Walz revealed he spoke to the Roc Nation founder in an interview with CBS, Minnesota, explaining the Brooklyn rapper told him, “Justice needs to be served here.”
Hov immediately shared a statement confirming his conversation with Walz and commending the decision that Attorney General Keith Ellison taking over George Floyd’s case.
“After our very earnest conversation, thank you to Governor Walz for doing what’s right and calling in Attorney General Keith Ellison to take over the George Floyd case.
Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having a human conversation with me – a dad and a black man in pain.
Now I, along with an entire country in pain, call upon AG Ellison to do the right thing and prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent of the law.