When Newt meets German Prime Minister Anton Vogel, who is also the head of the International Confederation of Wizards, he passes along a message from Albus Dumbledore to "do what is right, not what is easy."
After speaking to Newt, Vogel announces that he is pardoning Gellert Grindelwald of his crimes, freeing him up to run in the upcoming International Confederation of Wizards election.
Dumbledore's message to Vogel echoes something that he tells Harry in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" following Voldemort's return.
"Dark and difficult times lie ahead," Dumbledore says. "Soon, we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."