President Donald Trump made it clear Friday that he is not considering a pardon for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, following speculation prompted by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, as Resist the Mainstream previously reported.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump stated he had not heard about the issue and dismissed any notion that he was weighing such a decision.
“No, I haven’t even heard about it, no. I haven’t heard of that,” Trump said when asked about the possibility of a pardon.
Chauvin, 48, is serving two concurrent sentences—22.5 years on state murder charges and 21 years on federal civil rights charges—stemming from the 2020 death of George Floyd. Floyd, 46, allegedly died after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes while arresting him for allegedly using a counterfeit $20 bill at a Minneapolis convenience store.
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