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Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Sunday that if she wins the GOP primary and the general election in November, she will pardon former President Donald Trump if he is convicted of a federal crime.<\/p>\n

The statement came during a Fox News town hall<\/a> in her home state of South Carolina.<\/p>\n

While taking questions from members of the audience, Haley<\/a> explained she believed the country needs unity and for that reason, as president, she would pardon Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you were elected president, would you pardon Donald Trump if he was convicted of a crime in federal court,\u201d a voter asked the former U.N. ambassador.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know,\u201d she responded, \u201cif you\u2019re talking about pardoning Trump, it\u2019s not a matter of innocence or guilt at that point because that means he would have already been found guilty.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI believe, in the best interest of bringing the country together, I would pardon Donald Trump, because I think it\u2019s important for the country to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haley explained that if Trump were to ever see a jail cell<\/a>, millions of Americans would be up in arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to leave the negativity and the baggage behind,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t want this country divided any further. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s in the best interests for America to have an 80-year-old president sitting in jail and having everybody upset about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former South Carolina governor concluded by saying she would approach such a decision as an opportunity to unify the country.<\/p>\n

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Did you like her answer?<\/p>\n

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\nYes: 49% (30 Votes)\n<\/p>\n

\nNo: 51% (31 Votes)\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI think this would be the time that we would need to move forward and get this out of the way,\u201d Haley said.<\/p>\n

She received a round of applause for the response.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI would pardon Donald Trump\u201d \u2014 Nikki Haley tells Fox News Town Hall pic.twitter.com\/PLE5a0wBTf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The GOP front-runner took aim at Haley on his Truth Social platform on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen will stupid people like Nikki Haley confess to knowing that the Indictments and Litigation that I am fighting is all DEMOCRAT and Crooked Joe Biden INSPIRED, COORDINATED, & RUN!\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n

The former president<\/a> continued,\u00a0\u201cThey have done a terrible job, and there is nothing else that they can do to save their \u2018sinking ship.\u2019 It is illegal Election Interference, and if I weren\u2019t running, or leading so big, none of this would be happening.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf Birdbrain were ever in my position, which she won\u2019t be, she would be hit just as hard, and not be able to fight back,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only money she is getting now is coming from Democrats. I know her well, and she just doesn\u2019t have what it takes, and never will. MAGA! P.S. She\u2019s losing to Biden in almost every poll. I am winning in EVERY poll.\u201d<\/p>\n