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Tim Walz: “Chief Brian O'Hara came in and took one of the most…”

Featuring: Tim Walz, Democratic | Governor of Minnesota

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Published | Video Starts at 05:18

… globally certainly here, that George Floyd, who was murdered a few blocks from this site, tore at the soul of who we were. But we healed, we built back trust. Chief Brian O'Hara came in and took one of the most difficult jobs in America of building back trust in the police force in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. And he's earned that and he's level and he's fair and he's asking for that. And so Minnesotans, I will continue to press that we be part of the investigation, that we do the investigation so that Minnesotans can trust what the outcome is. (05:18–05:27)

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Asserts that Chief Brian O'Hara is working to rebuild trust in the Minneapolis police force after George Floyd's murder.

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