Presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on Thursday that, if elected president, she would pardon former President Trump, arguing it would be \u201cin the best interest of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would pardon Trump,\u201d Haley said at a campaign event, according to a video<\/a> captured by NBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf he is found guilty, a leader needs to think about what\u2019s in the best interest of the country,\u201d Haley said. \u201cWhat\u2019s in the best interest of the country is not to have an 80-year-old man sitting in jail, that continues to divide our country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat\u2019s in the best interest of the country would be to pardon him, so that we can move on as a country and no longer talk about him,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n