President Biden Says He Prays For The ‘Right Verdict’ In Chauvin Trial, Reaches Out To Floyd Family

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — President Joe Biden said he reached out and offered prayers to George Floyd’s family on the day the jury was handed the case in the Derek Chauvin trial.

According to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, Biden spoke with family members Monday to check in and “share that the family was in his prayers.” On Tuesday, Biden spoke more on the trial and reaching out to Floyd’s family.

“I’ve come to know George’s family, not just on the passing. I spent time with them. I spent time with his little daughter Gianna, you should see this beautiful child, and his brother, both brothers as a matter of fact,” Biden said.

Biden says he can only imagine the pressure and anxiety the family is feeling.

“So, I waited until the jury was sequestered and I called,” Biden said. “They’re a good family and they’re calling for peace and tranquility, no matter what that verdict is.”

Biden says he’s praying the verdict is the “right verdict.”

“I think it’s overwhelming in my view. I wouldn’t say that unless the jury was sequestered now, you would not hear me say that,” Biden said.

In an interview with NBC’s TODAY show, Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, said that he spoke with Biden in the phone call.

“He was just calling. He knows how it is to lose a family member. He know the process of what we are going through,” Philonise Floyd said. “He was just letting us know that he was praying for us and hoping that everything would come out to be OK.”

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As for federal preparations for the trial’s outcome, Psaki says that the White House will “wait for the verdict to come out before we say more about our engagements.” Psaki declined to answer if Biden would be disappointed if a not guilty verdict was reached.

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