Tim Walz offers strange defense for pardoning convicted child rapist Trump administration deported

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz defended the pardon of Tou Lue Vang, a man convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a 10-year-old girl, after the Trump administration deported him to Laos. Vang received a pardon from Minnesota's Board of Pardons in June, but federal officials later revoked his legal status and deported him. Walz questioned the deportation's impact on safety and argued the pardon was not tied to immigration policy.