WASHINGTON — Trump administration insiders are trying to derail a possible pardon for Chinese fraudster Miles Guo — whose more than $1.3 billion in stolen funds could be returned to him if President Trump sets aside his conviction, The Post has learned.

The self-described anti-Chinese Communist Party dissident faces sentencing in New York on Jan. 20, where a federal judge is expected to order prison time and the forfeiture of his fortune, which a jury last July found Guo earned through scams while befriending and even paying Trump allies.

Sources close to and inside the administration told The Post they fear that Trump will be swayed by the fraudster’s claims of persecution by the Biden administration, which has won reprieves for many other business and political figures during Trump’

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