Chauvin is serving both a federal and state sentence in connection with the May 2020 murder of George Floyd. When

President Donald Trump stated last Friday he is not considering a pardon for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted

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.

Trump said he has not considered a pardon for Derek Chauvin, nor had he heard about Ben Shapiro's push for the former Minneapolis cop to be pardoned.

“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.

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

Right-wingers are pushing President Donald Trump to add a new name to the list of the over 1,500 individuals he has pardoned since assuming office in January: Derek Chauvin, the former police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.

Elon Musk amplified controversial podcaster Ben Shapiro’s plea for President Trump to pardon Derek Chavin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

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.

Will former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin be pardoned for his federal charges stemming from the death of George Floyd? It seems more likely under the current administration. On Thursday, the Washington Times reported that Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro started a campaign urging President Donald Trump to pardon Chauvin for his June 2021 federal conviction.