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Ben Shapiro launches effort asking Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin

Ben Shapiro has launched a petition urging Donald Trump to grant a presidential pardon to Derek Chauvin, claiming he was "unjustly convicted."
In an open letter, Shapiro argued that Chauvin's conviction resulted from an unfair trial environment influenced by external pressures.
Shapiro described the conviction as "the defining achievement of the Woke movement in American politics" and emphasized the need to overturn it.
Shapiro asserted that Floyd's death was not caused by Chauvin's actions but rather by underlying health conditions and drug use.

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Black conservatives are the ‘tragic mulattos’ of American politics

Ben Shapiro’s recent video arguing President Trump should pardon Derek Chauvin elicited passionate responses on social media. Some conservative commentators thought it was a bad idea that would cost the president precious political capital. Others believed Trump should do it despite the guaranteed outrage it would incite on the left. For black conservatism to survive, it must aspire to more than just policing the excesses of the progressive left…

4 days ago

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Richey: Race-baiting MAGA trolls are now running the United States

In his recent address to Congress, President Donald Trump suggested that Derek Chauvin, the man convicted of the murder of George Floyd, should be pardoned. Trump also declared that he would order anyone convicted of killing a police officer to be executed by the state. Those comments follow Trump’s controversial blanket pardons for all Jan. 6 criminals, including for violent extremists convicted of assaulting police officers, which he issued im…

5 days ago

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Democracy Now!

Elon Musk Calls on Trump to Pardon Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin, Who Murdered George Floyd

Elon Musk has joined calls for President Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020. A Trump pardon would end Chauvin’s 20-year sentence on federal convictions for violating Floyd’s civil rights, but Trump does not have the power to commute Chauvin’s 22.5-year sentence on state murder charges.

5 days ago·New York, United States

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MN AG pushes back on Chauvin pardon calls: ‘Blatant disrespect’

SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota’s attorney general is pushing back on the idea of pardoning the man convicted of murdering George Floyd. Former Minneapolis Police Officer Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in state prison. He also received a 21 year federal sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Speaking on CNN, Keith Ellison said calls for President Donald Trump to pardon Chauvin show “blatant disrespect” for the law and for Floyd’s fami…

6 days ago

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AG Keith Ellison responds to calls to pardon Derek Chauvin

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

6 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Minnesota attorney general opposes calls for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin

(The Hill) -- 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. Speaking on CNN on Thursday, Keith Ellison said such calls show a “blatant disrespect” for the law and for Floyd’s family. “I hope that Donald Trump has enough humanity to recognize that releasing Derek Chauvin would cause untold injury to George Floyd’s fa…

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