Calls to Free George Floyd’s Murderer Grow — Here’s Why It’s Unlikely to Happen

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Even if a pardon for his federal conviction was issued, it would not affect Chauvin’s murder case because the president has no jurisdiction over state criminal convictions. Trump does have the authority to pardon one of Chauvin’s convictions for violating the federal civil rights of Floyd.

“I think it behooves us to be prepared for it,” said Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in response to the possibility of Chauvin’s presidential pardon and return to state custody. “With this presidency, it seems like that might be something they would do.”

Ben Shapiro, Elon Musk, and other MAGA conservatives have downplayed the role of race in Floyd’s death since, dismissing the video evidence and condemning the jury’s verdict.