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Soon after the shooting incident, Andrew Thomas, a convicted felon who was legally prohibited for being in possession of firearms, was identified as the driver of the SUV involved in the drive-by shooting based on photos released by the Minneapolis police and was arrested for being in illegal possession of firearms after two guns, ammunition and two spent cartridge casings were found in the SUV.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-convicted-felon-arrested-firing-national-guard-members-minneapolis-following-violent-speech-maxine-waters/ BREAKING BIG: Convicted Felon Arrested After Firing on National Guard Members in Minneapolis — Following Violent Speech by Maxine Waters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Following the arrest, White House press secretary [[Jen Psaki]] refused to condemn Waters for her violence-inciting comments<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/psaki-refuses-condemn-democrat-rep-maxine-waters-incitement-violence-call-blm-get-confrontational-video/ Psaki Refuses to Condemn Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters’ Incitement to Violence and Call For BLM to “Get More Confrontational”] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] stood up for fellow Democrat Waters by declaring that she did not have to apologize for her inflammatory comments that led to the drive-by shooting against the National Guardsmen,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/pelosi-says-maxine-waters-not-need-apologize-incitement-violence-led-shots-fired-national-guard/ Pelosi Says Maxine Waters Does Not Need to Apologize For Incitement to Violence That Led to Shots Fired at National Guard] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> prompting House Republican leader [[Kevin McCarthy]] (who had previously said that he would take action if Pelosi refused to) to declare that he would move to formally censure Waters for inciting violence,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/kevin-mccarthy-moves-censure-maxine-waters-breaking-law-inciting-riot/ Kevin McCarthy Moves to Censure Maxine Waters for Breaking the Law and Inciting a Riot] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> while Peter Cahill, the judge presiding over the George Floyd case, chastized Waters for her intimidation of the jurors in the case while moving to deny a motion by Eric Nelson, Chauvin's lawyer, to declare a mistrial out of concerns that Waters' public comments had prejudiced the jury.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/judge-chauvin-trial-blasts-maxine-waters-threatening-comments-jurors-abhorrent-disrespectful-video/ Judge in Chauvin Trial Blasts Maxine Waters For Her Threatening Comments to Jurors, “Abhorrent” and “Disrespectful”] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Waters got away with her comments as the vote to censure her was defeated along party lines, with the majority Democrats all voting against censure while the Republicans all voted in favor of censure.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/just-house-democrats-unanimously-vote-defeat-republican-resolution-censure-maxine-waters/ JUST IN: House Democrats Unanimously Vote to Defeat Republican Resolution to Censure Maxine Waters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

Soon after the shooting incident, Andrew Thomas, a convicted felon who was legally prohibited for being in possession of firearms, was identified as the driver of the SUV involved in the drive-by shooting based on photos released by the Minneapolis police and was arrested for being in illegal possession of firearms after two guns, ammunition and two spent cartridge casings were found in the SUV.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-convicted-felon-arrested-firing-national-guard-members-minneapolis-following-violent-speech-maxine-waters/ BREAKING BIG: Convicted Felon Arrested After Firing on National Guard Members in Minneapolis — Following Violent Speech by Maxine Waters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Following the arrest, White House press secretary [[Jen Psaki]] refused to condemn Waters for her violence-inciting comments<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/psaki-refuses-condemn-democrat-rep-maxine-waters-incitement-violence-call-blm-get-confrontational-video/ Psaki Refuses to Condemn Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters’ Incitement to Violence and Call For BLM to “Get More Confrontational”] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> and House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] stood up for fellow Democrat Waters by declaring that she did not have to apologize for her inflammatory comments that led to the drive-by shooting against the National Guardsmen,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/pelosi-says-maxine-waters-not-need-apologize-incitement-violence-led-shots-fired-national-guard/ Pelosi Says Maxine Waters Does Not Need to Apologize For Incitement to Violence That Led to Shots Fired at National Guard] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> prompting House Republican leader [[Kevin McCarthy]] (who had previously said that he would take action if Pelosi refused to) to declare that he would move to formally censure Waters for inciting violence,<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/kevin-mccarthy-moves-censure-maxine-waters-breaking-law-inciting-riot/ Kevin McCarthy Moves to Censure Maxine Waters for Breaking the Law and Inciting a Riot] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> while Peter Cahill, the judge presiding over the George Floyd case, chastized Waters for her intimidation of the jurors in the case while moving to deny a motion by Eric Nelson, Chauvin's lawyer, to declare a mistrial out of concerns that Waters' public comments had prejudiced the jury.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/judge-chauvin-trial-blasts-maxine-waters-threatening-comments-jurors-abhorrent-disrespectful-video/ Judge in Chauvin Trial Blasts Maxine Waters For Her Threatening Comments to Jurors, “Abhorrent” and “Disrespectful”] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>  Waters got away with her comments as the vote to censure her was defeated along party lines, with the majority Democrats all voting against censure while the Republicans all voted in favor of censure.<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/just-house-democrats-unanimously-vote-defeat-republican-resolution-censure-maxine-waters/ JUST IN: House Democrats Unanimously Vote to Defeat Republican Resolution to Censure Maxine Waters] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>

After Chauvin was found guilty on all counts,<ref name="Chauvin Guilty">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-chauvin-verdict-reached-guilty-2nd-degree-3rd-degree-murder-2nd-degree-manslaughter/ BREAKING: CHAUVIN VERDICT REACHED – GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER, 3RD DEGREE MURDER AND 2ND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER – Guilty on ALL COUNTS!] at the Gateway Pundit</ref>, [[Alan Dershowitz]], in an interview with broadcaster Rob Schmitt, said that he believes the verdict could be thrown out on appeal because it had been influenced by the threats made by Waters;<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/must-assume-jury-heard-maxine-waters-said-case-may-reversed-alan-dershowitz-weighs-chauvin-verdict-video/ “We Must Assume the Jury Heard what Maxine Waters said – The Case May Very Well Be Reversed” – Alan Dershowitz Weighs in on Chauvin Verdict] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> also, Judge Cahill had told Nelson that Waters' interference in the trial via her comments may be cause for a retrial.<ref name="Chauvin Guilty"/>

After Chauvin was found guilty on all counts,<ref name="Chauvin Guilty">[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/breaking-chauvin-verdict-reached-guilty-2nd-degree-3rd-degree-murder-2nd-degree-manslaughter/ BREAKING: CHAUVIN VERDICT REACHED – GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER, 3RD DEGREE MURDER AND 2ND DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER – Guilty on ALL COUNTS!] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> [[Alan Dershowitz]], in an interview with broadcaster Rob Schmitt, said that he believes the verdict could be thrown out on appeal because it had been influenced by the threats made by Waters;<ref>[https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/04/must-assume-jury-heard-maxine-waters-said-case-may-reversed-alan-dershowitz-weighs-chauvin-verdict-video/ “We Must Assume the Jury Heard what Maxine Waters said – The Case May Very Well Be Reversed” – Alan Dershowitz Weighs in on Chauvin Verdict] at the Gateway Pundit</ref> also, Judge Cahill had told Nelson that Waters' interference in the trial via her comments may be cause for a retrial.<ref name="Chauvin Guilty"/>

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