Shapiro has launched a petition urging Trump to grant a pardon to Chauvin, saying the former officer was "unjustly convicted."

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.

Attorney General Keith Ellison says calls for President Trump to pardon Chauvin show “blatant disrespect” for the law and Floyd’s family. He says a pardon would set society back and hopes Trump “has enough humanity” to deny a pardon.