President Joe Biden called George Floyd's family to let them know he was "praying" for them.
George Floyd's brother revealed in an interview with NBC's TODAY Show that the president had reached out to them on Tuesday (April 20).
"He was just calling," Philonise Floyd said. "He knows how it is to lose a family member, and he knows the process of what we're going through. So he was just letting us know that he was praying for us, hoping that everything will come out to be OK."
The closing arguments were made in Derek Chauvin's trial on Monday before he was found guilty on all counts and now faces up to 75 years behind bars.
The president confirmed that he had contacted the family on Tuesday.
"I waited until the jury was sequestered and I called," he told reporters. "I'm praying the verdict is the right verdict. The evidence is overwhelming in my view."
He explained that he was extremely sympathetic to what the Floyd family are going through.
"I can only imagine the pressure and the anxiety that they're feeling," Biden said. "They're a good family and they're calling for peace and tranquility no matter what the verdict is."
Biden did not comment on the trial until now, however, the Independent reports that he has previously said that he supported the Floyd family and visited them in 2020.
"George Floyd's life matters," he said back in May of last year before he became president. "It mattered as much as mine. It matters as much as anyone’s in this country."
Chauvin, 45, was found guilty on Tuesday (April 20) of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter following the fatal arrest of Floyd back on May 25, 2020.
The former cop has now been transferred to the maximum-security prison, Oak Park Heights, the Daily Mail reports.
The prison is reportedly home to 500 of the most dangerous people in Minnesota, but security is so tight that no one has ever escaped.
Criminals with violent histories, particularly those with a known dislike of law enforcement, will also be closely watched by prison guards to ensure they do not attack the 45-year-old.
As Chauvin waits for his exact sentence to be determined, he has been placed on suicide watch.