{"id":2647400,"date":"2026-08-20T13:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-calls-for-derek-chauvin-to-be-freed-after-being-unjustly-convicted-of-murder\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T17:31:34","slug":"elon-calls-for-derek-chauvin-to-be-freed-after-being-unjustly-convicted-of-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-calls-for-derek-chauvin-to-be-freed-after-being-unjustly-convicted-of-murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Calls for Derek Chauvin to Be Freed After Being &#8216;Unjustly Convicted of Murder&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Felon-calls-for-derek-chauvin-to-be-freed-after-being-unjustly-convicted-of-murder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647400&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk expressed his opinion that the police officer derek Chauvin, who was convicted of murder for the death of George Floyd in May 2020, should be released from custody. Musk claimed that Chauvin did not receive a fair trial and labeled him a political prisoner, asserting that Chauvin was not the cause of Floyd&#8217;s death and never intended for anyone to die. Musk emphasized that Chauvin is not a murderer and shared this view publicly via a tweet. Simultaneously occurring, Chauvin has filed a petition to vacate his murder convictions, challenging the legitimacy of the legal process and alleging violations of his due process rights. The case involves Floyd\u2019s repeated pleas of &#8220;I can&#8217;t breathe&#8221; during the arrest, and Chauvin&#8217;s use of a police technique that was consistent with training, despite criticism and debate over the circumstances of Floyd&#8217;s death.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the police officer accused of killing George Floyd in May 2020 needs to be freed from custody after he was wrongly convicted of murder.<\/p>\n<p>The Tesla and SpaceX head argued that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin did not receive a fair trial and that he is a political prisoner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDerek Chauvin was unjustly convicted of murder, therefore he should be freed,\u201d Musk wrote on his page. \u201cThe facts show that he was not the cause of death, nor did he at any time intend for a death to occur.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musk concluded, \u201cWhatever else he may be, he is not a murderer. That is the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Derek Chauvin was unjustly convicted of murder, therefore he should be freed.<\/p>\n<p>The facts show that he was not the cause of death, nor did he at any time intend for a death to occur. Whatever else he may be, he is not a murderer.<\/p>\n<p>That is the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/2090136255694881101?\">August 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s statement came one day after Chauvin filed a new petition seeking to vacate his state murder conviction in the Memorial Day 2020 death of Floyd, who was stopped by police after attempting to pass a counterfeit bill.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/minnesota\/news\/derek-chauvin-petition-vacate-state-conviction-george-floyd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>In the petition, Chauvin\u2019s legal team is requesting a court order declaring that the assignment of authority of the case to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was \u201cillegitimate\u201d and a violation of his due process rights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Additionally, they\u2019re asking for a court order declaring that the failure of the Hennepin County District Court to convene a grand jury before any charging decision and the failure of prosecutors to secure an indictment also violated Chauvin\u2019s due process rights.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Chauvin was convicted in 2021 of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.<\/p>\n<p>He received a 22-year state sentence and a concurrent 21-year federal sentence after pleading guilty to willfully violating Floyd\u2019s civil rights.<\/p>\n<p>Body-camera and bystander video show Floyd telling officers \u201cI can\u2019t breathe\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox9.com\/news\/transcript-of-officers-body-camera-shows-george-floyd-told-officers-i-cant-breathe-before-being-restrained\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">multiple times<\/a> before he was fully placed prone on the ground and during the subsequent restraint.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd also made the statement while still in or being removed from a squad car and during the struggle as officers attempted to secure him.<\/p>\n<p>Chauvin was portrayed as a rogue militant for using a routine police move to subdue unruly crime suspects.<\/p>\n<p>He placed a knee over Floyd\u2019s upper back and neck area, which is a move that was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/seeking-new-trial-for-death-of-george-floyd-derek-chauvin-argues-his-rights-were-destroyed\/601533852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">consistent with his training<\/a>, per numerous former Minneapolis officers.<\/p>\n<p>Toxicology results showed he had taken fentanyl and other drugs prior to the interaction with police.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of the original prosecution, including some legal commentators and Chauvin\u2019s defense team, have long argued that intense public pressure, widespread riots, and the actions of state leaders such as Democratic Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, denied Chauvin a fair trial.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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