Right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro sent a letter to Donald Trump on Tuesday, urging him to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd in 2020.

became particularly apparent during demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in 2020. A troubling indication of a decline in press freedom is the rapid escalation of threats journalists face ...

In a video titled “Derek Chauvin’s Trial Was Nothing Short of MOB RULE,” Ben Shapiro says prominent politicians made public comments on the case before the jury rendered a verdict. This is true.

After George Floyd was killed, people from the right and left agreed that the act was unconscionable. Now, some conservatives are calling for the police officer responsible to be pardoned.

In a video titled “Derek Chauvin’s Trial Was Nothing Short of MOB RULE,” Ben Shapiro says prominent politicians made public comments on the case before the jury rendered a verdict. This is true.

This was not, as Ben Shapiro claimed recently and Elon Musk reiterated, a media-driven witch hunt. George Floyd did not die of a drug overdose. The convictions were not a travesty of justice.

It was March 2025. Conservative pundit Ben Shapiro had called on his followers to sign a petition asking the president to pardon the officer who murdered George Floyd.

· Shapiro launched an effort to pressure Trump to pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for federal charges related to George Floyd’s 2020 death. [CNN, 3/7/25] ...

Some right-wing commentators, like Ben Shapiro, have long argued Chauvin should not have been charged with Floyd’s death.

According to AG Keith Ellison, no matter how hard Ben Shapiro cries for Derek Chauvin’s release, it won’t be happening. By Phenix S Halley Published May 14, 2025 ...

The Minnesota attorney general rejected calls to pardon Derek Chauvin and said he must serve his full sentence for George Floyd’s murder. Calls from MAGA-aligned voices to pardon Derek Chauvin ...

The BBC announced a new documentary film, "Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd," which will explore the murder of Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 and the protests that followed.