Bernard Kerik reveals phone call that changed his life after Trump pardon
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik revealed to The Post on Tuesday how he first learned that President Trump was issuing him a pardon for his felony conviction.
Kerik, 64, said he had no idea he was going to be pardoned until he got a call from the president on his cellphone at 11:57 a.m.
“Right now, as we’re speaking, I’m signing your presidential pardon,” Kerik said Trump told him.
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Kerik recalled, “It was pretty emotional. I just thanked him several times.
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Kerik — who pleaded guilty in 2009 to tax fraud and lying to White House officials vetting him for the position of head of Homeland Security under then-President George W. Bush — said he previously applied for a pardon with the Obama administration but never heard back.
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