Gov. Glenn Youngkin Right to Pardon Dad for Defending Daughter
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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin was absolutely right to pardon Scott Smith, a Loudoun County Viriginia father, who was arrested for publicly standing up to his local school board as they tried to ignore the rape of his teenage daughter in the girls restroom at Stone Bridge High School in the Northern Virginia school district. Gov. Youngkin spoke to Mr. Smith on Friday, telling him that he would be pardoned. Youngkin told Fox News Sunday that “We righted a wrong. He never should have been prosecuted here.” Youngkin added, “This was...
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