Trump: Pardoned conservative author’s conviction was ‘fishy’
WASHINGTON — An Obama administration critic pardoned by Donald Trump said Friday that the president told him he was being cleared because the campaign finance charges filed against him were “fishy.”
Trump pardoned Dinesh D’Souza, a conservative author and filmmaker, on Thursday and announced he’s thinking about clemency for Martha Stewart, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, among “lots” of other people.
D’Souza said he was surprised when he got a call at his office from the president.
“The president said ‘Dinesh, you’ve been a great voice for freedom. I got to tell you man-to-man you’ve been screwed,’” D’Souza told “Fox & Friends in an interview.