editor’s note: the first piece i read about this was by the new yorker. it was so heavily biased/opined i opted not to share it. however i was intrigued to see trump is considering pardoning martha stewart. not because it would create any benefit to her – but guess who prosecuted her? james comey and it was considered his “most high profile accomplishment”. talk about a chess move…
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President Trump on Thursday pardoned conservative filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza, who was convicted of making an illegal campaign contribution in 2014.
“Today, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Grant of Clemency (Full Pardon) to Dinesh D’Souza, an accomplished author, lecturer, and scholar,” said a statement from White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders. “Mr. D’Souza was, in the President’s opinion, a victim of selective prosecution for violations of campaign finance laws. Mr. D’Souza accepted responsibility for his actions, and also completed community service by teaching English to citizens and immigrants seeking citizenship.”
Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump
Will be giving a Full Pardon to Dinesh D’Souza today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!
She added: “In light of these facts, the President has determined that Mr. D’Souza is fully worthy of this pardon.”
D’Souza told Fox News he received a call from the president on Wednesday to notify him of the decision.
“I am thrilled and relieved and elated and as an immigrant in America, my American dream has been under something of a cloud, so I’m very relieved to have that cloud lifted,” D’Souza told Fox News on Thursday.
D’Souza said he and Trump spoke for about 10 minutes, calling it a “very pleasant and very exciting call.”
“President Trump told me he felt I had been treated very unfairly and he felt that I was an important voice for America,” D’Souza said. “He wanted to clean my record and adhere to continue doing what I’m doing.”
D’Souza tweeted later Thursday that “Obama & his stooges tried to extinguish my American dream,” while thanking Trump.
Dinesh D’Souza✔@DineshDSouza
Obama & his stooges tried to extinguish my American dream & destroy my faith in America. Thank you @realDonaldTrump for fully restoring both
Despite his guilty plea, D’Souza and his allies have claimed for years that he was unfairly singled out for prosecution, and unfairly treated by the Obama administration.
D’Souza in 2012 made a hit anti-Obama documentary called “2016: Obama’s America.”
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