The move comes as Pres. Trump trails Joe Biden in the polls with female voters.
"Later today, I will be signing a full and complete pardon for Susan B. Anthony. She was never pardoned. Did you know that? She was never pardoned," the president said, calling the move"fantastic."Trump made the announcement alongside first lady Melania Trump, wearing white, at a White House event commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment -- which ensured women the right to vote. It was ratified on Aug.
Although he didn't say so specifically, the symbolic gesture appeared aimed, at least in part, at female voters Trump is looking to court ahead of the election -- as polls show the demographic currently prefers former Vice President Joe Biden.
The president first teased on Monday he would pardon a"very, very important" person, only adding at the time it would not be leaker Edward Snowden or Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser.Anthony does not fit the typical model for a Trump pardon, usually reserved to those he personally knows.
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