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Chauvin should never have been convicted in the first place. He should be freed immediately.

‘He’s not getting out’: Calls for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin slammed by state AG who says former cop ‘still owes Minnesota 22 1/2 years’

(Full article and interview with Minnesota AG and Al Sharpton (!) at above link)

 The attorney general of Minnesota says ongoing efforts to petition President Donald Trump for a federal pardon of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd in 2020, are irrelevant when it comes to his state conviction — noting Sunday that Chauvin “still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years.” “He’s not getting out,” said AG Keith Ellison in an interview on MSNBCs “PoliticsNation.”Chauvin, 49, is currently serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for killing Floyd, 46, during a police incident in which he knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for more than nine minutes. Chauvin was convicted by a 12-member jury on state charges for unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.  
Conservative pundits and Trump ally Elon Musk have promoted a push to secure a federal pardon for Chauvin in recent months. On March 4, right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro launched an online petition on his video podcast and X, urging viewers to support the effort. Musk shared a clip from the podcast on his X page, writing: “Something to think about.”

 
 

Punch » 12 May 2025, 3:01 pm » wrote: ↑

12 May 2025, 3:01 pm

 

Chauvin should never have been convicted in the first place. He should be freed immediately.

‘He’s not getting out’: Calls for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin slammed by state AG who says former cop ‘still owes Minnesota 22 1/2 years’

(Full article and interview with Minnesota AG and Al Sharpton (!) at above link)

 The attorney general of Minnesota says ongoing efforts to petition President Donald Trump for a federal pardon of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd in 2020, are irrelevant when it comes to his state conviction — noting Sunday that Chauvin “still owes Minnesota 22 ½ years.” “He’s not getting out,” said AG Keith Ellison in an interview on MSNBCs “PoliticsNation.”Chauvin, 49, is currently serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences for killing Floyd, 46, during a police incident in which he knelt on Floyd’s neck and back for more than nine minutes. Chauvin was convicted by a 12-member jury on state charges for unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.  
Conservative pundits and Trump ally Elon Musk have promoted a push to secure a federal pardon for Chauvin in recent months. On March 4, right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro launched an online petition on his video podcast and X, urging viewers to support the effort. Musk shared a clip from the podcast on his X page, writing: “Something to think about.”

Not even Trump can stop every lynching. 

And not even biden could pardon every felony.

If the repukes were REAL populists and not partisan asshats working for wall street, red states would indict and convict fouci et al. They did not only break federal law, but state law. And biden cannot pardon state crimes.
 

  Because we should be able to let a cop put a knee to someones neck for 9 minutes if they want to   

what ya gonna do if they come for you   

Mrkelly » 12 May 2025, 3:43 pm » wrote: ↑

12 May 2025, 3:43 pm

  Because we should be able to let a cop put a knee to someones neck for 9 minutes if they want to   

what ya gonna do if they come for you 

" Chauvin was convicted by a 12-member jury on state charges for unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. "

What the **** does this even mean? One incident, one crime. And it was unintentional. Who gets 22 years for an "Unintentional crime".

Mrkelly » 12 May 2025, 3:43 pm » wrote: ↑

12 May 2025, 3:43 pm

  Because we should be able to let a cop put a knee to someones neck for 9 minutes if they want to   

what ya gonna do if they come for you 

No. Just yours. 

He should be out, but unfortunately, it won't happen. It would be political suicide. It won't be touched. Politically, some things have to be ignored. It's no different than a huge portion of vets who abuse VA disability. It should be gutted and fixed, but it won't happen because it would be political suicide to "dO tHaT tO VeTeRanS". And thats coming from a veteran.

Mrkelly » 12 May 2025, 3:43 pm » wrote: ↑

12 May 2025, 3:43 pm

  Because we should be able to let a cop put a knee to someones neck for 9 minutes if they want to   

what ya gonna do if they come for you 

Pull out his White Privilege Card.

Why wasn't Chauvin sent to arrest The Grifter? Grifty stole much more.