Police reform's potential qualified immunity compromise may not be enough to get progressives on board

A potential compromise on the controversial qualified immunity doctrine might not be enough to get progressive Democrats on board with a police reform deal, possibly endangering its passage in the House if too many left-leaning Democrats vote against it. 

Punchbowl News reported Wednesday that congressional police reform negotiators are sharing the text of a possible deal and are optimistic it could be finalized soon. Among the details, Punchbowl reported, is a provision that would allow people who say they've had their rights violated by police to sue government entities responsible for officers, like departments or cities, but not individual officers. 

But Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., who was among a group of progressive House Democrats to sign a letter last month saying qualified immunity "must" be eliminated in any reform deal, appeared to pour cold water on the idea in a statement to Fox News Wednesday.