Democrat Representative Urges New York Governor To Pardon Trump

United States Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn) is urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to pardon Trump.

Former presidential candidate Dean Phillips, in a post on X, called for the Democratic Governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, “to pardon him for the good of the country.”

Phillips added, “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.”

“It’s energizing his base, generating record sums of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost.” added Phillips.

Here’s his full statement:

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.

— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) June 1, 2024

Yahoo News had more on the story:

U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) on Friday urged New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon Donald Trump following the former president’s conviction on 34 charges in his hush money trial.

Phillips, a onetime presidential candidate who ended his long-shot bid for the White House in March, made the entreaty after Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records to cover up a payoff to a porn star who said that she’d slept with Trump — an affair that Trump has denied.

“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,” Phillips wrote on X, formerly Twitter. “[Hochul] should pardon him for the good of the country.”

During the presidential primaries, Phillips said that he’d support Joe Biden if the Democratic incumbent were “15-20 years younger,” but that “it’s absurd” to nominate Biden in 2024 “considering his age.” He changed his tune upon losing to Biden in his home state on Super Tuesday.

Nonetheless, Phillips is now arguing that Biden’s Republican rival for the White House should not be made a “martyr over a payment to a porn star.”

“It’s energizing his base, generating record sums of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost,” he wrote Saturday, explaining his reasoning for a pardon.

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.

— Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) June 1, 2024

Per Fox News:

A House Democrat who previously posed a primary challenge to President Biden called for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to pardon former President Donald Trump for “the good of the country,” insisting his conviction is only helping the presumptive Republican nominee’s 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,” Rep. Dean Phillips, D-Minn., wrote in a post to X on Friday. “@GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country.”

In a follow-up post to social media on Saturday, Phillips wrote: “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 added.