Trump Pardons Dinesh D'Souza, Who Pleaded Guilty To Campaign Finance Fraud
President Trump said the conservative commentator was "treated very unfairly by our government." He also said he is considering pardons for Martha Stewart and former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.
by Camila Domonoske
May 31, 2018
2 minutes
Updated 12:45 a.m. ET
President Trump has pardoned conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to making illegal campaign contributions in other people's names.
On Twitter on Thursday, Trump said D'Souza was "treated very unfairly by our government."
The White House Press Secretary later issued an official statement saying "D'Souza was, in the president's opinion, a victim of selection prosecution" — an opinion
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