“The Ben Shapiro Show” host has launched a petition backing a public letter to Trump, 78, contending that Chauvin, now 48, was “unjustly convicted” of Floyd’s killing, which led to riots in cities across the US and a national reckoning on the issues of race and policing.

Conservative podcast host Ben Shapiro suggested that President Trump should pardon Derek Chauvin, the officer convicted in the killing of George Floyd, from all federal crimes. Floyd’s brother says a pardon would “set U.

Even if President Trump were to pardon Derek Chauvin, it would not affect his conviction on state charges, meaning the ex-officer would remain behind bars despite having his federal record expunged.