Trump, in a three-line statement, insisted that the Florida lawmaker — and one of his most ardent allies — never asked him for preemptive pardon last year.
Former President Donald Trump broke his silence on Rep. Matt Gaetz on Wednesday, offering a brief defense of the embattled congressman mired in a sex trafficking scandal. Trump, in a three-line statement, insisted that the Florida lawmaker — and one of his most ardent allies — never asked him for preemptive pardon last year. “It also must be remembered that he has totally denied the accusations against him,” Trump said in the statement.
