Biden Ignores Chauvin Trial Judge’s Admonishment About Jury Intimidation And Tampering From Politicians – The Federalist

President Joe Biden ignored Judge Peter Cahills request that politicians not publicly discuss the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin when he announced Tuesday that he had spoken with the family of George Floyd and that he is praying the verdict is the right verdict.

Its overwhelming, in my view, Biden said on Tuesday. I wouldnt say that unless the jury was sequestered.

While the Democrat president said he wasnt originally planning on making knowledge of his conversation public, he said the meeting was mostly personal.

I can only imagine the pressure and anxiety they are feeling and so I waited till the jury was sequestered and I called, Biden said. I wasnt going to say anything they are a good family and theyre calling for peace and tranquility, no matter what that verdict.

On Monday, Judge Peter Cahill warned that Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters recent call to violence, if the trial does not result in a guilty conviction, could influence the jurys verdict and warrant an appeal for Chauvin.

Ill give you that Congresswoman Waters may have given you something on appeal that may result in his whole trial being overturned, Cahill conceded.

Cahill chastised politicians for tampering with the trial while the jury was still deliberating:

This goes back to what Ive been saying from the beginning: I wish elected officials would stop talking about this case, especially in a manner that is disrespectful to the rule of law and to the judicial branch and our function. I think if they want to give their opinions they should do so in a respectful, and in a manner that is consistent with their oath to the Constitution, to respect the co-equal branch of government. Their failure to do so I think is abhorrent, but I dont think it is prejudiced, with additional material that would prejudice history.

Waters recentlyrequested an armed police escort to an anti-police protest in a Minneapolis suburb this weekend where she called for riots if Chauvin is not found guilty of murder.

Weve got to get more confrontational. Weve got to make sure that they know that we mean business, the representative from California said.

Waters, who plans to stay in Minnesota through when the jury delivers a verdict, also encouraged rioters to stay on the street and get more active.

While the corporate media was quick to make a fuss about former President Donald Trumps rush to condemn formerArmSgt. Robert Bowe Bergdahl as a dirty, rotten traitor before he was tried on charges of desertion and misbehavior, Bidens verbal interjection into the Chauvin trials verdict escaped scrutiny.

Instead, the presidents comments were amplified by news outlets and even hailed as remarkable.

Jordan Davidson is a staff writer at The Federalist. She graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism.

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