“Saturday Night Live” used the open cold of its latest show to reflect on the outcome of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd.
“We all seem to agree that there’s no way Derek Chauvin is moving away from that,” comedian Kate McKinnon says while falsifying a local news presenter during a discussion about the process.
“Hmmmm … well …”, reply their co-stars Keenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim, who express doubts.
Chauvin’s defense attorneys have argued that Floyd’s drug use led to his death last year, which was seen in a video showing Chauvin kneeling on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest. in front of a connivance shop.
“And there’s no way the jury can be fooled,” McKinnon says confidently.
“I’m not saying that,” Thompson replies, eliciting laughter from the studio audience.
“Let’s just say we’ve already seen this movie,” Nwodim says.
McKinnon’s character says he agrees and adds that “historically, police officers have escaped” in other cases such as Chauvin’s.
“Historically?” Thompson asks.
“She means every time,” Nwodim replies.
The Chauvin trial is expected to last several days before a long-awaited verdict later this month.