it when it comes to laquan mcdonald and jason van dyke, listen, when jason van dyke murdered laquan mcdonald months after it happened, the u.s. attorney's office under the obama administration -- the united district -- united states district attorney for our district, when he was in office, he specifically said he wanted to wait for the state trial to play out first because if he were to take over and the case went south, he would not been able to hold jason van dyke accountable because of double jeopardy. so he wanted the state trial to play out first. but by the time the state trial played out, which was 2018, october 5, we had a new presidential administration that made it abundantly clear that there was not going to hold police officers accountable. basically, we have four years of a department of justice that did not actively have any civil-rights probe investigations actively going for anything regarding police. so here we are in 2021, 2022 with a new presidential administration that has to be reignited and re- reminded -- be reminded about this case of laquan mcdonald. we are trying t

the real problem in america is not jason van dyke. it's the system that jason van dyke worked for. never asked for revenge. we asked for justice. >> reporter: the protests in 2015 centered on what was deemed a cover-up. police initially claimed mcdonald pointed a knife at van dyke in october 2014. dash cam video released over a year later showed something different. mcdonald moving away from van dyke with his back turned before being shot 16 times. do you think you would have gotten the conviction here if not for the existence of that dash cam video? >> no. the narrative would have been dictated and controlled really by members of the chicago police department. it was horrific what happened to laquan mcdonald. >> it was a lynching. that's what you saw with laquan mcdonald. they were invoking fear. this is what you do when you get out of line. this is what you do when you do anything other than what we tell you. >> reporter: some of those same wounds are now being reopened years later as the man responsible for them walks free. after laquan had been shot 16 times, he was left to die

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. >> jason van dyke initially claimed the 17-year-old mcdonald was acting erratically and pointed a knifenald was moving away with his back turned when van dyke shot him 16 times. omar, why was he released early, and what's been the reaction? >> reporter: well, the reaction has been anger this wasn't a long enough sentence. jason van dyke was released this morning after serving a little more than three years of a nearly seven-year sentence, and his attorney tells me he doesn't plan to release any sort of public statement and that moving forward he just wants to spend time with his family. but technically even though he got out in this little more than three years of this nearly seven-year sentence, that was always supposed to be the time line because of illinois' good behavior statutes and it's why people feel this was nothing more than a slap on the wrist. the mayor of chicago, for one, said she was extremely disappointed in the sentence and released a statement this morning that reads in part along with that disappointment, while i know this moment is disappointing it should not prevent

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jason van dyke was the 4th of chicago police officer on duty in 50 years. the b try and convicted form for murder period. but what that says is, is that yes, the activist community and organized the community and chicago have been doing great work. but the judicial system in chicago. did you this who system in cook county is felling us, and she hands down her ruling for kim potter. the judge can't help but be aware that the sentence in the courtroom will also resonate outside john henderson, l g 0, minneapolis. stella had an al jazeera struggling to survive and just $5.00 a day. thousands of haitian workers take to the streets, demanding better pay. and we're going to tell you what advocates and cambodia doing to help people with disabilities build a better life. ah, friday is probably going to be clean up day because this is the backend of frontal system which is currently quite active over the southern states. but it means that you're the day on fridays or gone quite an sons come out again. and the bigger picture means it's still some snow to come through

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the real problem in america is not jason van dyke, it's the system he worked for.r asked for revenge, we asked for justice. >> reporter: the protests in 2015 centered on what was deemed a coverup. police initially claimed mcdonald pointed a knife at van dyke in october of 2019. dash cam video showed something different. mcdonald moving away from van dyke with his back turned before being shot 16 times. >> do you think you would have gotten a conviction here if not for the existence of that dash cam video? >> no. the narrative would have been dictated and controlled really by members of the chicago police department. it was horrific what happened to laquan mcdonald. >> it was a lynching. that's what you saw. they were invoking fear. this is what you do when you get out of line. this is what you do when you do anything other than what we tell you. >> reporter: some of those same wounds are now being reopened years later as the man responsible for them walks free. . after laquan had been shot 16 times he was left to die in the middle of the street and there were at le

we're talking about jason van dyke.n 2018 of second-degree murder along with 16 accounts of aggravated battery with a firearm. he was released on thursday. he served just a little more than three years of a nearly seven year sentence. the early release set off protests in chicago. you see there what was going on. it was widely reviewed as a setback between the city's efforts in relation to the police department and black community. this is said to be tied to his good behavior in prison. this does fall within the legal boundaries of his sentence, but do you agree with it? >> i do not, and it does fall within the legal boundariesings, not making it right. if you want to get technical about it, the judge would have sentenced him to aggravated battery. then he would have had to serve more time. of course, now, the issue is now that it falls within that sentence, instead of three and a half years, he was given 81 months, i think they can look at it all with respect to his freedom and using intentional force intentionally. th

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let's go to the officer, jason van dyke, who killed laquan mcdonald in chicago to go to another state he's free. he left prison. he served less than half of his sentence. he is a free man. you were covering that. i wonder what you think of that, what such a brief, brief time in prison for having killed a teenager. >> joy, when they sentence people, they are thinking about retribution, and a deterrence, that a message should be sent. three years for second degree murder doesn't satisfy any objectives. chicago's mayor rahm emanuel failed laquan mcdonald, the prosecutor failed laquan mcdonald. chicago's then police chief failed laquan mcdonald. if there's any good news, they're all now out of office because of their dereliction of duty. the criminal legal system is still failing. >> everything old and new again in american history, which is why we need to know american history. britney, thank you. paul butler, thank you. >>> up next, tonight's absolute worst, wants you to be a "macho macho man." stay right there. macho man. stay right there iv ity & gum gives us the dual action effect th

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jason van dyke shot mcdonald 16 times and was convicted of second-degree murder.e got 6 years and 9 months behind bars, but served less than half of that due to good behavior. the owner of the washington pro football franchise- dan snyder is facing new allegations of sexual harassment by former employees. at a congressional hearing today, one woman said snyder groped h thigh at a dinner. others talked of a toxic atmosphere, with team executives even hiring prostitutes after one event. >> i worked at the washington football team for eight years and i can't recall a time that i didn't experience or fear sexual harassment. it was just a pervasive part of the culture and unavoidable rite of passage being a woman who worked there. >> snyder said the accusations against him are quote outright lies. all of this came a day after the team rolled out its new name, the washington commanders. the south carolina governor -- the 10 state to doo, but faces potential legal challenges. federal judges have blocked similar laws in idaho in west virginia. tesla has announced a u.s. r

pritzker: the justice system is not always just, and i do not think the outcome of the sentencing of jason van dykewas proper. so i'm disappointed and i would have rather seen a different outcome. but this is where we are. he is going into a halfway house in illinois and this is a situation that is another demonstration of what reforms are necessary in our system. >> we only have a few minutes so i want to talk a little about politics because we are politico. you have a primary, but the general election is expected to get rough and tumble, republican donor ken griffin has vowed to fund someone to defeat you. what do you say to cynics who say big money is drowning out the voices of the little guys? gov. pritzker: i think you know i have been a democrat my whole life, and i have been supporting democrats for public office my whole life. even now as a candidate for reelection, i am supporting other democrats to get elected. the values of the democratic party are about fighting for the working class. it is about fighting for working families, lifting up people that get left out and left behind often, t