One trail runner just wrapped the wildest marathon of his life … and the finish line came courtesy of Donald Trump, who swooped in with a surprise presidential pardon after a record Grand Teton trail run somehow morphed into a federal fiasco.
Michelino Sunseri hopped on TMZ Live Thursday and reflected on the saga … telling us how he was taking on a Grand Teton trail in Wyoming last year — a historic path that’s been around since the ’30s, leading to the 13,775-foot-high peak — in an attempt to break the speed record … when one switchback somehow turned him into Public Enemy No. 1, with record-keepers tattling to the feds.
Catch the clip, ’cause Michelino lays out the absurdity … describing how there were more than 20 feds, some decked out in body armor with assault rifles, during his 2-day trial. An attorney visiting in support of his team — a prosecutor who’s spent years going after actual murderers and rapists — told him he’d never seen a circus like this!
Michelino was found guilty of a Class B misdemeanor and was set to get community service … before the whole saga somehow landed on Trump’s radar.
And just like that, the case finally ran its course — without Michelino breaking a sweat. But he has had time to think about how this tale sprinted its way up the chain to Trump … so catch our clip to hear why!
