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.

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.

Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin is in prison for both federal and state crimes related to George Floyd's murder in 2020.

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.

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.

Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro has launched a petition calling for the pardon of Derek Chauvin, and Elon Musk is all in on it.