The Brief

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Monday there is "no credible information" that President Donald Trump will pardon former officer Derek Chauvin in the Memorial Day 2020 murder of George Floyd .

The five-year anniversary of that incident is Tuesday.

O’Hara spoke at a news conference as the city is bringing in civilians to help lead internal affairs and major bureaus , a first for the department. At the end of his news conference, O’Hara was asked about recent rumors that Trump will pardon Chauvin.

The backstory:

Chauvin is in federal prison for Floyd’s death, and federal charges that he and the other officers involved violated Floyd’s civil rights. Even if President Trump does pardon Chauvin, he wouldn't be free. The pardon would only cov

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