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Musk Urges Trump Pardon, GOP Honors Chauvin, Sparks Outcry

6/2/2026

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Elon Musk amplified calls for President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, intensifying debate over clemency.
Minnesota Republicans held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at their annual convention in Duluth.
Attorney General Keith Ellison called the gesture profound cruelty to the Floyd family and disrespectful to Minnesota law-enforcement.
Analysts said a pardon would likely move Chauvin to a state facility rather than release him, after appeals were denied.

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Elon Musk amplified calls for President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, intensifying debate over clemency.
Minnesota Republicans held a moment of silence for Derek Chauvin at their annual convention in Duluth.
Attorney General Keith Ellison called the gesture profound cruelty to the Floyd family and disrespectful to Minnesota law-enforcement.
Analysts said a pardon would likely move Chauvin to a state facility rather than release him, after appeals were denied.