President Joseph Biden has no legal authority to pardon President Donald from his recent conviction on 33 fraud-related charges in New York State Supreme Court. Since the crimes President Trump has been convicted of are at the state level, President Biden cannot pardon him.
But New York Governor Kathy Hochul can.
That is why Congresswoman Claudia Tenney calls on Hochul to immediately pardon President Trump, writing a two-page letter to the Empire State governor imploring her to pardon the former president to “restore trust in the legal system.”
"As a member of the New York Bar Association and the daughter of a New York State Supreme Court Justice, I am appalled by this abuse of power and the politicized, two-tiered system of justice Governor Kathy Hochul and District Attorney Alvin Bragg have created. This verdict was an insult to our country, and it is evident that it had nothing to do with facts but was an attempt to hinder President Trump's ability to campaign freely. I demand Governor Hochul immediately pardon President Donald Trump and restore the integrity and faith of our legal system," said Congresswoman Tenney.
In her letter to Hochul, Tenney pointed out the fact that there was bipartisan support for Hochul to pardon President Trump. Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips, who unsuccessfully challenged President Biden for the Democratic nomination for president, posted on “X,” formerly known as Twitter, that Governor Hochul should pardon the former President “for the good of the country.”
“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. @GovKathyHochul should pardon him for the good of the country,” wrote Congressman Phillips on May 31st, 2024.
In addition to asking Hochul to pardon President Trump, she called for the New York Governor to remove Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg from office for prosecutorial misconduct.
“Mr. Bragg has failed to uphold the high ethical standards required of a lawyer and a District Attorney. It is your solemn duty to protect the Constitutional rights of all defendants before our courts," Tenney wrote to Hochul. "I now call on you as Governor of the State of New York to restore the integrity of our criminal justice system by pardoning former President Donald J. Trump and removing Alvin Bragg as District Attorney of New York County," concluded Congresswoman Tenney in her letter to Hochul.