News U.S.

Donald Trump says Matt Gaetz did not ask him for pardon

45th President Donald Trump has released a brief statement on Matt Gaetz on Wednesday morning. In his statement, Trump rejects the accusation that Representative Matt Gaetz asked him for a pardon.

Rep. Matt Gaetz was accused of asking for a preemptive pardon for himself near the end of President Donald Trump’s term and made his request known to someone outside the White House Counsel’s office, reports CNN.

Statement from Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States of America

“Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon. It must also be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him.”

Donald trump statement matt gaetz

 

About the author

Brendan Byrne

While studying economics, Brendan found himself comfortably falling down the rabbit hole of restaurant work, ultimately opening a consulting business and working as a private wine buyer. On a whim, he moved to China, and in his first week following a triumphant pub quiz victory, he found himself bleeding on the floor based on his arrogance. The same man who put him there offered him a job lecturing for the University of Wales in various sister universities throughout the Middle Kingdom. While primarily lecturing in descriptive and comparative statistics, Brendan simultaneously earned an Msc in Banking and International Finance from the University of Wales-Bangor. He's presently doing something he hates, respecting French people. Well, two, his wife and her mother in the lovely town of Antigua, Guatemala.







Daily Newsletter