Vivek Ramaswamy
Can Trump be pardoned by the President for the conviction in NY? Answer: YES. Here’s why: the New York felony charges directly relied on claims that Trump violated federal law. New York prosecuted Trump based on the novel legal theory that he committed a misdemeanor (falsifying business records) “with the intent to commit” another crime, including violations of federal campaign finance law. That means if the alleged federal violation is expunged, the state felony conviction disappears along with it. It’s shocking how far the MSM has gone in the last 24 hours to hide this fact by expressly writing headlines that a pardon is impossible.