Could Trump pardon Derek Chauvin of federal charges? 

Yes Former police officer Derek Chauvin is serving concurrent state and federal prison sentences after being convicted in George Floyd s killing President Donald Trump has the constitutional right to pardon Chauvin of federal crimes but does not have the authority to pardon people convicted of state charges Trump has not explained he would pardon Chauvin but rumors of that possibility have spread State leaders have emphasized that a pardon on federal charges would not lead to a pardon on state charges If he were pardoned by Trump Chauvin would totally be transferred out of federal prison and into a state prison to serve out his remaining -and-a-half-year sentence Gov Tim Walz talking to the Minnesota Star Tribune commented So no indication whether they re going to do it or not but I think it behooves us to be prepared for it With this presidency it seems like that might be something they would do This fact brief is responsive to conversations such as this one MinnPost partners with Gigafact to produce fact briefs bite-sized fact checks of trending declares Read our methodology to learn how we check suggests Sources Minnesota Star Tribune Walz other Minnesota agencies weigh in on rumors Trump will pardon Derek ChauvinU S Congress Constitution Annotated Overview of Pardon PowerU S Congress Constitution Annotated Scope of Pardon PowerWhite House Historical Association The History of the Pardon PowerMPR News There are calls to pardon Chauvin Here s why it wouldn t get him out of prison The post Could Trump pardon Derek Chauvin of federal charges appeared first on MinnPost