As you noted, the President cannot pardon state crimes Markus. Chauvin was convicted by the state of Minnesota for manslaughter, not the federal government. Now he also faces charges by the Feds in connection. If he is found guilty then it is theoretically possible for a future president to pardon those convictions.
The only way he gets out of his 22 year sentence is to get a court to overturn the state conviction. That is probably more possible than a presidential pardon.
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