Jon Ponder, the convicted bank robber turned activist who received a pardon from President Trump during the second night of the Republican National Convention, plans to vote in his "very first" presidential election this fall, thanks to a recent change in Nevada law that restores voting rights to ex-felons. In an interview on "The Daily Briefing" Wednesday, Ponder told host Dana Perino that the opportunity to fulfill what he called one of the "greatest privileges we have as Americans" means "everything in the world to me." TRUMP ANNOUNCES PARDON OF JON PONDER DURING RNC APPEARANCE"I was waiting for this moment," he said. In announcing the pardon, Trump called Ponder's story "a beautiful testament to the power of redemption." "I can’t even find the words to describe how grateful I was in that moment when the president gave me a pardon," Ponder told Perino.

Source: Fox News August 26, 2020 21:00 UTC