{"id":2257500,"date":"2024-06-01T14:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T18:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dean-phillips-implores-hochul-to-pardon-trump-for-the-good-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T14:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T18:54:38","slug":"dean-phillips-implores-hochul-to-pardon-trump-for-the-good-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dean-phillips-implores-hochul-to-pardon-trump-for-the-good-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Phillips urges Governor Hochul to pardon Trump for the nation&#8217;s benefit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdean-phillips-implores-hochul-to-pardon-trump-for-the-good-of-the-country%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257500&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) requested NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon ex-President Donald Trump \u2063post his conviction. Phillips, a Trump critic, contested in the Dem. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-canvassers-rescind-their-votes-to-certify-wayne-county-michigan-results\/\" title=\"Republican Canvassers Rescind Their Votes to Certify Wayne County, Michigan, Results\">presidential primary<\/a> against Trump. Concerned Trump might win,\u200b he ran \u200bagainst Pres. Biden. Phillips called Trump a serial liar, urging Hochul to pardon \u2064him for the country\u2019s sake. The plea faced online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/martinez-we-have-2-4-hour-lines-due-to-new-mexico-lockdown\/\" title=\"Martinez: 'We Have 2-4 Hour Lines' Due to New Mexico Lockdown\">backlash<\/a>. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) urged NY Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) to pardon former President Donald\u2062 Trump after his conviction. A vocal Trump critic, Phillips ran in the Democratic presidential primary \u200dagainst Trump. Fearing Trump&#8217;s potential victory, Phillips challenged President Biden. He labeled Trump a \u200bserial liar and called for his \u2062pardon, triggering backlash online.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dean-phillips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Dean Phillips<\/a> (D-MN) called on New York Gov. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kathy Hochul<\/a> (D) to pardon former President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> following his guilty verdict.<\/p>\n<p>Phillips has long been an opponent of Trump\u2019s, including throwing his hat in the ring for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> in the Democratic primary. The Minnesota representative ran as a challenger to incumbent President Joe Biden out of fear that he could not beat Trump. In March, Phillips ended his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald 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. @GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country,\u201d Phillips wrote on X Saturday. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovKathyHochul?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKathyHochul<\/a> should pardon him for the good of the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deanbphillips\/status\/1796695686215348594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The post was met with immediate hostility online. Other users responded with over two thousand replies that largely disagreed with Phillips. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou must be on drugs,\u201d one user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RachelBitecofer\/status\/1796696289549427080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not going make you his vp,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lawindsor\/status\/1796720503924666566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Phillips followed up his post with: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou think pardoning is stupid? Making him a martyr over a payment to a porn star is stupid. (Election charges are entirely different,)\u201d Phillips wrote in a post following the backlash. \u201cIt\u2019s energizing his base, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-calls-on-hochul-to-pardon-trump-worries-conviction-will-result-in-an-electoral-boost\/\" title=\"Democratic Congressman Urges Governor Hochul to Pardon Trump, Fearing Electoral Advantages from Conviction\">generating record sums<\/a> of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>You think pardoning is stupid?<\/p>\n<p>Making him a martyr over a payment to a porn star is stupid. (Election charges are entirely different.)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s energizing his base, generating record sums of campaign cash, and will likely result in an electoral boost.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Dean Phillips (@deanbphillips) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/deanbphillips\/status\/1796873915073003952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hochul has granted clemency to some 72 individuals for a variety of offenses since she took office in 2021. These have included commuting sentences and outright pardons. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/governor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>governor<\/a> most recently pardoned 11 people and commuted two sentences in May.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clemency process requires intense deliberation and consultation with law enforcement, prosecutors, victims\u2019 rights advocates, applicants and other stakeholders,\u201d\u00a0Hochul said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governor.ny.gov\/news\/governor-hochul-grants-clemency-thirteen-individuals-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> at the time.\u00a0\u201cMy Administration has implemented significant reforms to strengthen the clemency process and we are committed to continuing those efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> contacted Hochul\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) urged Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) to pardon ex-President Donald Trump after his conviction. Phillips, a vocal Trump critic, even joined the Democratic primary race for president. He challenged President Biden as a representative from Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2257501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dean-Phillips-Kathy-Hochul.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2257500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dean-Phillips-Kathy-Hochul.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2257500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2257500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2257501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2257500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2257500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2257500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}