Feds 'Trying to Secure an Indictment Against Chokehold Cop in Eric Garner's Death Before Trump Takes Office'

 

Federal prosecutors are fighting the clock to secure an indictment against the white police officer who placed Eric Garner in a chokehold, with just two days to go before Donald Trump assumes office, the New York Post reported.

Daniel Pantaleo faces a possible indictment after Garner died during an arrest for selling cigarettes in Staten Island in 2014 - even though the civil rights charges could be dismissed under Trump's presidency.

A grand jury in Brooklyn heard testimonies on Wednesday from cops who worked alongside Pantaleo the day Garner died, and a legal expert told FOX a last-minute decision could be announced before Trump's inauguration. 

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Source: The Daily Mail