During the second day of the state GOP’s annual conference in Duluth on Saturday, Minnesota Republicans conducted a moment of silence for Chauvin, who is currently serving a prison term of 22 1/2 years for the second-degree murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. When asked about the moment of silence on Monday, Minnesota GOP chair Alex Plechash said the request came from the group’s body, not leadership. (The moment of silence reportedly came at the request of one of the state’s delegates.) “