Correction and update: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) as having “declined to prosecute” Derek Chauvin over a 2006 police-involved shooting while she served as Hennepin County’s top prosecutor from 1999 to 2007. As clarified by the Hennepin County attorney’s office on Friday, “Sen. Klobuchar’s last day in the office here was December 31 2006, and she had no involvement in the prosecution of this case at all.” Klobuchar likewise addressed the claim Friday, describing it as “absolutely false” in an interview with MSNBC. This article has been revised to reflect this correction and include Klobuchar’s response.
In an interview with MSNBC on Friday, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) — one of the leading names on presumptive Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden’s vice presidential list — refuted the claim that while serving as Hennepin County’s top prosecutor from 1999 to 2007 she declined to prosecute the officer charged Friday over the death of George Floyd.
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