Chapter 19: A Setup

85       more than nine minutes  Eric Levenson, “Former Officer Knelt on George Floyd for 9 Minutes and 29 Seconds—Not the Infamous 8:46,” CNN, March 30, 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/03/29/us/george-floyd-timing-929-846.

85       “Let’s talk about George Floyd”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’” YouTube, July 15, 2020, www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:28–3:30.

85       “You said George Floyd’s death was a terrible thing” . . . “Terrible”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’” www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:30–3:33.

85       “Why are African Americans still dying . . .”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’” www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:33–3:37.

85       “And so are White people . . .”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’” www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:33–3:40.

85       “What a terrible question to ask. So are White people . . .”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’”www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:41–3:47.

85       “. . . Black people are about three times to be killed by police . . .”  CBS Mornings, “President Trump on Black Americans Killed by Police: ‘So Are White People,’”www.youtube.com/watch?v=V06CvL_iqUs, 3:48–3:54.

85       battalion of body-armored and helmeted police officers Lindsay DeDario, “Buffalo Police Arraigned for Felony Assault, Elderly Protester Still Critical,” Reuters, June 9, 2020, web.archive.org/web/20200611195826/https://news.trust.org/item/20200606162254-764g6.

86       his peace activism  Jeff John Roberts, “GoFundMe Donations for Elderly Buffalo Man Injured by Police Soar After Baseless Trump Tweet,” Fortune, June 9, 2020, fortune.com/2020/06/09/buffalo-police-brutality-old-man-trump-tweet-gofundme.

86       officers Robert McCabe and Aaron Torgalski DeDario, “, “Buffalo Police Arraigned for Felony Assault, Elderly Protester Still Critical,” web.archive.org/web/20200611195826/https://news.trust.org/item/20200606162254-764g6.

86       “Push him back! Push him back!”  Quoted in   Mike Desmond and Omar Fetouh, “Graphic Video: Two Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Elderly Man Shoved and Injured,” WBFO (NPR), June 4, 2020, www.wbfo.org/local/2020-06-04/graphic-video-two-buffalo-police-officers-suspended-after-elderly-man-shoved-and-injured.

86       pushed Gugino back  Desmond and Fetouh, “Graphic Video: Two Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Elderly Man Shoved and Injured,” www.wbfo.org/local/2020-06-04/graphic-video-two-buffalo-police-officers-suspended-after-elderly-man-shoved-and-injured.

86       head slammed on the pavement  Desmond and Fetouh, “Graphic Video: Two Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Elderly Man Shoved and Injured,” www.wbfo.org/local/2020-06-04/graphic-video-two-buffalo-police-officers-suspended-after-elderly-man-shoved-and-injured.

86       suffered . . . and lacerations “Injured Buffalo Protester Martin Gugino Released from Hospital,” WKBW Buffalo, June 30, 2020, www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/injured-buffalo-protester-martin-gugino-released-from-hospital.

86       could not walk for two weeks “Injured Buffalo Protester Martin Gugino Released from Hospital,” www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/injured-buffalo-protester-martin-gugino-released-from-hospital.

86       hospitalized for nearly four weeks  “Injured Buffalo Protester Martin Gugino Released from Hospital l,” www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/injured-buffalo-protester-martin-gugino-released-from-hospital.

86       “during [a] skirmish involving protestors . . .”  Jeff Russo, Twitter, June 4, 2020, 9:14 p.m., x.com/JeffRussoWKBW/status/1268712651292643334.

86       “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction” Eric Levenson “How Minneapolis Police First Described the Murder of George Floyd, and What We Know Now,” CNN, April 21, 2021, www.cnn.com/2021/04/21/us/minneapolis-police-george-floyd-death/index.html.

86       two officers were suspended Desmond and Fetouh, “Graphic Video: Two Buffalo Police Officers Suspended After Elderly Man Shoved and Injured,” www.wbfo.org/local/2020-06-04/graphic-video-two-buffalo-police-officers-suspended-after-elderly-man-shoved-and-injured.

86       “did slip”  Police union president John Evans quoted in Maki Becker, “57 Members of Buffalo Police Riot Response Team Resign After Shoving Incident,” Buffalo News, June 5, 2020 buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-courts/article_c61fdb39-1634-5efb-b570-0def10ed5710.html.

86       very same defense Derek Chauvin’s lawyers used Hannah Knowles et al., “Defense Expert Says Derek Chauvin Did Not Cause George Floyd’s Death as Cross-Examination Grows Tense,” Washington Post, April 14, 2021, www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/04/14/derek-chauvin-trial.

86       “75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away . . .”  Donald Trump, Twitter, June 9, 2020, 8:34 a.m., x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018, archived at archive.today, February 9, 2026 capture, archive.ph/aZUTR.

86       “I watched, he fell harder . . .”  Trump, Twitter, June 9, 2020, x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1270333484528214018, archived at archive.ph/aZUTR.