Now that Zimmerman has been deemed not guilty …

… the feds want a trial.

Or so DOJ says.

“The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday afternoon appealed to civil rights groups and community leaders, nationally and in Sanford, for help investigating whether a federal criminal case might be brought against George Zimmerman for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, one advocate said.

“The DOJ has also set up a public email address to take in tips on its civil rights investigation.”

Tom Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice made a conference call, which included “representatives from the FBI, and several federal prosecutors ... DOJ officials also said they would open a public email address so people could send in tips on the case.”

Also involved were “Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Laura Murphy, Washington Chapter head of the ACLU; and several national, Florida and Sanford-based ‘human relations’ groups.”

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/os-george-zimmerman-doj-investigation,0,4338518.story

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3043773/posts

http://ace.mu.nu/

(I don’t think Justice really intends to charge Zimmerman with any crime. Obama supporters, however, have to be mollified some way, and announcing a tip hotline and talking with the usual suspects is good PR. Good, one-sided PR. TV news channels will keep harping, as well. The Zimmerman-Martin fight was good ratings and required little actual reporter work. With lawyers feeding releases and now Justice taking over handouts, reporters can go back to camera talk.)