Minnesota Republicans Hold Moment of Silence for Derek Chauvin

Delegates to the Minnesota Republican Party’s convention voted to hold a moment of silent prayer for Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Attorney general Keith Ellison says gesture at convention was an ‘act of profound cruelty’ to George Floyd’s familyThe Minnesota Republican party’s decision to hold a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has angered the state’s attorney general – who was the lead prosecutor in the case.Keith Ellison, a Democrat, said Saturday’s gesture at the state Republicans’ annual convention in Duluth was “an act of profound cruelty” to Floyd’s f...