Chauvin Unlikely to Testify about George Floyd’s Killing in Prosecution of Fellow Ex-Cops

This is the second of three columns that preview the federal civil-rights prosecution of Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, the three former police officers who are accused of abetting the 2020 killing of George Floyd by their fellow former officer, Derek Chauvin. (Hereafter, I will refrain from repetitively referring to the four as “former” cops.) The trial kicked off in earnest on Monday at federal court in Minneapolis. The first column dealt with the centrality of race to the federal prosecution.

This column spotlights a question that has prompted a good deal of speculation: Will Chauvin testify? I don’t think so.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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This is the second of three columns that preview the federal civil-rights prosecution of Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, the three former police officers who are accused of abetting the 2020 killing of George Floyd by their fellow former officer, Derek Chauvin. (Hereafter, I will refrain from repetitively referring to the four as “former” cops.) The trial kicked off in earnest on Monday at federal court in Minneapolis. The first column dealt with the centrality of race to the federal prosecution.

This column spotlights a question that has prompted a good deal of speculation: Will Chauvin testify? I don’t think so.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.