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Rep. John Thompson spoke at a news conference on March 5, 2021, in Minneapolis. Thompson has apologized to the St. Paul police officer he accused of racial profiling during a traffic stop July 4, one of several high-profile controversies that have embroiled the first-term representative recently.
Rep. John Thompson has apologized to the St. Paul police officer he accused of racial profiling during a traffic stop July 4, one of several high-profile controversies that have embroiled the first-term representative recently.
St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell had demanded Thompson apologize for the profiling accusation after Axtell said body camera footage of the encounter refuted Thompson's accusation.
"On Friday, Rep. Thompson unexpectedly showed up at our western district offices and asked to see the sergeant who pulled him over on July 4," police spokesman Steve Linders said in an e-mail Sunday. Thompson apologized after the two had a brief conversation. Thompson did not immediately respond to a Star Tribune request for comment Sunday night.
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