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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.

The Minneapolis mayor blasted the administration for the timing of the announcement: “All Donald Trump really cares about is political theater.”

Sweeping DOJ action dismisses lawsuits against Louisville and Minneapolis police departments, questioning the effectiveness of consent decrees and their financial burden.

Harmeet K. Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, announced the decision days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis.

The Minnesota Department of Human Rights says its consent decree with the Minneapolis Police Department "isn't going anywhere" amid reports on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice seeks to dismiss the federal decree.

Top cop Brian O'Hara said in an interview with The New York Post that "bourgeois liberal mentality" prevents facts from breaking through in city's approach to policing.

On the heels of the DOJ announcement that it is ending it's consent decree with Minneapolis police, former chief Medaria Arradondo speaks to WCCO's Reg Chapman about changes the department has made since the murder of George Floyd and where he sees the department moving forward.

The Justice Department said it will bring an end to investigations launched during the Biden administration after the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville.