Erin Burnett OutFront

Protest Grow As Trump Signs Order On Police Reform

06.17.2020 - By CNNPlay

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Trump signs executive order "encouraging" police reform and defends officers saying, "without police, there is chaos", as people continue to protest. Trump stops short of calling for total ban on police chokeholds. Trump touts executive order on police reform. The executive order fails to outright ban police chokeholds amid growing calls to do so. The executive order included a database of officer misconduct and limiting use of chokeheads. . The executive order allows chokeholds when an "officer's life is at risk" despite calls for a total ban. 

Source: Families of police-shooting told Donald Trump qualified immunity stopped them from receiving them self. In the meeting with families, Trump administration officers, Officials didn't commit to addressing qualified immunity for officers. 

George Floyd's brother explains why the family wasn't at the White House during Trump's executive order signing. The DA says that charges could be announced against officers in Rayshard Brooks' death as early as tomorrow. 

Senator Harris calls Trump's order on police reform, 'meaningless". Senator Scott says the reform bill won't ban chokeholds but is very, "close." Senator Warren dodges on Biden picking as vice president. 

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