Presidential candidate Nikki Haley has vowed to pardon former US President Donald Trump should she defeat him in the Republican Primary and win against Joe Biden in November. Speaking at a town hall in South Carolina on Sunday (18 February), Haley confirmed that if the former president is found guilty, she would pardon him to unify America. She said: “We’ve got to leave the negativity and the baggage behind. I don’t want this country divided any further. I don’t think it’s in the best interest for America to have an 80-year-old president sitting in jail and having everybody upset about it.” Trump faces several court cases related to election interference, the January 6 riots, and falsifying business records.
  • gloss@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 months ago

    she would pardon him to unify America.

    What she means is that she would do it to placate Trumps dangerous cult. There are a thousand things republicans could do if they really cared about “unity” but letting a racist piece of trash criminal like Trump off the hook isn’t one of them.