In the event President Trump did consider and actually pardon Chauvin, he would not go free, but would instead be moved from Texas to a state prison in Minnesota. He would still be required to serve the time for the state charges. In a statement to MPR (Minnesota Public Radio), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison made that point clear.

“The Ben Shapiro Show” host has launched a petition backing a public letter to Trump, 78, contending that Chauvin, now 48, was “unjustly convicted” of Floyd’s killing, which led to riots in cities across the US and a national reckoning on the issues of race and policing.

American political commentator Ben Shapiro has called on Donald Trump to pardon Officer Derek Chauvin, who is serving a sentence for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Trump, however, did not indicate any likelihood of granting the pardon.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has launched a campaign urging President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin.

American political commentator Ben Shapiro has called on Donald Trump to pardon Officer Derek Chauvin, who is serving a sentence for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Trump has expressed no certainty about issuing a pardon.

American political commentator Ben Shapiro has called on Donald Trump to pardon Officer Derek Chauvin, who is serving a sentence for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Trump left no doubt about the pardon.

Elon Musk says Donald Trump should “think about” conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s push to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was convicted by state and federal juries in the killing of George Floyd.