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.

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.

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.

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

Elon Musk has amplified a campaign urging US President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted for the murder of Ge