Bush says Chauvin trial conducted ‘fairly’, ‘deeply concerned’ Afghanistan will regress

Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that the trial of Derek Chauvin has been conducted “fairly” as the nation awaits the jury’s verdict on the case.

In a conversation with NBC’s show, the Former President was asked by co-anchor Hoda Kotb what impact he thought the verdict will have on the racial reckoning across the country. Bush said that a fair judicial system is really important for the confidence of the American people.

“I think the first thing, Hoda, is that people know that the trial has been conducted fairly and that rule of law reigns supreme in our judiciary,” Bush said.

“We’ll see what a jury of his peers says,” he continued. “I think a lot of people have already made up their mind what the verdict ought to be. All I can tell you this is that if the trial is not conducted fairly, there is an appeal process.”

The interview delved into the former president’s views on immigration, the current Republican Party and the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan 20 years after he brought the U.S. to war against the Taliban and Al Qaeda.