[asinclair]

I have a different take on this whole show trial: the prosecution really didn't want to press this, but pressure from the extreme Left forced their hand. The result is simple: the prosecution is playing this comedy in the most effective way -- playing it straight. No trumped up evidence, no lying witnesses, no spin on direct examination.

Just letting the facts -- ALL the facts -- speak for themselves. And the defense picking up on forensic evidence not originally collected by the State makes for a problem for any honest juror to appease the rabid Left.

Not to mention the Perry Mason moment(s) of flogging the State with the State's own expert witness. (Witnesses?)

[ScubaDiver]

I believe - but am not 100% certain - that it’s not the local prosecutor who brought this case. Instead, it was Ellison himself. That is his team litigating on behalf of the state.

[DeweyCA]

The prosecution is being led by MN AG Keith Ellison, who is a Nation of Islam (Farrakhan) lover, and an Antifa backer, who hates police. He desperately wants to win this case, although he probably would also accept Minneapolis burning as a consolation prize for losing.