Minneapolis, DOJ and police
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Elected officials in Minneapolis say they won’t let President Donald Trump explode five years of police reform effort. After the Justice Department asked a judge to dissolve the Police Department’s consent decree this week,
Documents show the U.S. Attorney's Office has filed a motion to dismiss a case against the City of Minneapolis, saying it no longer believes a proposed consent decree would be in the public's interest.
The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the five-year anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.
Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.
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