State AG explains why it’s hard to convict police officers

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State AG explains why it's hard to convict police officers

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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison explains why his office did not charge the former Minneapolis Police officer who pressed his knee into George Floyd's neck with first-degree murder and why it's difficult to convict police officers.

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State AG explains why it's hard to convict police officers

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