aj keith ellison, thank you for being here.spoke at the press conference, very good to see, you sir. how do you hope that the weight of the justice department can start change in minneapolis? >> you know, simone, after we successfully prosecuted derek chauvin and the other officers that killed george floyd. my fear was that people would dismiss that and say, we got rid of the bad actors now will just go back to business as usual. this report, plus the state report, there's two now. we're talking about the doj, there was a state one as well, they show that we have a system that has serious problems that is not just one bad apple problem. it's a systemic problem, i gotta tell you i feel that we have better days ahead if we take these recommendations seriously, and implement them in good faith. we could be a model for police community -- if we commit ourselves as you said in your intro, it's 100 year old pro problem. it's not just minneapolis. it's all over the country. we all saw the tyre nichols tragedy, we all know about all th

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tomorrow i will be joined by minnesota attorney general, keith ellison, to discuss that scathing justice department report on the minneapolis police department. three years after the death of george floyd. politicsnation though, with the great reverend, al sharpton, is next. rev, i cannot wait for your show. i know you have senator raphael warnock. there's so much to talk about with him. voting rights, the georgia investigation to donald trump, that's just a start. i can't wait to see it. >> we had a great conversation. i've known him since 1999. he was a seminary student here in new york. came to a demonstration i had. he ended up getting arrested for peaceful demonstration with me. we've known each other since then. we had a great conversation, coming right up after the fabulous simone. >> we will be watching, rev, you have just mentored us all. take away. >> thank you very much. >> thank you verlet me say, welcoo politicsnation. right now, republicans in both chambers of congress are doing what they can to sabotage the people's business. in protest of the 37 federal counts, donald tru

if we can, i don't have someone import on your show tomorrow, that minnesota attorney general, keith ellisonminatory policies in the minneapolis pd. what do you want to hear from the attorney general after reading through that thing? in the problematic police force in minneapolis? >> yasmin, the last part you said is very important. the problematic police force. this is not just about what happened to george floyd. it is about the pattern and practice of, i'm gonna read, it excessive force, unjustified deadly force, other types of force. unlawful discrimination within the minneapolis police department. so, when the justice department opens a pattern, or opens the, they enter a memorandum, if you will, with that police department to fix those systemic issues. i want to know from attorney general ellison, what kind of changes on the horizon, how long will this change take, and what is the escalation going to be to the people of minnesota, to the people of minneapolis? who have lived with and under this police force for years, prior to this report. >> yeah. it's been an ongoing problem, it was

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