Minnesota AG throws cold water on Derek Chauvin pardon push
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Left: A photo showing Derek Chauvin restraining George Floyd, who died while being held by Chauvin, on May 26, 2020 (Darnella Frazier/Facebook). Right: Derek Chauvin (Minnesota Department of Corrections).

The Minnesota attorney general has stated that any requests made to President Donald Trump for a federal pardon of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer responsible for George Floyd’s death in 2020, have no bearing on Chauvin’s conviction in the state. On Sunday, it was emphasized that Chauvin “still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years.”

“He’s not getting out,” said AG Keith Ellison in an interview on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation.”

Currently aged 49, Chauvin is serving state and federal sentences at the same time for killing Floyd, who was 46, during a police encounter where Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for over nine minutes. A jury of 12 found Chauvin guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter on state charges. Additionally, Chauvin admitted guilt in a federal civil rights case for violating Floyd’s rights.

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Conservative pundits and Trump ally Elon Musk have promoted a push to secure a federal pardon for Chauvin in recent months. On March 4, right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro launched an online petition on his video podcast and X, urging viewers to support the effort. Musk shared a clip from the podcast on his X page, writing: “Something to think about.”

Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for the civil rights conviction in June 2021. He was given 22 ½ years for the state charges in April 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Chauvin in his state case in 2023.

“I think they’re pushing for it because they want to agitate and outrage people,” Ellison told MSNBC about the pardon. “I don’t know if Trump is going to pardon Chauvin or not, but if he does, it doesn’t change his prison sentence. He still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years, and he’s going to do it either in Minnesota or somewhere.”

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