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On the recordApril 6, 2021
As far as I'm concerned, George Floyd was killed in cold blood in what was really a modern day lynching.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries describes the nature of George Floyd's death during the trial.

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