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March 6, 2025

Elon Musk Calls on Trump to Pardon Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin, Who Murdered George Floyd
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Elon Musk has joined calls for President Trump to pardon ex-Minneapolis
police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murdering George
Floyd in 2020. A Trump pardon would end Chauvin's 20-year sentence on
federal convictions for violating Floyd's civil rights, but Trump does
not have the power to commute Chauvin's 22.5-year sentence on state
murder charges.


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