Trump denies Gaetz asked him for a pardon

Published April 7, 2021 3:15pm ET



Former President Donald Trump denied a report that Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz asked him for a pardon.

“Congressman Matt Gaetz has never asked me for a pardon. It must also be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him,” Trump said in a statement via tweemail Wednesday, a day after the New York Times reported that the lawmaker privately asked the White House for blanket pardons for himself and other unnamed lawmakers.

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