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MAGA rep already wants Trump to pardon soldier who bet big on Maduro's capture

Apr 23, 2026Far Left

A GOP congresswoman wants to pardon the U.S. special forces soldier who was arrested after winning $400,000 by betting on the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. "Maybe not a popular take but I am calling for this guy to be pardoned," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) posted Thursday on X. Earlier in the day, a Manhattan federal court…

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