Rep. Paul Gosar Calls For Trump To Pardon Former Congressman
Download mp3 (1.01 MB)Congressman Paul Gosar has once again called on President Trump to pardon former Republican U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi, who spent three years in prison. Renzi was convicted in 2013 on 17 counts that stemmed from two criminal schemes. He was released in 2017.
He represented a congressional district that spanned northern and eastern Arizona from 2003 to 2009, but a 2008 federal probe led to his indictment.
Gosar initially joined Congress after winning the same House seat in 2010.
More pardons are needed. I’ve expressed my support to @realDonaldTrump to pardon Rick Renzi, convicted by corrupt DOJ prosecutors who fabricated evidence, as well as anyone indicted with @WeBuildtheWall —a clear political persecution. Our DOJ is corrupt and inept.
— Paul Gosar (@DrPaulGosar) December 24, 2020
He tweeted his support for Renzi on Thursday, as well as calling for the pardoning of “anyone indicted” involved in the We Build the Wall project, an effort to raise money for private border wall construction.
Gosar called the Department of Justice “corrupt and inept” in his tweet defending Renzi.
