“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.

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

Minnesota’s attorney general is pushing back on calls for President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the white police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.

Ben Shapiro on Tuesday called for Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer responsible for the death of George Floyd. The post Ben Shapiro Calls for Trump to Pardon Convicted George Floyd Killer Derek Chauvin: ‘It’s Absolutely Necessary’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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

Ben Shapiro is urging President Donald Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is convicted in the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has launched a campaign urging President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin.

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.