The Case Against Derek Chauvin

<p>In Minneapolis, the tension is palpable as the city awaits the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd last summer.</p><p>The court proceedings have been both emotional — the video of Mr. Floyd’s death has been played over and over — and technical.</p><p>At the heart of the case: How did Mr. Floyd die?</p><p>Today, we look at the case that has been brought against Mr. Chauvin so far. </p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/john-eligon?searchResultPosition=0">John Eligon</a>, a national correspondent covering race for The New York Times. </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Bystanders’ pain had been mostly hidden for the last 10 months. But over the first week of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, it spilled tearfully into the open as<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-trial.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> witnesses testified to their shared trauma</a>.</li><li>Follow along live here for the<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/04/07/us/derek-chauvin-trial?smid=pc-thedaily"> latest updates on the trial of Mr. Chauvin</a>.</li><li>What to know about<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd.html?searchResultPosition=13?smid=pc-thedaily"> the death of George Floyd</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit </p><p><a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a></p><p>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>