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Former Co-Worker Of George Floyd And Derek Chauvin Claims They 'Bumped Heads' In The Past
On the CBS special, Jus- tice for All hosted by Gayle King, George Floyd’s brother Philonise said he believes Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis po- lice officer charged with sec- ond-degree murder in Floyd’s death, knew exactly who Floyd was as he pressed his knee into his neck. Not only that, Philonise said he believed it was personal, and he’s not the only one who sees it that way.
Both Floyd and Chauvin used to work security at El Nuevo Rodeo, a nightclub in Minneapolis that was burned to the ground in recent riots. Floyd worked security in- side, while Chauvin was paid to sit in his squad car outside the club when he was off-duty. Former co-worker
DEREK CHAUVIN AND GEORGE FLOYD
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“They bumped heads,”
Pinney said, adding, “It has a lot to do with Derek being extremely aggressive within the club with some of the pa- trons, which was an issue.” “Is there any doubt in your mind that Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd?” CBS correspondent Jeff Pegues asked. “No, he knew him,” Pinney replied. “How well did he know him?” “I’d say pretty well.”
Chauvin had a history of complaints against him, and the former owner of the club,
Maya Santamaria, was not surprised by what she saw in the video, except that it went as far as it did.
“I was not surprised when I initially saw his knee on his neck, to be honest,” Santa- maria said. “Because I’ve seen Chauvin do stuff along those lines. What surprised me was that he didn’t stop right away once George was obviously, ya know, saying, ‘OK, OK.’”
Santamaria also believes race was an issue for Chau- vin.
DavidPinneysaidthatnot only did Floyd and Chau-
vin know each other, but they had a contentious his-
Senate GOP Shifts On Police Reform
MITCH MCCONNELL AND SEN. TIM SCOTT
Senate Republicans are signaling a sharp shift on po- lice reform, raising the chances that federal legislation could actually clear Congress and reach President Trump’s desk.
Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.), the only African American Re- publican in the Senate, has been tapped by Senate Major- ity Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to lead a working group of GOP senators in drafting police reform legisla- tion.
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