their decision.
Philonise Floyd said Biden, who has buried a wife and two children, spoke to him about what it's like to lose a family member.
'He was just calling. He knows how it is to lose a family member. And he knows that the process of what we're going through so he was just letting us know that he was praying for us, and hoping that everything would come out to be okay,' Philonise told NBC's Today on Tuesday morning.
Floyd said he is 'optimistic' about the coming verdict in his brother's murder trial. 'Hopefully it will be the way the world wants to see it,' he noted. He also expressed his hope for peace when the trial ends.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: biden; california; chauvin; derekchauvin; donlemon; insurrection; joebiden; kangaroocourt; maxinewaters; railroaded
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To: nbenyo
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:17:34 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: rickmichaels
Wow! He heard the whole case?
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:18:21 AM PDT
by
Jim Noble
(Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
To: JewishRighter
Can you imagine the outrage if Trump had said this?
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:18:57 AM PDT
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
To: Ge0ffrey
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:19:34 AM PDT
by
TiGuy22
To: rickmichaels
It’s called JURY TAMPERING ... blatant and outright .. CRIMINAL
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:20:45 AM PDT
by
jcwky
(When the Gov't becomes lawless, it makes criminals of it's citizens...)
To: rickmichaels
Overwhelming evidence you say Plugs?
Am I missing something or was Plugs present in the courtroom during the entirety of this trial?
To: rickmichaels
See.....the thing is.....in the United States of America.....Biden is no better than anyone on that jury.
We don’t have a king.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:21:33 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: escapefromboston
Especially when it was a 140 lb. man on the shoulder blade of a 230 lb. man.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:21:54 AM PDT
by
G Larry
(Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
To: montag813
Here is a President of the United States actively fomenting violent public rebellion. Insurrection.
Impeach.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:22:26 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: Ge0ffrey
Sides really are being drawn up on this stuff.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:23:04 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
To: JewishRighter
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:23:40 AM PDT
by
kiryandil
(China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
To: rickmichaels
not only is that seriously reckless, Mr Biden, but you have probably just caused a mistrial
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:24:09 AM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicians are not born, they are excreted." Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: Ge0ffrey
Yes it is reckless behavior, but the Left will make sure that no one will dare to oppose them and they will burn the country down and cancel anyone who would dare to go against their predetermined outcome.Any juror who would vote not guilty now is suicidal and would know that their family and businesses would also be destroyed.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:24:38 AM PDT
by
Truth29
To: rickmichaels
FU you Biden you are such a despicable person.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:24:48 AM PDT
by
Altura Ct.
(And the GOP is where?)
To: BenLurkin
And the good news is that when there is a consensus that it went the wrong way, it is virtually always in favor of the defendant.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:24:54 AM PDT
by
cuban leaf
(We killed our economy and damaged our culture. In 2021 we will pine for the salad days of 2020.)
To: rickmichaels
What percent did Xiden get of Floyd family $$$$?
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:26:08 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution." -- Saul Alinksy)
To: rickmichaels
Xiden is Santa Claus.
The BLMer’s are making their Looting Lists and checking them twice, wouldn’t an 82” Samsung be nice?
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:27:43 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Don't blame me, I Voted for the guy who actually Won the 2020 Presidential Election...)
To: rickmichaels
Between Biden, Waters, and the attack on a witness’s home, the Judge should call a mistrial.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:27:47 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
To: BipolarBob
Biden prays to Mammon and Moloch.
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:28:19 AM PDT
by
Little Ray
(Corporations don't pay taxes. They collect them.)
To: Kevin in California
He only saw the CNN version of the trial
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posted on
04/20/2021 10:28:26 AM PDT
by
digger48
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