President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE on Saturday congratulated a former Navy sailor he pardoned a day earlier, telling him to "go out and have the life you deserve."

"Congratulations to Kristian Saucier, a man who has served proudly in the Navy, on your newly found Freedom," Trump tweeted. "Now you can go out and have the life you deserve!"

Congratulations to Kristian Saucier, a man who has served proudly in the Navy, on your newly found Freedom. Now you can go out and have the life you deserve! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 10, 2018

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Trump issued a pardon on Friday for Saucier, who had recently been released from prison. He served 12 months for mishandling classified information by taking pictures onboard a nuclear submarine.

When Saucier was on trial in 2016, his lawyers invoked former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Democratic super PAC to hit Trump in battleground states over coronavirus deaths Battle lines drawn on precedent in Supreme Court fight MORE, who was also accused of mishandling classified information. Trump has frequently compared the two cases as evidence of inequality within the Department of Justice.

The FBI declined to charge Clinton in 2016 after an investigation into her use of a private email server during her tenure as secretary of State.

Then-FBI Director James Comey James Brien ComeyDemocrats fear Russia interference could spoil bid to retake Senate Book: FBI sex crimes investigator helped trigger October 2016 public probe of Clinton emails Trump jabs at FBI director over testimony on Russia, antifa MORE said at the time that Clinton had been "extremely careless" in her handling of classified information, but that her actions did not rise to the level of criminal conduct.