US EditionBen 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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Should Trump pardon Derek Chauvin? - Washington Examiner
The American justice system is supposed to work based on the presumption of innocence. To achieve a guilty verdict, a prosecutor must provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt. It was nearly four years ago that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all federal and state charges in the killing of George Floyd. But the decision was largely expected, not because proof beyond a reasonable doubt was presented, but because …
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition for Derek Chauvin Pardon - News Addicts
A petition advocating for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to receive a pardon from President Donald J. Trump has amassed approximately 50,000 signatures. It was started by Ben Shapiro, whose The Case of Derek Chauvin docuseries on Chauvin’s conviction for the 2020 death of George Floyd launches on Tuesday. Shapiro argues that Chauvin’s conviction […] The post Tens of Thousands Sign Petition for Derek Chauvin Pardon appeared first…
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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…
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…
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.
Calls to Free George Floyd’s Murderer Grow — Here’s Why It’s Unlikely to Happen
As calls for a pardon for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin are growing in right-wing circles, the real question is it even possible? The short answer: not quite. Earlier this week, right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro urged President Donald Trump to extend clemency for Chauvin’s convictions related to the 2020 murder of George Floyd. Less than two months into Trump’s second term, he has granted clemency through executive orders more…
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