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.
Oh boy. I mean sure, pardon the federal charges.
He’s still got time he owes Minnesota about 20 years yet. I don’t know what the laws about where he serves are, but I don’t imagine he’ll be placed somewhere better.