Republicans were less enthusiastic than Democrats about the three guilty verdicts for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted Tuesday of the murder in the second degree of George Floyd.

While Democrats celebrated the verdict on Capitol Hill and declared that “justice” was done, Republicans gave reporters a range of more muted responses. The news came just a couple of hours after Democrats blocked a resolution proposed by Republicans to censure California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters for attempting to incite riots by calling for Minneapolis protesters to be more “confrontational” if Chauvin was not found guilty.

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