Chauvin’s defense attorney, Eric Nelson, questioned the “suspicious timing” of the settlement and argued it was “highly prejudicial” against his client. “Whose idea was it to release this information?”ADADHe criticized members of the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey, suggesting they had intended to sway public opinion in the case. We can control the motions, but we cannot and do not control the civil aspect of the case. Nobody wants to redo this,” said Joe Tamburino, a longtime Minneapolis defense attorney. 51, told Cahill when he asked her interpretation of the settlement.

Source: Washington Post March 15, 2021 12:34 UTC