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.

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 Thursday on

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.

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

During a news conference inside the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump said he has not considered pardoning former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Trump addressed the topic,

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.

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.

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.