Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman "misspoke", clarifies statement

[Mike 03]

CNN Live Updates

County attorney says it is critical to review all evidence before charges are considered

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman will need to review all evidence in the George Floyd death, including information that is not favorable to the case to "understand the full picture of what actually happened," an email from his office said clarifying statements made during the Thursday afternoon news conference.

The email was sent to clarify a statement made by Freeman when he misspoke during the news conference Thursday, his office told CNN over the phone.

Following the news conference, CNN spoke with Freeman who said he wants to understand the entire scene before making a charging decision.

Freeman clarified that he was not saying there is evidence suggesting the officer is not guilty but meant that he wants to ensure that whatever evidence is out there is incontrovertible and chargeable.

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[napi21]

1. How do these guys get their job? I understand mistakes but that was just dumb. nt

[Crunchy Frog]

13. They have to take an IQ test, and score below 80 points in order to get the job.

[DURHAM D]

2. Bullshit.

I saw it live. It is clear what he meant was what he said.

[Cha]

8. Sounds like the Blowback got

to him then

[DURHAM D]

9. Exactly.

The U.S. Attorney was trying to calm things down before tonight and that old fart of a County Attorney took it off message.

[jmg257]

3. Ass screwed that up, huh? Wonder how many out there now will see this clarification

Email.

Shitting me? Sheesh.

[mopinko]

4. dude. you have the literal picture. and we all saw it.

how blind are you?

[Solomon]

5. His "clarifying" statement is not much better.

It's still bullshit.

[Miguelito Loveless]

6. MisspokeSaid something I was nt supposed to say yet

[KT2000]

15. Exactly - we all heard him

and he said what he meant to say.

[Miguelito Loveless]

16. I really do not understand why reporters and the public

buy into "misspoke".

[Solly Mack]

7. Uh huh. Sure. Yeah, right. OK.

[SlogginThroughIt]

10. Hold the fuck on. Mike Freeman is a good guy and a longtime DFLer

Just slow the fuck down a second and do some research.

[colsohlibgal]

11. Pretty Obvious To Most Of Us

Blatant Murder. Not sure what other evidence he could be looking for.

[Crunchy Frog]

12. People need to learn how to think before they speak,

especially in sensitive situations, and especially when the people speaking are public officials.

I can't understand why this isn't treated as simple common sense.

[matt819]

14. Couple of questions

If it were a black cop and a white victim, and all other things being identical, would they still be taking their sweet time?

If it were a black guy (not a cop) and a white victim under the same circumstances, that perp would now be dead.

So fuck you hennepin county da.