Crime & Justice

Barr Rejected Officer’s Guilty Plea for George Floyd Killing: NYT

JUSTICE, DEFERRED

The former attorney general believed a plea deal would be seen as too lenient and too hasty without an investigation.

Blake Montgomery
Blake Montgomery 

Former Reporter/Editor

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Blake Montgomery

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

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