MINNESOTA, Minn. — On Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said he's asked for the investigation of George Floyd to be expedited.
The president tweeted the announcement saying the FBI and the Department of Justice "are well into the investigation".
A viral video shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on a handcuffed man's neck for several minutes as he struggled to breathe. That man was Floyd.
....I have asked for this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all of the work done by local law enforcement. My heart goes out to George’s family and friends. Justice will be served!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 27, 2020
On Wednesday, the mayor of Minneapolis called for charges to be filed against the white police officer who pressed his knee into the neck of a black man during an arrest, even after the man stopped moving.
Mayor Jacob Frey said Wednesday that Derek Chauvin should be criminally charged in connection with Monday's death of George Floyd.
"Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail?," Mayor Frey stated in the press conference.
