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Karol Nawrocki Responds to Donald Tusk’s Disclosure of Testimony: “That’s Not How It Works”

From Rzeczpospolita · () Polish

Translated from Polish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Karol Nawrocki told Donald Tusk that anyone offering a pardon to him or his associates should be reported to prosecutors.
  • Tusk cited testimony alleging that a politician identified as “Mr. X” promised a pardon if Nawrocki became president in exchange for financial support for events and advertising.
  • The testimony also alleged that former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro offered to intervene in investigations involving Zondacrypto and involved payments totaling 2 million zlotys, according to Tusk’s account.

Karol Nawrocki issued a blunt warning after Donald Tusk disclosed testimony in the Sejm concerning alleged pardon promises in the Zondacrypto affair.

“Mr. Prime Minister, I thought we had already learned this lesson. But I will repeat: if Mr. X or even Mr. Y, well-known figures, offer you or someone around you a pardon, do not believe them and immediately report such fraudsters to the prosecutor’s office. That’s not how it works, at least not under me ;)” Nawrocki wrote on X.

Mr. Prime Minister, I thought we had already learned this lesson. But I will repeat: if Mr. X or even Mr. Y, well-known figures, offer you or someone around you a pardon, do not believe them and immediately report such fraudsters to the prosecutor’s office. That’s not how it works, at least not under me ;)

· Karol NawrockiNawrocki responded on X after Tusk disclosed testimony about an alleged pardon offer.

Tusk had suggested in parliament that a pardon was allegedly offered on the condition that Nawrocki became president. The testimony, as quoted by the prime minister, referred to a politician called “Mr. X” and described a scenario involving financial support for conferences in the United States and advertising.

Zbyszek had reviewed the files.

· Unnamed witnessDonald Tusk cited this fragment of testimony while discussing alleged intervention by Zbigniew Ziobro.

During the 2025 presidential campaign, Zondacrypto sponsored a CPAC conference in Jasionka near Rzeszów, held shortly before the second round of voting. Nawrocki, then the presidential candidate backed by Law and Justice, attended the event.

Tusk also cited testimony referring to Zbigniew Ziobro, the former justice minister. According to the testimony, Ziobro had said he would intervene in investigations involving Zondacrypto and “cut the head off” those cases if he returned to power at the ministry. One witness said the agreed total was 2 million zlotys and that 500,000 zlotys had been paid before the person’s bank account was closed after extensive questioning. Tusk said the material disclosed in parliament represented only a small part of the evidence collected.

We agreed on a total amount of 2 million zlotys. I paid 500,000 zlotys from my bank account.

· Unnamed witnessThe witness described alleged payments cited by Tusk in parliament.
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Originally published by Rzeczpospolita in Polish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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