Trump Says He Hasn’t Heard About Pardon for Officer Convicted in George Floyd’s Death

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has called for a pardon for Derek Chauvin, who is serving a 22½-year sentence.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis on June 25, 2021. Court TV via AP, Pool

President Donald Trump said March 7 that he hasn’t heard about pardoning Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer serving a multi-decade sentence on a range of charges related to the 2020 death of George Floyd.

A reporter told Trump in the Oval Office that  “your allies are calling on you to pardon Derek Chauvin,” before asking whether he’s considering a presidential pardon.