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The Inevitable Pardon of George Floyd’s Killers

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William Spivey
May 15, 2025
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I wrote about this in January, and the march toward a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin is moving forward, with Marjorie Taylor Greene leading the pack. Chauvin was convicted on both federal and state charges. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz indicated that if Chauvin is pardoned on the federal charges, he will be transferred from a cushy federal prison to a Minnesota state prison. Chauvin might want to be careful what he wishes for. On the other hand, a pardon on state charges will become a political issue in the next election for governor.

Donald Trump announced on January 22, 2025, that former MPD officers Andrew Zabavsky and Terence Sutton would receive full and unconditional pardons. Sutton was found guilty of second-degree murder, and both he and Zabavsky were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct and obstruction.

On Oct. 23, 2020, then-Lietuenant Zabavsky and Officer Sutton said they saw Karon Hylton-Brown operating an electric moped without a helmet on the side…

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