President Donald Trump today (May 31) pardoned San Diegan Dinesh D’Souza, author and filmmaker, who pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws in 2014. He was indicted that year for illegally using straw donors to contribute to a Republican United States Senate candidate.
“He was treated very unfairly by our government,” Trump tweeted today. D’Souza had been sentenced to five years of probation including eight months in a halfway house. He was fined $30,000. The White House said this was “selective prosecution."
In a tweet, D’Souza said, “[President Barack] Obama & his stooges tried to extinguish my American dream & destroy my faith in America.” He thanked Trump for “restoring” his dream and faith in the country.
Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is said to have played a major role in pushing for D’Souzas’s pardon, according to CNN.
President Donald Trump today (May 31) pardoned San Diegan Dinesh D’Souza, author and filmmaker, who pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance laws in 2014. He was indicted that year for illegally using straw donors to contribute to a Republican United States Senate candidate.
“He was treated very unfairly by our government,” Trump tweeted today. D’Souza had been sentenced to five years of probation including eight months in a halfway house. He was fined $30,000. The White House said this was “selective prosecution."
In a tweet, D’Souza said, “[President Barack] Obama & his stooges tried to extinguish my American dream & destroy my faith in America.” He thanked Trump for “restoring” his dream and faith in the country.
Conservative Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is said to have played a major role in pushing for D’Souzas’s pardon, according to CNN.
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