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Saturday, June 1, 2024

'House Dem wants Gov. Hochul to pardon Trump ‘for the good of the country’'

 A Democratic congressman has publicly called on Gov. Hochul to pardon former President Donald Trump after he was found guilty this week of falsifying business records — for the sake of the nation.

Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) said a Trump conviction only helps his campaign.

“Donald Trump is a serial liar, cheater, and philanderer, a six-time declarer of corporate bankruptcy, an instigator of insurrection, and a convicted felon who thrives on portraying himself as a victim. @GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country,” Phillips declared in a X post Friday.

Insiders say a pardon from Gov. Hochul is “unlikely.”Getty Images for Robin Hood
Rep. Dean Phillips said Trump’s conviction will help his campaign.Aristide Economopoulos

“You think pardoning is stupid? Making him a martyr over a payment to a porn star is stupid. (Election charges are entirely different.) It’s energizing his base, generating record sums of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost,” Phillips warned.

Phillips, a three term gadfly, earned national attention this year after launching a primary challenge against President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination.

A businessman before entering government, Phillips dropped at least $5 million of his own cash on the long-shot effort, which he abandoned in March.

Former President Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records on Thursday.The Washington Post via Getty Images

He endorsed Biden after garnering no meaningful support in the primaries.

A person close to Hochul said a pardon was “unlikely.” 

“I cannot image a world where she would consider doing this, this makes no sense,” said the insider.

https://nypost.com/2024/06/01/us-news/house-dem-wants-pardon-for-trump-for-the-good-of-the-country/

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