- The Washington Times - Thursday, June 13, 2024

Rep. Claudia Tenney has demanded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul pardon former President Donald Trump, who roughly two weeks was found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

In a Thursday letter to the Democratic governor, Ms. Tenney said she had “grave concern” that the “case undermines the impartiality and credibility of our once vulnerable justice system and cannot be allowed to stand.”

“As a member in good standing of the New York Bar Association, I urge you to pardon President Trump and restore trust in our legal system,” said Ms. Tenney, New York Republican.

She also called on the governor to fire Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who spearheaded the prosecution of Mr. Trump.

“As every American knows, the justice system is designed to be impartial and blind,” she said. “Individuals who commit crimes should be prosecuted. However, under Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s failed leadership, the Manhattan DA has not investigated crimes, but rather targeted individuals in search of crimes. This is not how the legal system is designed to work.”

She said that in similar cases, Mr. Bragg did not prosecute.

“Millions of Americans, even those who don’t support President Trump, would agree with my assessment of this case and fully support the pardoning of President Trump. This case fully undermines our system of justice and is nothing more than a partisan political prosecution,” Ms. Tenney wrote. 

“Even my Democratic colleague from Minnesota, Congressman Dean Phillips, has called on you to pardon President Trump. Pardoning President Trump is not a partisan issue, it’s an American issue that is necessary to preserve the integrity of our legal system,” she said.

Mr. Phillips wrote on X just a day after the conviction that Ms. Hochul should pardon the former president “for the good of the country.”

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,” he wrote.

Ms. Tenney said Mr. Bragg “failed to uphold the high ethical standards” of a lawyer and district attorney” and that it’s Ms. Hochul’s “solemn duty to protect the Constitutional rights of all defendants before our courts.”

The Washington Times has reached out to Ms. Hochul’s office for comment.

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.

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