So Chauvin was all set to make a 3rd degree murder plea deal

[Beachnutt]

and ag Bill Bar blocked it early on.
You know he blocked it so that he could keep smearing blm imo.
Just saw that on court tv.

[uponit7771]

1. K&R, just read about this ... interesting. Barr wanted to bash BLM or Chauvin? tia

[Beachnutt]

3. That is my opinion for his blocking it.

[Siwsan]

2. I wondered if there had been any sort of plea request or deal offered.

This trial really doesn't seem to be going well, at all, for the defense. In fact, the more we hear, the worse it gets for Chauvin, IMHO.

[DrToast]

4. How could he block state charges?

[Ms. Toad]

6. Chauvin was only willing to agree to the plea

if the Federal investigation was stopped.

[Beachnutt]

7. It was on court tv a few minutes ago that Xhauvin was going to

take a 3rd degree plea for a 10 year sentence and Barr stopped it early on.
thats all I know.

[dsc]

12. The deal was contingent on two things he did control

serving his time in a federal prison and not facing federal civil rights charges both of which Barr did control.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Here's a story about it

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ag-barr-quashed-plea-deal-fired-officer-derek-chauvin-george-n1257457

[DrToast]

8. I see. He wanted to be assured he wouldn't face federal charges

Barr shot that down.

[Ms. Toad]

14. That's my take on it. n/t

[Probatim]

18. If that's the case, I'm ok with the Toad shooting it down

Seems almost decent of him. And that's the nicest comment you'll ever hear from me about him.

[former9thward]

21. None of that makes any sense.

No federal charges would be as serious as the state charges.

[Beachnutt]

10. Thank you for posting

always good to have proof on this board....🙃

[Ms. Toad]

13. The story popped up on Court TV.

Since I have TV for the first time in a decade - and evidence is part of what I teach - I'm indulging real-time when I'm not teaching.

Since I hadn't heard it before the very brief blurp I just did a quick google search.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. How could Bill Barr have any jurisdiction over a state trial?

[Fiendish Thingy]

11. How could Barr block a state level plea deal? doesn't make sense. Nt

[PutGramaOnThePhone]

16. For what it's...

I thought I read something about state people consulting with Barr, and he was against it. I think there was mention/claim of Barr being concerned with community reaction to settling on the 3rd degree charge so soon.

[Dream Girl]

20. Was just about to post this is state not federal court.

[RockRaven]

15. More accurate to say that Chauvin demanded something from Barr, who refused, than to

say that Barr blocked anything.

[Beachnutt]

17. link

[link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ag-barr-quashed-plea-deal-fired-officer-derek-chauvin-george-n1257457|

[RockRaven]

19. Yeah, I don't lack knowledge of the reportage. Misleading language is misleading, whether

it is in an OP or a nbcnews headline or article.

Party A and Party B are negotiating a deal. Party A demands that Party C also chip in something as part of the deal. Party C says no. That is NOT Party C blocking A and B from making a deal.

[Bev54]

22. I doubt Barr had anything to do with it,

my understanding this is a state trial not a fed trial.

[BobTheSubgenius]

23. Who knows what kind of pressure a POS pair like Barr and Il Douche could bring to bear?

Why they would want a specific outcome in this case so badly, or what kind of extortion they could have been running are beyond me.