Biden on Chauvin Sentence: ‘Seems To Be Appropriate’
President Joe Biden says he believes the prison sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin received for the death of George Floyd “seems to be appropriate.” During his meeting with Afghanistan President…
President Joe Biden says he believes the prison sentence former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin received for the death of George Floyd “seems to be appropriate.”
During his meeting with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Friday, a reporter asked Biden for his reaction to the sentence.
“I don’t know all of the circumstances that are considered, but it seems to me, under the guidelines, that seems to be appropriate,” Biden said.
Watch his comments below:
A judge sentenced Chauvin to 22.5 years in prison on Friday for the May 2020 death of George Floyd. The sentencing comes more than two months after a jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree “depraved mind” murder, and second-degree manslaughter charges.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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