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Philonise testifies about how George Floyd loved to play basketball — “hooping” he called it. Chauvin’s defense has tried to say when Floyd said “hooping” on May 25 that he was talking about drug use — PolitiTweet.org

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As Philonise begins to cry, Chauvin is looking towards him — he can’t really see the person in the witness stand because a camera is in the way. He’s occasionally taking notes, but also looking up a lot — perhaps conscious the jury might be watching him — PolitiTweet.org

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Now on the stand in Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s younger brother, telling the jury about his brother. Derek Chauvin is looking towards the witness stand. Eric Nelson has whispered to him a few times — PolitiTweet.org

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Back from lunch, Judge Cahill rejects a defense motion to force the state to say why they won’t give Morries Hall immunity for testimony. He also rejects Hall’s past statements on the case. Chauvin’s defense had hoped to play video of his interview with investigators — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @DeRushaJ: BREAKING: police body camera video shows officer yelling “TASER! TASER!” at #DaunteWright but then according to the chief she… — PolitiTweet.org

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A pool reporter inside the courtroom says a woman of Asian descent is sitting in Derek Chauvin’s designated family/friend seat in the courtroom today. Unclear if it’s the same woman I saw Friday when I was in the courtroom — PolitiTweet.org

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“Yes I believe he would have lived,” Rich says when asked if Floyd would have lived if he hadn’t been restrained in the manner he was for nine minutes and 29 seconds. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich says Floyd’s death was “absolutely preventable.” He cites Thomas Lane asking Chauvin if they should roll Floyd over and J. Alexander Kueng later telling him Floyd had lost a pulse and Chauvin doing nothing. — PolitiTweet.org

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“As far as I can tell from reviewing all of the facts of the case, I see no evidence at all to suggest that a fentanyl overdose caused Mr. Floyd's death,” Rich testifies. He says he saw no signs of overdose — extremely lethargic, slurred speech. Rich says he saw the “opposite” — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich says that he watched videos of Floyd’s arrest and saw nothing going on from a “cardiac standpoint” until he was placed on the ground. He observed Floyd’s speech getting slower, his muscle movements becoming weaker. But he says he saw no evidence of a heart attack — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich testifies that high blood pressure “in and of itself” not a heart condition. He says that medical records indicate Floyd had “an exceptionally strong heart” but that it led to his high blood pressure — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich says Floyd appeared to have three medical conditions: high blood pressure; he appeared to suffer from anxiety and he struggled with substance abuse. He had not been diagnosed with heart disease. — PolitiTweet.org

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Rich: "Reviewing all of the facts and evidence of the case, I can state with a high degree of medical certainty that George Floyd did not die from a primary cardiac event and he did not die from a drug overdose" — PolitiTweet.org

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First witness today is Dr. Jonathan Rich, a Chicago-area cardiologist who reviewed Floyd’s medical records/autopsy report/videos. He says Floyd died of cardiopulmonary arrest caused by low oxygen induced by "prone restraint and positional asphyxiation that he was subjected to" — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill has said he will sequester the jury for verdict deliberations— so the weekend gives jurors a chance to pack a bag and be ready to stay in a hotel beginning Monday night — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill says closing statements in the trial are expected to happen next Monday — one week from today. First official nod we’ve gotten about the potential length of Derek Chauvin’s defense — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill says he doesn’t believe that the latest civil unrest will add to existing juror concerns about potential unrest. "I understand the argument from the defense that this now puts them even more ill at ease, but I think sequestering them would only aggravate that" — PolitiTweet.org

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Prosecutor Steve Schleicher opposes sequestration: “We can't have every single world event that might affect somebody’s attitude or emotional state… be the grounds to come back and re-voir dire all the jurors.” Judge Cahill agrees — PolitiTweet.org

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Nelson says it’s a different case. “The problem is, is that the emotional response that that case creates sets the stage for a jury to say, I'm not going to vote not guilty because I'm concerned about the outcome,” he argues — PolitiTweet.org

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Nelson wants to question jurors on whether they’ve heard about yesterday’s shooting/civil unrest and whether that will impacts their thinking on this case. — PolitiTweet.org

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Eric Nelson is asking Judge Cahill to sequester the jury citing the civil unrest over the police killing in Brooklyn Center — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill says he’ll consider the issue of Hall’s testimony at lunch and rule at 1pm — PolitiTweet.org

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Prosecutors don’t want Nelson to show the Hall interview. And they also don’t want Hall to be called to the stand and invoke his fifth amendment rights in front of the jury — PolitiTweet.org

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“There is a lot about Mr. Hall’s statement that is self-serving and unreliable,” prosecutor Matt Frank says. “He gave false information at the scene… He gave very sketchy details about his own involvement.. So there are a lot of reasons to doubt Mr. Hall’s credibility.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Nelson says if Hall doesn’t testify, he wants to show video of an interview Hall gave to police after Floyd’s death, in which he described Floyd’s demeanor in the car. He calls Hall's testimony crucial to Chauvin’s right to present a “complete defense" — PolitiTweet.org

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Nelson argues the state should offer limited immunity to Hall to testify. Hall’s attorney said last week he is refusing to testify in part because he is at risk of a third-degree murder charge in Floyd’s death. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cahill announces they are planning to put Morries Lester Hall, a passenger in Floyd’s car, on the stand tmrw to see what questions he can answer. It sounds like this might be outside of the jury. Hall is expected to invoke his 5th Amendment right against self-incrimination — PolitiTweet.org

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Proceedings are underway in week three of testimony in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. In response to a defense motion, Judge Cahill has limited testimony of a prosecution use of force expert set to testify today in the case. Follow along live here https://t.co/VUttnueEfb — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GovTimWalz: I am closely monitoring the situation in Brooklyn Center. Gwen and I are praying for Daunte Wright’s family as our state mo… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @washingtonpost: Medical examiner who performed autopsy of George Floyd caps week of expert witnesses who say police played major role i… — PolitiTweet.org