Overview

• President Trump confirmed he is not considering a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer convicted in George Floyd’s 2020 murder.
• Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro launched a petition urging Trump to pardon Chauvin's federal civil rights conviction, citing alleged trial biases and alternative theories about Floyd’s death.
• Trump clarified in a press conference that he had not heard of the petition or any related discussions prior to being asked by reporters.
• Chauvin is concurrently serving a 22.5-year state sentence for murder and a 21-year federal sentence for civil rights violations; a federal pardon would not affect his state conviction.
• George Floyd’s death, captured on video, sparked nationwide protests in 2020, leading to heightened calls for police reform and racial justice.