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The Guardian's analysis shows that nearly half of the top 220 investors have suffered a net loss from purchasing Trump's coin since the coin's January launch. Let's turn now to the state of police reform in America. This Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
The Guardian's analysis shows that nearly half of the top 220 investors have suffered a net loss from purchasing Trump's coin since the coin's January launch. Let's turn now to the state of police reform in America. This Sunday marks five years since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
The killing sparked a global protest movement and calls for reforms across the country. Today, we're in a very different place.
The killing sparked a global protest movement and calls for reforms across the country. Today, we're in a very different place.
The killing sparked a global protest movement and calls for reforms across the country. Today, we're in a very different place.
That's Jamiles Larte, a staff writer with The Marshall Project, a news site that supports criminal justice reform through its journalism. He's been tracking how many police reform efforts have either failed or been rolled back. For example, in Alabama, lawmakers recently passed a law known as Back the Blue. It expands legal immunity for police officers.
That's Jamiles Larte, a staff writer with The Marshall Project, a news site that supports criminal justice reform through its journalism. He's been tracking how many police reform efforts have either failed or been rolled back. For example, in Alabama, lawmakers recently passed a law known as Back the Blue. It expands legal immunity for police officers.
That's Jamiles Larte, a staff writer with The Marshall Project, a news site that supports criminal justice reform through its journalism. He's been tracking how many police reform efforts have either failed or been rolled back. For example, in Alabama, lawmakers recently passed a law known as Back the Blue. It expands legal immunity for police officers.
In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.
In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.
In Minnesota, an organization that was created to help people pay their bail announced just a few days ago that it would be ending that mission. And in New York, the state Supreme Court voted last month to strip one local police accountability board of their power to investigate cases of misconduct.
These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.
These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.
These types of reforms, which lean in favor of police protections and are wary of strengthened oversight and accountability, are also happening at the federal level. The Civil Rights Division of the DOJ is closing investigations into a number of police departments.
The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.
The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.
The Trump administration announced this week that it's ending oversight agreements for a number of city police departments, including Minneapolis and Louisville, where police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in 2020. Larte explained how these agreements, called consent decrees, have typically been used.
In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.
In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.
In response, the state of Minnesota has said that it's still enforcing its own consent decree, and local leaders and law enforcement in Minneapolis have said that they are still committed to police reform. Beyond policy, some of the cultural conversations have shifted, too. For example, for years, a plaza in D.C.