Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is reacting to calls for President Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, a topic that is picking up momentum after Elon Musk on X said a pardon is "something to think about.

Elon Musk recently shared a video on X, formerly Twitter, from conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, who called on former President Donald Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s federal conviction in the murder of George Floyd.

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.

Conservative media personality Ben Shapiro has launched an effort seeking to have Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, be released from prison.

Elon Musk has seemingly backed a campaign to pardon a former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. The petition, which was started by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, calls for US President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin.