Day two of Derek Chauvin's murder trial left those watching awestruck by the testimony of multiple witnesses who were there when the Minneapolis officer choked George Floyd to death. Chauvin is facing charges of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter for kneeling on Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes, setting off global protests in 2020. Donald Williams, one of the first witnesses called, was peppered with questions from Chauvin's lawyer, Eric Nelson, about his interaction with the officer as he knelt on Floyd's neck. Nelson went through Williams' entire recorded interaction with Chauvin and the other officers holding Floyd down, attempting to paint the witness as violent, angry and threatening toward Chauvin. “Do you recall saying I dare you to touch me like that, I swear I’ll slap the f**k out of both of you?” Nelson asked. “Yeah I did. I meant it...you can’t paint me out to be angry,” Williams responded. In a tense exchange, bystander Donald...
