“He’s not getting out”: State AG criticizes Trump for pardoning Derek Chauvin, claiming the former police officer “still owes Minnesota 22 1/2 years”

Minnesota’s attorney general has stated that efforts to petition President Donald Trump for a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd in 2020, are irrelevant to his state conviction. Chauvin “still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years.”

“He’s not getting out,” said AG Keith Ellison in an interview on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation.”

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Chauvin, 49, is serving state and federal prison sentences for killing Floyd, 46, during a police incident. He knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for over nine minutes.

Chauvin was convicted by a 12-member jury of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. In a federal civil rights case, he admitted to violating Floyd’s rights.

Conservative pundits and Trump ally Elon Musk have recently pushed for Chauvin’s federal pardon. On March 4, Ben Shapiro, a right-wing commentator, launched an online petition on his video podcast and X, asking viewers to support it. Musk posted a clip from the podcast on his X page with the caption “Something to think about.”

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Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison for his civil rights conviction in June 2021. In April 2021, he received a 22 ½-year sentence for the state charges. In 2023, the US Supreme Court rejected Chauvin’s appeal in his state case.

“I think they’re pushing for it because they want to agitate and outrage people,” Ellison told MSNBC of the pardon. “I’m not sure if Trump will pardon Chauvin, but even if he does, his prison sentence will remain unchanged. He still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years, and he will pay it either in Minnesota or elsewhere.

Trump has stated that he is not considering a pardon for Chauvin, despite calls from conservatives and Shapiro. Supporters of the idea argue that Chauvin did not receive a fair trial because of the attention surrounding the Floyd case and the subsequent protests.

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Ellison said on Sunday that other reasons for a potential pardon could include a desire to show unwavering support for police officers. Another option is to “provoke people,” the AG stated.

“In no case is it sensible and good for America,” Ellison stated.

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