In the latest sign that the anti-police fever that swept the nation post-George Floyd has waned, elected leaders across the country are pardoning or commuting the sentences of officers who are behind bars or facing prison.

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.

For the second time, the killing of George Floyd by a police officer has brought about a breakage between President Donald Trump and the U.S. military’s most senior leader.

Chauvin was convicted of the Memorial Day 2020 murder of George Floyd. Attorney General Keith Ellison says calls for President Trump to pardon Chauvin show “blatant disrespect” for the law and Floyd’s family.

Elon Musk has sparked controversy by reposting a campaign to pardon Derek Chauvin, the former officer convicted of George Floyd's murder.

During a news conference inside the Oval Office on Friday, President Donald Trump said he has not considered pardoning former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. Trump addressed the topic,

American political commentator Ben Shapiro has called on Donald Trump to pardon Officer Derek Chauvin, who is serving a sentence for the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Trump, however, did not indicate any likelihood of granting the pardon.

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

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.

A conservative pundit launched a campaign urging President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, and Elon Musk believes the move is "something to think about."