Derek Chauvin speaks out from prison in new George Floyd documentary The Fall of Minneapolis: ‘The whole trial was a sham’

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who served 21 years for the death of George Floyd, has described his trial as a “sham” in his initial comments to the media.

The interview is part of it The Fall of Minneapolisa new documentary that reexamines Floyd’s death, Chauvin’s prosecution, and the way the world responded.

Journalist Liz Collin produced the film to expose what she describes as a global rush to judgment in the case, which was fueled by Democratic officials and ultimately led to the spread of the crime across America.

She was vilified in 2020 when she reported on the riots following Floyd’s death because she is married to the then-police union chief.

Protesters gathered outside their home and many called for the firing of Collin, a veteran reporter.

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 and a half years in prison for killing Floyd after pressing his knee against his neck for more than nine minutes

Her crowdfunded documentary lends weight to suggestions that the FBI altered Floyd’s autopsy to make it appear as if Chauvin killed him by kneeling on his neck, when there was originally no mention of any asphyxiation.

It also highlights multiple Minneapolis police officers, all of whom say Chauvin used a technique he was trained to use when he restrained Floyd, and accuses prosecutors of ignoring and overlooking evidence that would have exonerated Chauvin.

Chauvin speaks to Collin by phone from jail. He says the trial and his conviction are a “sham” and that it took too long for the ambulance to respond to the incident.

In his phone interview with Collin, Chauvin also claims it was “not normal” for the ambulance that ultimately responded to the incident to take so long.

It took 20 minutes for paramedics to arrive, despite there being an ambulance station only eight blocks away.

He repeatedly refers to the fact that he and other officers were trained in MRT – Maximal Restraint Technique.

Documentary says police were thrown to the wolves in 2020 as the city of Minneapolis descended into violent riots for days

Chauvin’s mother also produces his training manuals, which include illustrations of police officers kneeling on a suspect’s shoulder blade to restrain him.

He and other officers claim he did that when he knelt on Floyd for eight minutes and 46 seconds.

Chauvin recently had an appeal denied by the Supreme Court.

In the videos the world saw, Chauvin has his knee on Floyd’s neck.

Alex Chueng, one of the other officers involved who is also behind bars, urged viewers to watch the documentary and let it be a lesson.

‘Prison is a very unique experience, one I never thought I would see myself in.

“But it’s very easy to get caught up in a lot of selfishness, a lot of the thoughts that you have in your head.

“This is not the end and this will not define me. What’s done is done and I just hope that in the future people will at least keep an open mind and not let cases like this happen.

‘Just use my case as an example, just use my case as an example not to jump on the knees, not to fall for this racing bait, for the social media, for the media, and let them get away with what they do like this things like this will continue to happen, no one will have any sense of justice anywhere anymore.’

Chauvin had an appeal to overturn his conviction rejected by the Supreme Court on Monday.

The judges made no comment and upheld state court rulings that upheld Chauvin’s conviction and 22.5-year prison sentence.

Chauvin’s attorneys argued that their client was denied a fair trial in 2021 due to pre-trial publicity and concerns about violence if acquitted.