Nikki Haley, a Republican presidential candidate, stated at a Fox News town hall in South Carolina that she would pardon former President Donald Trump if he were convicted of a federal crime, emphasizing the need for unity in the country.
Haley believes that pardoning Trump would help move the country forward and avoid further division.
“If you were elected president, would you pardon Donald Trump if he was convicted of a crime in federal court,” a voter asked Haley.
“I would pardon Donald Trump” — Nikki Haley tells Fox News Town Hall pic.twitter.com/PLE5a0wBTf
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 18, 2024
“You know,” she said, “if you’re talking about pardoning Trump, it’s not a matter of innocence or guilt at that point because that means he would have already been found guilty.”
“I believe, in the best interest of bringing the country together, I would pardon Donald Trump, because I think it’s important for the country to move on.”
“We’ve got to leave the negativity and the baggage behind,” she said. “I don’t want this country divided any further. I don’t think it’s in the best interests for America to have an 80-year-old president sitting in jail and having everybody upset about it.”
“I think this would be the time that we would need to move forward and get this out of the way,” Haley said.
In response, Trump criticized Haley on his Truth Social platform, claiming that the legal challenges against him are Democrat-inspired.
Trump currently leads Haley in polling for the GOP primary, facing federal indictments and criminal charges related to the 2020 election results.
“When will stupid people like Nikki Haley confess to knowing that the Indictments and Litigation that I am fighting is all DEMOCRAT and Crooked Joe Biden INSPIRED, COORDINATED, & RUN!” Trump wrote.
“They have done a terrible job, and there is nothing else that they can do to save their ‘sinking ship.’ It is illegal Election Interference, and if I weren’t running, or leading so big, none of this would be happening.”
“If Birdbrain were ever in my position, which she won’t be, she would be hit just as hard, and not be able to fight back,” he said. “The only money she is getting now is coming from Democrats. I know her well, and she just doesn’t have what it takes, and never will. MAGA! P.S. She’s losing to Biden in almost every poll. I am winning in EVERY poll.”
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