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Judge In George Floyd Case Rejects Former Cops' Request To Move Trial

A Minnesota Judge rejected the request to move the trial of the four police officers accused in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd will be tried together, a judge decided Thursday. He also rejected the former officer's requests to move the case outside of the Minneapolis area.

The defense attorneys for Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander

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