Haley stands firm on Trump pardon to avoid ’80-year-old president sitting in jail’

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Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said she would pardon former President Donald Trump to help the country “move forward,” with the caveat it would only be after convictions “play out” in court, as she does a complex balancing act competing for independent and conservative voters in the Granite State.

“Politics is not personal for me. This is about how we move the ball,” Haley said during an appearance Friday on Fox and Friends when she was asked if she still supports Trump. 

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