When Keith Ellison made the 11th-hour announcement that he would leave Congress in 2018, and enter the attorney general's race in Minnesota, many viewed it as his exit from the national stage. Now, the whole world is watching him.
When Ellison made the eleventh hour announcement that he would leave Congress in 2018, and enter the attorney general's race in Minnesota, many viewed it as his exit from the national stage.But Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's decision this week to hand over the investigation and cases arising from the killing of George Floyd to Ellison has thrust the trailblazing former congressman into the crucible of a legal and political fight poised to grip the country for months.
Paul Wellstone."It never let up."Moe and other former aides to Ellison, who have worked with him in Congress and on past campaigns, expressed confidence that he was prepared to shoulder the case, with its far-reaching implications, and keep the faith of a community riven by Floyd's death."He knows all the stakeholders," Moe said,"he knows Minnesota law backwards and forwards, and he's extremely careful and precise.
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Who is Keith Ellison, the Black Muslim leading the Floyd prosecution?Before he was a top state prosecutor and the first Muslim to be elected to Congress, he was a student who fought for the rights of Black people.
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Every Police Officer Involved In George Floyd's Arrest Will Now Be ChargedAttorney General Keith Ellison is set to elevate the charges against Derek Chauvin, the police officer who knelt on the neck of unarmed black Minneapolis resident George Floyd for eight minutes and forty-six seconds.
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3 Additional Officers Involved in George Floyd's Death ChargedBREAKING: Attorney General Keith Ellison has announced that the three additional officers involved in the death of George Floyd, have officially been charged. Ellison is also upgrading the charge against Derek Chauvin to felony second-degree murder.
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