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Trump pledges to pardon Pete Rose
US president Donald Trump has said he will pardon baseball legend Pete Rose and hit out at the decision to exclude him from the sport’s Hall of Fame.
Rose was banned from baseball for life after admitting to betting on the sport back in 2004 but never bet against his own team. His bid for reinstatement was rejected in 2015.
Rose, who also served five months in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion in 1990, died last year aged 83.
Writing on social media last week, Trump said he will pursue a “complete pardon” for Rose.
“He never betted against himself, or the other team. He had the most hits, by far, in baseball history and won more games than anyone in sports history,” Trump said, according to ESPN.
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