CHAOS on the horizon: Derek Chauvin will appeal his sentence in court



On May 25, 2020, George Floyd Jr. was arrested by Minnapolis law enforcement after using a counterfeit bill to purchase cigarettes at a local convenience store. White cop Derek Chauvin was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges in Floyd's death after he pinned him to the ground, kneeling on his neck for several minutes.

There are many who refuse to accept Chauvin’s charges as a reflection of what actually happened.

Chauvin certainly doesn't agree with his conviction and plans to appeal his sentence at the Supreme Court after being denied a hearing in the Minnesota Supreme Court.

“[Chauvin’s] attorney said that they are going to raise the issue of whether [he] was denied a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and potential violence had he been acquitted,” Sara Gonzales reports.

Further, Judge Peter Cahill “wrote in a memorandum that Chauvin’s sentence,” which was 22.5 years in prison, “was harsher than the state’s guidelines of 10-15 years.”

Blake Kresses, Kaden Lopez, and Gabe Victal of “The KGB Show” join Sara to discuss the situation.

Kresses welcomes the appeal, as he’s certain Floyd “died of a fentanyl overdose.”

“George Floyd was shouting ‘I can’t breathe’ while he was still sitting in his car,” and “there were no verifiable physical ailments that led to his death,” according to the autopsy, he tells Sara.

While Kresses does agree that the cop violated some civil rights, “the idea that Chauvin murdered George Floyd is out of the question,” he says.

Lopez agrees, claiming “Chauvin should not be in prison,“ although he probably needs “a different job.”

“[Chauvin] did not get a fair trial” because “everyone was scared that … they were going to have their houses burned down by BLM,” Victal adds.

While all on the panel agree that Chauvin should not be convicted of murder, they acknowledge that his acquittal will almost certainly mean “violence like we’ve never seen before.”

“What sort of calamity is going to be caused if and when this occurs?” Kresses asks.

Chauvin’s appeal “just happens to be coming around the corner of an election year, where BLM is most prominent typically,” Lopez adds.

Could it be that this is all part of the left’s plan?

Will there be a “BLM part two”?


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Chauvin juror wore BLM shirt with George Floyd references last summer. Now legal experts say it is 'undeniably suggestive of a possible bias.'



New questions have surfaced about the impartiality of a juror who was empaneled for former police Officer Derek Chauvin's trial last month after a picture sparked speculation that he may not have been as unbiased as he told the judge.

What are the details?

During jury selection, Brandon Mitchell — a 31-year-old high school basketball coach who was known as Juror #52 before speaking publicly last week — told Judge Peter Cahill that he only heard "basic info" about the high-profile case, and was certainly not aware of any information that would hinder his ability to serve as an impartial juror.

Juror #52 wrote in his jury questionnaire that he wondered why other police officers at the scene did not intervene… https://t.co/rNUsf1P37H

— Paul Blume (@PaulBlume_FOX9) 1615821850.0

However, Mitchell was pictured last August wearing a T-shirt that included references to George Floyd's death and Black Lives Matter.

The picture shows Mitchell wearing a shirt with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s picture surrounded by the words "GET YOUR KNEE OFF OUR NECKS" and "BLM." He is also seen wearing a Black Lives Matter baseball cap.

Image source: Facebook screenshot

Mitchell told the Minneapolis Star Tribune he does not remember wearing the shirt but explained the photo was taken during a trip to Washington, D.C., last August when he attended an event commemorating the anniversary of King's famous "I Have A Dream" speech.

"I'd never been to D.C.," Mitchell said. "The opportunity to go to D.C., the opportunity to be around thousands and thousands of Black people; I just thought it was a good opportunity to be a part of something."

"It was directly related to MLK's March on Washington from the '60s … The date of the March on Washington is the date … It was literally called the anniversary of the March on Washington," Mitchell explained.

More from the Star Tribune:

Media accounts of the event show it had several components, including: advocating for racial justice, increasing voter registration, pushing for a new version of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and urging participation in the 2020 census. The event also focused on police use-of-force. Floyd's brother and sister, Philonise and Bridgett Floyd, and family members of others who have been shot by police addressed the crowd. It served as a rallying point for the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, a federal police reform bill.

What does this mean for the Chauvin trial?

Despite Mitchell dismissing the Washington event as "a national thing," legal experts agree the picture is problematic.

Jury consultant Alan Tuerkheimer told the Washington Post that Chauvin's attorney will no doubt use Mitchell to argue for an appeal. But the real question will be whether Mitchell provided false answers during jury selection, Tuerkheimer said.

As the Star-Tribune noted, Mitchell answered "no" to questions on the juror questionnaire that inquired whether he participated in demonstrations "against police brutality" in Minneapolis or whether he or anyone close to him "participated in protests about police use of force or police brutality."

"That could change the outcome of things; if there is anything that makes him seem that he was not forthcoming, it could be an avenue for the judge to reconsider the case," Tuerkheimer said.

Civil rights attorney Brian Dunn agreed the real concern is whether Mitchell "lied about, or failed to provide complete answers on whether he has engaged in public activism, or whether he has any affiliations with BLM that go beyond the mere wearing of the shirt."

"If it is determined that the juror did not provide full disclosure to the defense, the question then becomes whether this lack of candor violated Mr. Chauvin's right to a fair trial," Dunn told the Post, adding the photo is "undeniably suggestive of a possible bias in this juror."

"If [Mitchell] specifically was asked, 'Have you ever participated in a Black Lives Matter demonstration,' and he answered, 'No,' to that, I think that would be an important appealable issue," Joseph Daly, emeritus professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law, similarly told the Star Tribune.

Derek Chauvin trial Juror 52 speaks out about proceedings, deliberating a guilty verdict www.youtube.com

Chauvin juror breaks silence, says he wants to 'help push for change': 'I just related to it too much'



One of the 12 jurors who convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd broke his silence this week, expressing his desire to "help push for change."

What did the juror say?

Brandon Mitchell, a 31-year-old high school basketball coach, told the Wall Street Journal he did not want to remain anonymous because "staying anonymous wouldn't help push for change."

In fact, Mitchell said he wants to change the narrative surrounding police interactions.

From the Journal:

Mr. Mitchell said he was pulled over for no reason by Minneapolis police dozens of times in his early 20s, usually driving his mother's aging Chrysler Sebring. He said he has always told his players to follow the checklist his mother gave him during these encounters. Take your hat off; announce what you're doing; be polite; do what you're told.

But serving on the jury has made him see how wrong it is that a person should be so afraid that a police officer could do them harm that they needed to change their behavior.

"That's also part of the reason why I'm speaking up now because that is a narrative that is horrible," Mitchell said. "So somebody follows directions or not, they don't deserve to die. That's completely ridiculous."

Mitchell also revealed he related to Floyd.

"I just related to it too much," he said. "Being big, you know, former athlete and all these things—it just, it really just hit home… It just felt like something that easily could have been me or anybody else that I know."

What about deliberations?

Interestingly, Mitchell revealed there was a single holdout during jury deliberations. However, the holdout eventually came around on each of the criminal charges after the other jurors explained why they believed Chauvin was guilty.

Still, Mitchell told the Journal the impact of their decision was not one he took lightly, expressing compassion for Chauvin. Mitchell said he "almost broke down" when he saw Chauvin being taken into police custody.

"He's a human too," Mitchell said. "We decided his life. That's tough. That's tough to deal with. Even though it's the right decision, it's still tough."

Chauvin will be sentenced on June 25. He faces a maximum of 40 years in prison, according to CNN.

Sierra Club ties white supremacy, the Derek Chauvin trial, and Ma'Khia Bryant 'murder' to climate change in rambling Earth Day post



Much has been written and posted about social justice, white supremacy, racism, police corruption, and other topics favored by the woke left in the wake of a Minnesota jury finding former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin guilty Tuesday on all counts for the killing of George Floyd.

The verdict and the police shooting of knife-wielding Ma'Khia Bryant in Columbus, Ohio, dominated the national media and were all the rage for the activist left this week — a week that also included the secular left's favorite holiday, Earth Day.

So the radical green Sierra Club wasn't about to let the moment pass without connecting its enviro agenda to the tragedy-exploitation de jour. The far-left group was bound and determined to blame the "structures of oppression and white supremacy" for climate change.

What did the group say?

In a catch-as-catch-can, non sequitur-laden Earth Day post on the organization's website Thursday, Margaret Levin, the senior chapter director for the North Star Chapter in Minnesota, began by declaring the guilty verdict "is not justice" and lamenting the "murder" of Bryant at the hands of the cops.

The police, you see, are merely a function of the "structures of oppression and white supremacy" that have been "set up to exhaust, divide, and frighten us."

Naturally, the white supremacy that allegedly dominates American life and cripples the justice system must be stopped in order to ... protect the environment:

We will continue to work together with our partners to create communities where everyone can thrive, with clean air, water, and energy, and a stable and safe climate for all.

Environmental destruction requires us to believe that some people and communities are disposable, which leads to catastrophes like climate change and polluted air and water. These burdens are most heavily placed on Black, Brown, Indigenous, and Asian communities, as well as other communities of color. White supremacy is a necessary precondition for big polluters' agenda. To protect the planet, we must dismantle systemic racism wherever it exists. We must dismantle harmful police systems and replace them with real investments in people and communities.

Levin continued by pleading with readers to be "co-conspirators" with those who, while under the thumb of "police militarization and violence," have been calling on the government to defund the police. For Levin, this will allow for the promotion of "sustainability, not fossil fuels and pollution."

"[W]e will never achieve a planet where we all can thrive together without ending the threat of police violence," Levin claimed.

If we ever want to have a "livable planet for everyone," Levin concluded, we must start "with protecting Black people's lives from militarized police."

Alternate Chauvin juror admits: ‘I was concerned about people coming to my house if they were not happy with the verdict’



Lisa Christensen, an alternate juror in the Derek Chauvin murder case, admitted this week that she was worried about people showing up at her door if they weren't happy with the verdict handed down.

What are the details?

Christensen spoke with KARE-TV, where she recalled her experience as an alternate juror in the nation's most-talked about murder case.

She told the station that her heart "broke a little" when the judge told her she would serve only as an alternate juror, as she had "mixed feelings" about being on the trial.

"There was a question on the questionnaire about [wanting to be on the jury] and I put I did not know," she said. "The reason, at that time, was I did not know what the outcome was going to be, so I felt like either way, you are going to disappoint one group or the other. I did not want to go through rioting and destruction again, and I was concerned about people coming to my house if they were not happy with the verdict."

Christensen added that she ultimately would have voted guilty.

"I feel like Chauvin is responsible for Mr. Floyd's death," she said. "I did consider the defense's points about the enlarged heart, the narrowing of the arteries, the drug use. But regardless, I do not think he would have passed away on that day at that time [if it weren't for Chauvin]."

She added, "The videos are what really nailed it."

What about the Floyd family?

Christensen said that if she could tell the Floyd family anything, she would apologize.

"I really feel their pain and their struggle," she said. "I have not personally been to 38th and Chicago [where Floyd died], but I think I will. It will be the final closure for me to pay my respects and let George Floyd know that we did the best we could."

She said that she also feels compassion for Chauvin.

"I am sad for him too. I wish it didn't have to happen," Christensen added. "I do not know how it goes from a $20 counterfeit bill to somebody dying. He should have just written him a ticket and let him go. I think it got out of hand quick."

Meghan McCain tears into LeBron James on 'The View' for his tweet: 'Putting that police officer’s life in danger'



Meghan McCain, co-host on "The View," blasted NBA superstar LeBron James on Thursday after he shared a photo of the Columbus, Ohio, police officer who fatally shot 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant.

On Wednesday night, James tweeted the photo and captioned it, "YOU'RE NEXT. #ACCOUNTABILITY." He later removed it after tremendous backlash.

What are the details?

On Thursday morning, McCain blasted James for tweeting the officer's identity and warned that he was putting the officer's life in danger with his rhetoric.

James himself on Wednesday night said that he removed the photo because the tweet was "being used to create more hate."

At the time, he wrote, "I'm so damn tired of seeing black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its [sic] being used to create more hate[.] This isn't about one officer. It's about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY."

During the segment, McCain addressed the violence that led up to the officer's shooting of Ma'Khia Bryant.

Co-host Sunny Hostin said that the officer could have attempted to de-escalate the situation before firing on the 16-year-old.

"It goes from zero to execution very quickly with black and brown people," Hostin said.

McCain responded, "I don't know enough about police protocol, but I know that had she been able to successfully stab the girl, she possibly could have hit an artery, she possibly could have killed the girl herself."

"This is hard for me to talk about because ... the way I was raised is to respect authority, is to respect police officers, to respect law enforcement," she added. "No one without two brain cells in their head can't understand that police tend to treat African Americans and people of color a different way than they do white people. It's just a fact."

McCain added, "But when you have people like LeBron James posting pictures of this police officer before this has been adjudicated and litigated, you're also putting that police officer's life in danger, and I would like killing to stop in this country and violence to stop."

"She was about to stab another girl, and the police officer did what he thought he had to do," she concluded.

BODYCAM FOOTAGE OF MA’KHIA BRYANT SHOOTING RELEASED: Another police-related death was caught on bodycam in Columbus… https://t.co/lpIf8ceVtg
— The View (@The View)1619105881.0

Rules 'for white people' posted at barricaded entrance of George Floyd Square in Minneapolis, the 'sacred space' where he died



Remember George Floyd Square in Minneapolis? The "autonomous zone" of several barricaded blocks where Floyd died last May that the city has allowed to exist — and that's now controlled by thuggish, left-wing militants?

Well, if you're itching to pay a visit to George Floyd Square anytime soon — and you happen to be white — you'll need to pay heed to the rules governing the "sacred space for community, public grief, and protest."

What are the details?

Jorge Ventura, a field reporter for the Daily Caller, took video outside George Floyd Square and posted it Wednesday to Twitter. And besides the traffic barricades and other objects spread across the street, Ventura spotted a sign spelling out guidelines for the square:

It offers three general rules to everyone who enters as an "invited guest":

  • "Enter with reverence, humility, and openness."
  • "Care for each other by wearing a mask and ask others to wear a mask."
  • "Honor the space as a place to connect and grieve as caring humans."

Fair enough.

But if you're white...

However, the longest and most detailed part of the sign is preceded by a heading that reads, "For White people in particular." And the rules are as follows:

  • "Decenter yourself and come to listen, learn, mourn, and witness. Remember you are here to support, not to be supported."
  • "Be mindful of whether your volume, pace, and movements are supporting or undermining your efforts to decenter yourself."
  • "Seek to contribute to the energy of the space, rather than drain it. Bring your own processing to other white folks so that you will not harm [black, indigenous, and people of color]."
  • "Consider if you want or need to take photos and post them. Do not take photos of other people without their consent."
  • "If you witness white folks doing problematic things, speak up with compassion to take the burden [off of] Black folks and our siblings of color whenever appropriate. Seek to engage rather than escalate, so that it can be a learning moment rather than a disruption."

How did people react?

Some observers saw nothing wrong with the rules for whites, while others had more than a few problems with them:

  • "I wonder how everyone would react if any sign.. anywhere.. for anything.. said, 'For black people in particular,'" one commenter wondered.
  • "How about as a 'white' American I'll just do whatever the hell I want within the confines of the law in any public space?" another user noted. "No woke pandering here. The people that cave to this idiocy are worse than the ones who demand it."
  • "The U.S. has truly lost it," another user declared. "It's incredible to watch."
  • "The most f***ed up part of all of this is that so many white 'allies' submit to this garbage," another commenter asserted. "The tables have turned, and honestly it's like 2% of the population feeding us this garbage. Black, white, Asian, whatever, rational humans need to object to this."

Here's Ventura's clip of his moment at the George Floyd Square's barricade:

I spoke to business owners inside George Floyd Square who say they support a memorial site for Floyd but don't supp… https://t.co/V2Agq3kltE
— Jorge Ventura Media (@Jorge Ventura Media)1619032619.0

Anything else?

TheBlaze in March took note of NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin's rather unsettling encounter with a pair of militants who showed up while he was on camera just outside the Floyd memorial and told him to leave in no uncertain terms.

"You're gonna be in a bad situation in a second," one of them told Entin.

After a short exchange that included Entin explaining that he's a media member, the militant shot back, "I don't give a f*** who you are." Entin took the hint and departed.

Content warning: Language:

The George Floyd memorial is an "autonomous zone" with several blocks controlled by activists. Police don't even go… https://t.co/tLHXtegToQ
— Brian Entin (@Brian Entin)1615338802.0

According to NewsNation, Minneapolis leaders said they would reopen the barricaded autonomous zone after Derek Chauvin's murder trial, the former police officer accused of killing Floyd. Chauvin was found guilty on all counts of murder and manslaughter Tuesday.

Former NFL player turned Army Ranger blasts LeBron James’ incendiary tweet: The left has ‘taken over’ every sector of American life



Jake Bequette, a former New England Patriots player turned Army Ranger, told "Fox & Friends" Thursday that a tweet sent by NBA star LeBron James Wednesday is dangerous on several levels, warning that leftism has "taken over" almost every single sector of American life.

James came under heavy fire on Wednesday night for sharing a photo of the police officer involved in a Columbus, Ohio, shooting and wrote, "YOU'RE NEXT. #ACCOUNTABILITY." The officer in question was captured on video in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of knife-wielding 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant on Tuesday.

What are the details?

Bequette, who played for the Patriots from 2012 to 2015, said that the left is intent on taking over all factions of American society as we know it.

When asked why he believes tweets and public statements like that from James are becoming "increasingly prevalent," Bequette explained that sports and the U.S. military "represent the 'final frontier' of meritocracy, patriotism, and institutions of traditional American values, which the left is intent on subverting."

"They're not gonna stop until they've taken over everything," he warned.

He also said that politics in sports and the military is a "tragedy" and said that those on professional sports teams and those serving in the military need to focus on the greater message: winning.

"We have to train our military with that perspective and focus, not these woke leftist ideologies that have no place on the battlefield or on the playing field," he added.

James deleted the offending post following the backlash and later attempted to explain his thought process behind it.

"ANGER does any of us any good and that includes myself!" he wrote. "Gathering all the facts and educating does though! My anger still is here for what happened that lil girl. My sympathy for her family and may justice prevail!"

He added, "I'm so damn tired of seeing Black people killed by police. I took the tweet down because its being used to create more hate — This isn't about one officer. it's about the entire system and they always use our words to create more racism. I am so desperate for more ACCOUNTABILITY."

Brett Favre sparks vicious backlash after saying he doesn't believe Derek Chauvin ‘intentionally killed’ George Floyd



NFL legend Brett Favre received heavy backlash after he admitted he finds it "hard to believe" that former Minneapolis, Minnesota, police officer Derek Chauvin intentionally killed George Floyd.

A jury on Tuesday pronounced Chauvin guilty on all three charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. The former police officer is awaiting sentencing.

What are the details?

On Wednesday, the former football player said that Chauvin's use of force was undoubtedly excessive, but that he does not believe the former officer intended to kill Floyd.

"I find it hard to believe — and I'm not defending Derek Chauvin in any way — I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd," he said during Wednesday's "Bolling with Favre" podcast. "That being said, his actions were uncalled for. I don't care what color the person is on the street. I don't know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel."

Elsewhere during the podcast, Favre pushed back on any backlash he'd receive as a result of the remarks.

"I just gave my opinion," he said. "I'm certainly not a racist in spite of what some people might think, and, you know, I'm for unity and I just feel like there's a better way to unify our country. That being said, there's a lot of things that need to stop."

What was the response?

Daily Best writer Wajahat Ali tweeted, "Brett Favre was the same dude who said he wants to keep politics out of sports ... except when it comes to defending a white cop who murdered an unarmed black man."

Brett Favre was the same dude who said he wants to keep politics out of sports...except when it comes to defending… https://t.co/qB9zbiX49u
— Wajahat "Fasting" Ali (@Wajahat "Fasting" Ali)1619042319.0

Scott Dworkin, co-founder of the Democratic Coalition, said the Hall of Fame player is a "hall of fame racist."

William LeGate, chief executive officer at Blockchain Financial Company, tweeted, "Brett Favre says kneeling during the anthem is bad but kneeling on the necks of black people is good — got it."

Brett Farve says kneeling during the anthem is bad but kneeling on the necks of black people is good – got it.
— William LeGate (ig: @legate) (@William LeGate (ig: @legate))1619060276.0

Former wide receiver Torrey Smith added, "I'm 1000% comfortable saying if it isn't about playing quarterback...Don't ask @BrettFavre."

On Instagram, Carolina Panthers legend Steve Smith added, "I have so much respect for the career you had. HOF, awards, etc.... However on this subject, yo Mr. Favre STFU respectfully real talk! Privilege ass!"

Anything else?

In a Tuesday statement, the NFL expressed its solidarity with the jury's decision.

"Today's outcome in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis does not undo the loss of life," the football organization's statement read. "Mr. George Floyd should be here with us today. Our hearts remain with the Floyd Family, and we understand the pain, anger and frustration does not go away even when justice is delivered."

VIDEO: Minneapolis protester rips black-on-black killings, says media don't cover them — and like clockwork, a photographer walks away



A black demonstrator in Minneapolis was captured on video on the day of the Derek Chauvin verdict saying something a bit outside the radical-left box.

He said the media only care about black people getting killed when police do the killing — and that the media also don't care about black-on-black killings.

What are the details?

In the clip posted to Twitter by journalist Drew Hernandez, the man uses a megaphone to tell the crowd around him that a good friend of Daunte Wright — a black man fatally shot by police earlier this month in nearby Brooklyn Center — had been killed the night before.

"They don't talk about that," the man told the crowd. "You know why they don't talk about that? Because it ain't the police shooting. It ain't a police killing."

And despite the violent death of yet another black man, the protester said there was "no media attention."

The man continued, "So when I say 'say his name,' even though he ain't got killed by a police officer, [and] he got killed on black-on-black crime, we still gotta say his name, too."

After a short "say his name" chant, the demonstrator told the crowd, "That's all I wanted. He didn't get killed by the police; it was a black-on-black thing, you see what I'm sayin'?"

MINNEAPOLIS: A protester attempts to rebuke BLM supporters and media for ignoring black people murdered by other bl… https://t.co/BeRr9zV8wP
— Drew Hernandez (@Drew Hernandez)1618977564.0

Uh, leaving so soon?

Interestingly, when the demonstrator began speaking in the clip, an individual who appeared to be a photographer stood just feet away from him, apparently ready capture his speech with poignant imagery:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @DrewHLive

But as soon as the demonstrator said the deceased friend of Daunte Wright wasn't killed by police, just like clockwork, the photographer turned and walked away:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @DrewHLive

Which one might say proves the man's point about the media's priorities:

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @DrewHLive

The moment wasn't lost on those who watched the clip:

  • "Notice how fast the press ran off?" one observer asked.
  • "Did [you] see that white girl in the background just walk away WOW!!!" one commenter noted, adding that the photographer appeared to have "a hundred cameras strapped to her lol."
  • Another user added that "she probably doesn't want to be neutral and show all sides of issues. Media bias. If it doesn't fit their narrative, it doesn't get air time. Not real journalism. Can't trust media anymore."

Anything else?

Others agreed with the demonstrator's observations about the media not caring about black-on-black killings:

  • "That guy is probably the only out there that really cares about black lives," another user said.
  • "Glad I'm not the only black man that knows BS when he sees it. I've been saying this for MONTHS and people continue to try to ignore that and make it about either George Floyd, Breonna Taylor or the cops in general," another commenter noted.
  • "Many times more blacks are killed by blacks than ever will be killed by cops," another user said. "Not to mention police kill whites at 2x the rate. None of this matters because it does not fit the narrative. Pushing the idea of cops hunting down blacks is divisive and dangerous."

Sadly, another commenter predicted the man on the megaphone will "be quickly canceled and labeled an Uncle Tom. That discussion isn't tolerated."

And did that come to pass? Why, yes. Yes, it did.