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Nelson asks Hill about Floyd’s demeanor inside Cup Foods. “Happy, normal, talking, alert.” — PolitiTweet.org

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They are bringing the jury in. Nelson now questioning Hill. Defense had hoped to question the other passenger in the car Morries Hall, but he’s invoked the fifth amendment — PolitiTweet.org

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Now on the stand is Shawanda Renee Hill, a passenger in Floyd’s car the day he died. Judge Cahill is questioning her outside the jury to see if she’s willing to answer questions. She says yes and does not need an attorney — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @nicolenorfleet: Twin Cities business owners jolted, prepare again for unrest; We also talk a little about rioting being the "language o… — PolitiTweet.org

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Prosecutor Eldridge on cross examination is again trying to establish that Floyd was walking, talking, not in respiratory distress, pulse and oxygen normal. All an effort to counter the defense theory that Floyd died of an overdose during his interaction w/ Chauvin in 2020 — PolitiTweet.org

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Moseng says Floyd told her he had swallowed pain pills. He told her he was addicted. She took his blood pressure that was 216/160. He initially denied a health problem but later admitted he had high blood pressure and hadn’t been taking his medication — PolitiTweet.org

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Asked about her recollection of Floyd that day, Moseng testifies, “It was quite hard to assess him. He was upset and confused.” She tries to say more, but prosecutors object. — PolitiTweet.org

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Next defense witness: Michelle Moseng. Now retired, she was the EMT who was called to check on Floyd at a Minneapolis police station after his 2019 arrest — PolitiTweet.org

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Eldridge: Mr Floyd did not drop dead while you were interacting with him? Creighton: No — PolitiTweet.org

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Prosecutor Erin Eldridge is cross-examining questioning Creighton who says he approached the car with his gun drawn. She’s trying to show that Floyd followed orders and the demeanor of the cops who were cursing at him and threatening to use a taser on him — PolitiTweet.org

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The jury is shown video of the 2019 incident where Creighton is shown cursing at Floyd with his gun drawn. Nelson says he has no further questions — PolitiTweet.org

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Creighton says he is now retired from the MPD after 28 years. He testifies that he approached Floyd on the passenger side of a vehicle during a traffic stop and Floyd was "unresponsive and noncompliant to my commands.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill to jury: "This evidence is being admitted solely for the limited purpose of showing what effects the ingestion of opioids may or may not have had on the physical well-being of George Floyd. This evidence is not to be used as evidence of the character of George Floyd" — PolitiTweet.org

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Nelson is bringing Creighton to the stand in, part, to show the jury body camera of the incident. Here’s the small portion of the video Cahill is allowing defense to show: https://t.co/jITE84v0W9 — PolitiTweet.org

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“The state of Minnesota rests,” prosecutor Steve Schleicher says. Eric Nelson calls as the first defense witness Officer Scott Creighton, the Minneapolis police officer who arrested George Floyd in 2019 — PolitiTweet.org

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We’re back in recess until 9:30am CT so that Chauvin’s defense can clip out portions of the Chang body camera video. Prosecutors are expected to formally rest their case this AM, paving the way for Chauvin’s defense to begin — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill finds Chang’s video is relevant because it shows things like the timing of the arrival of EMS response. He orders defense to redact part of video where Chang is seen looking up Floyd’s information on the computer screen in his car. Follow live here: https://t.co/hjm3empeF2 — PolitiTweet.org

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We’re back in session a little earlier than expected in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Prosecutors are trying to limit Chauvin’s attorney from introducing the full body camera video of Park Police officer Peter Chang, who also responded to the scene — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @CarlosGphoto: I was pepper sprayed in the eye while photographing the scene at the Brooklyn Center Police Department. I had cameras & m… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @markberman: The Minneapolis area, bracing for the fallout from the Derek Chauvin trial, is shaken again by a police shooting in the sub… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sarasidnerCNN: I’m not going anywhere. I love Minneapolis, it’s surrounding suburbs including #BrooklynCenter , and it’s people. I get… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: Federal agencies recommend pausing use of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine after reports of ‘rare and severe’ bloo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ToluseO: Chauvin defense team attempts to put George Floyd’s drug addiction on the stand https://t.co/NCJ5cg0b3W — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ByLizSawyer: Smoke is billowing out of the Dollar Tree. Bystanders are yelling “Is there anybody in there? Get out of there.” This is g… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AJillSimons: New from @walshpj: Officer who fatally shot man in Brooklyn Center is 25-year veteran https://t.co/NgknZHQp6u — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ElaheIzadi: About local Minnesota press getting blocked from entering the police presser in Brooklyn Center today. From @StarTribune's… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: George Floyd’s brother tearfully recounts their childhood, mother’s death as prosecution wraps its case in Derek Chauvi… — PolitiTweet.org

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Wright is at least the 262nd person shot and killed by police so far this year, according to a Washington Post database tracking such shootings https://t.co/i6CgnhAnXA — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @maxnesterak: The first fist statue that was erected at 38th and Chicago where George Floyd was killed last year by police in Minneapoli… — PolitiTweet.org

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No noticeable uptick in the already tight security around the Hennepin County Govt Center, where Chauvin’s trial is being held. But several downtown streets are completely closed to traffic around two nearby police stations, which are now fully barricaded w/ fencing and concrete — PolitiTweet.org