Liz Collin
Appearances
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
Yeah, thanks, Charlie, for having me back on. Good to see you and Happy New Year to you guys. But yeah, there's been a lot of developments just this week in this case. This all stems actually from a defamation lawsuit that was filed against myself and Alpha News from the fall of Minneapolis. This is from the assistant police chief. Katie Blackwell is her name.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
She filed this defamation suit back in October against us, saying we did not depict her name. testimony correctly in the fall of Minneapolis. And also she took issue with some wording we use in their lying, the media, the left and the death of George Floyd. That is the book that I first put out that led to the documentary.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
So as part of this motion to dismiss that we filed in this case earlier this week, we have 34 current and former police officers who filed sworn declarations to say that this knee on neck restraint that she testified about in Derek Chauvin's trial was in fact a part of police training.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
14 of these officers go so far as to say that she perjured herself, that she lied on the stand in Derek Chauvin's criminal trial back in 2021. So really some bombshell court filings that have taken place. She brought this fight to us, not liking how she was depicted in the fall of Minneapolis, but this was our response to that lawsuit.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
It's a 113-page brief in all that was filed in Hennepin County Court earlier this week.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
Yeah, we spent quite a bit of time in the documentary itself dedicated to that, to what jurors saw, but I think really what they did not see. And that was a huge part of this. The MRT, the maximal restraint technique, which you can hear Thomas Lane actually talk about in the body camera footage. Again, the body camera footage, that's kept from the public for months in this case.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
But MRT is not allowed in Derek Chauvin's trial back in 2021. Judge Peter Cahill at the time said there was no proof that Chauvin signed his name in the last time MRT was taught to police officers in Minneapolis. So in his ruling, this is why he decided that that would not be allowed in Chauvin's trial. So this is a this is a big part.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
And then you have Katie Blackwell take the stand, who says under oath that she does not recognize the technique that Derek Chauvin is using. And this is a clip that they continue to use in the trial again and again, a specific exhibit where you can see Derek Chauvin's knee near the neck of George Floyd. She says on the stand that this is not a part of training.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
However, these officers have now come forward to say that they took issue with her testimony, that the depiction was corrupt. completely correct in what we used in in the fall of Minneapolis for 30 seconds that that we used in the documentary itself. And they now want to go on the record and say that that she lied, that she committed perjury in Derek Chauvin's trial.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
Yes. So, Charlie, I've already been in touch quite a bit with Derek Chauvin's new attorney. Greg Joseph is his name, and he released a statement to Alpha News on Tuesday calling this a very significant development. And he says it will have direct impact on our approach for post-conviction relief. Just to remind your viewers, Chauvin has a state and a federal appeal ongoing.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
At the moment, and he now plans to use what we've uncovered and put forth to the court in his post-conviction relief that is ongoing at this point.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
Well, I think what's interesting here is we took these questions again back to the mayor of Minneapolis. We've been asking now for years, you know, what did you mean by this, that this technique was not trained? Also, now, what do you think that your assistant police chief is being accused of perjury, probably in the largest criminal case in Minnesota history? He has yet to answer those questions.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
The current police chief. Brian O'Hara has issued a statement since these filings came out to say basically that he stands by his assistant chief, calls her a person of moral character and courage. We... confronted her. People can see this on my X account and also through Alpha News.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
It's just at Liz Collin or at Alpha News MN on X. But we were there when she walked in to work asking her about these court filings. So what's the truth here? You know, who's telling the truth? Is it you or is it these 34 officers that have now filed these sworn declarations? And I will say, even since these court filings, many more police officers, current and former,
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
have come forward to say, yeah, she lied. You know, what can we do to push back and go on the record now? But it seems like a completely different time that we're living in at this point that perhaps there is a hope finally for truth.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
You know, we always take a look at this pretty closely at the end of every year, just with statistics, crime statistics. But no, the answer is, you know, there's a reason we called even the documentary The Fall of Minneapolis last year. You have record crime that continues. I think in 2019, there were about 46 homicides reported. in the city of Minneapolis.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
That's up to in the 70s and 80s ever since. The murder rate in Minnesota alone has gone up by 50% since 2019. And remember, we were told that we'd be living on the right side of history after all of this. This was the mantra back then that we were fed by the mayor of Minneapolis, by our governor, Tim Walz, and many others. And I've yet to find anyone who actually thinks that we are
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
I always come on here, Charlie, and wish that I always had better news for you. But there's some things that took place just voting-wise this November. I'll point out that Governor Walz did not actually even carry his home county in Minnesota. That went to Trump this time around, and that's been a predominantly blue area for many years.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
So that seemed to be it's a more rural area of Minnesota that seemed to be a bit of a bright spot from the election. The current city council in Minneapolis is up for reelection this year, this this new year in 2025. And there's already a lot of movement there to try to find more moderate candidates. You have a primarily a city council that is primarily filled with socialists.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
self-proclaimed socialists, DSA candidates in Minneapolis. And there's dozens of homeless encampments that have been allowed in the city since this. They never used to even track carjackings in Minneapolis. There were so few. Now there are hundreds every year. I think there was about 6,500 stolen cars in the city alone this year. Again, a number that dwarfed that, you know, pre- George Floyd.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
So much has changed. And you have a police department that is barely half of what it once was. 900 officers were on the force at the beginning of May of 2020. I think the current number is right around 500 in the city. They really struggle to find candidates and good quality candidates in the city of Minneapolis as well.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
If they haven't watched The Fall of Minneapolis, it is free on YouTube. If you just check out Alpha News on YouTube, you'll find our stories there. And you can also head to alphanews.org. We'll continue to follow this lawsuit, and there's going to be a lot of developments, I think, coming here quickly. So we'll be sure to keep you up to date.
The Charlie Kirk Show
The Scale of Destruction in California ft. Adam Carolla
Maybe Charlie Kirk is on the college campus.