Calls for President Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are drawing reaction from Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison. Chauvin’s serving time on state and federal charges related to the murder of George Floyd.

Trump can pardon Chauvin’s 20-year federal convictions for violating Floyd’s civil rights, but pardoning or commuting Chauvin’s 22 1/2 year state sentence is out of Trump’s jurisdiction.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is in prison for both federal and state crimes related to George Floyd's murder in 2020.

Minnesota’s attorney general is pushing back on calls for President Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the white police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. Speaking on CNN on Thursday, Keith Ellison said such calls show a “blatant disrespect” for the law and for Floyd’s family.

Attorney General Keith Ellison says calls for President Trump to pardon Chauvin show “blatant disrespect” for the law and Floyd’s family. He says a pardon would set society back and hopes Trump “has enough humanity” to deny a pardon.

President Trump said Friday that he’s not considering pardoning former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted for the 2020 murder of George Floyd. A reporter asked Trump in

Trump adviser Elon Musk recently posted on X that a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin was “something to think about.”

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has publicly called for the president to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal crimes. Here’s what that could mean.

Despite calls from conservative media personalities to do so, President Donald Trump said Friday he is not considering a pardon for convicted killer and ex-cop Derek Chauvin.

The former cop was convicted in Minnesota of killing George Floyd and pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations.

Shapiro has launched a petition urging Trump to grant a pardon to Chauvin, saying the former officer was "unjustly convicted."